“Croatia gourmet 365“ workshops in Osijek and Zagreb

The Croatian National Tourist Board, in cooperation with the Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts, organized a “Croatian 365 Gourmet” workshop in Osijek and Zagreb. The workshop in Osijek was held on Thursday 9/11/2017 at the Museum of Taste, while a workshop in Zagreb is held on Friday 10/11/2017 at the Westin Hotel. Speakers at the workshops are the top chefs Michelin Lionel Levy and Filippo Saporito, and workshops provide top educational content and information on world trends in the gastronomy and enology segment, including marketing.

Thus, participants at the workshops had the opportunity to listen to lectures on world culinary trends, local cuisine, modern pastry, food and wine slimming and restaurant management. Chef Lionel Levy, known as the leader of the new Mediterranean cuisine, explained in his lecture “The Head in the Stars” what Michelin stars mean, how to get them and how to preserve them. Chef Filippo Saporito, who comes from the famous gourmet region of Tuscany and who is crowned with a Michelin star, spoke of his own menu based on fresh, local ingredients from proven producers, and the main puddle of the pasta is made up of a secret recipe and various delicacies. Namely, the Saporito family is known for participating in various TV cooking shows on regional and national programs such as the La Prova del Cuoco show on RAI TV.

Among the lecturers was the chef Yoan Dessarzin, who presented the presentation “A Sweet Thing for a Remembrance”, while Gabriel Vasquez held a presentation on branding and marketing “LoveMark – Branding the Emotions”. The program was attended by the sommelier Mira Semic and Sandi Paris, the four-time winner of the national championships of the best sommeliers, which represented Croatia at numerous European and world competition of the sommelier. We remind you that the Croatian National Tourist Board organized workshops in Split in June and Opatija.