SCREENING OF THE FILM “THE DINNER FOR THEM TO MEET” BY PUPI AVATI
Cinema Metropolis Empire – SOFIL Center, BeirutIn the framework of the 1st Italian Culinary Week, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Metropolis Cinema Association, organizes the screening of the movie “The dinner for them to meet” di Pupi Avati. SYNOPSISA comedy set amid the glittering Christmas decorations of modern-day Rome. Actor Sandro Lanza […]
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SCREENING OF THE MOVIE “THE FEAST” (2007) BY MIMMO CALOPRESTI
In the framework of the 1st Italian Culinary Week, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Metropolis Cinema Association, organizes the screening of the movie “The feast” by Mimmo Calopresti. SYNOPSISThree young men from Diamante, a small village in the province of Cosenza, decide to make a short film about covers their native land. […]
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SCREENING OF THE MOVIE “THE DINNER” (1984) BY ETTORE SCOLA
In the framework of the 1st Italian Culinary Week, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Metropolis Cinema Association, organizes the screening of the movie “The Dinner” (1984) by Ettore Scola. SINOSSIThe restaurant “Arturo al Portico”, run by Flora, witnesses the stories, the dialogues and the adventures of the customers and of the kitchen […]
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ARTUSIAN DINNER
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with Casa Artusi, the Emilia-Romagna Region and La Sagesse University of Beirut, organizes an Italian Night at the “Le Gastronomique” Testauramt of the Faculty of Hotel Management of La Sagesse. The chef Ranato Bolsieri, from Casa Artusi, will prepare a rich menu drawn from the culinary traditions of Italian […]
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GASTRONOMY WEEK “SAVORS OF ITALY”
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Hotel Gefinor Rotana inaugurate a Culinary Week dedicated to Italy, entitled “Savors of Italy”. The Week, which will run until Saturday, November 26th, will offer a rich variety of dishes of traditional Italian cuisine, prepared by Chef Chadi Zeitouni, who graduated in Italian cuisine in Trieste. Every night, live […]
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Conference “Savors of Italy: a journey through Italian gastronomic culture”
The Prof. Giorgio Massei, will give a talk/lecture on the history and richness of Italian cuisine. Savors of Italy is a journey through the food and wine heritage of the “Beautiful Country”, to learn the dishes, the ingredients, the eating habits, the regional traditions and the products of excellence that make the Italian cuisine one […]
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Conference “Gebran Kahlil Gebran and Italy”
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the EduLibano Association and the Beirut Arab University, organizes a conference by Prof. Francesco Medici on the relation between Gebran Kahlil Gebran and Italy.Italian readers became acquainted with Kahlil Gibran only in 1936, when the first translation of The Prophet was published. However, Gibran’s predilection for Italy can […]
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“GOOD, CLEAN AND FAIR” – CARLO PETRINI
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with Slow Food Lebanon and the Libreria Antoine, presents the book “Good, clean and fair” by Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement, in his presence. The author will sign his book.
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Conference on Pellegrino Artusi
Prof. Paolo Fabbri, famous Italian semiologist, will give a conference on Pellegrino Artusi and on his book, “Science in the kitchen and the art of eating well”, illustrating its importance also from the point of view of the semiotic interpretation. A panel exhibition, organized in collaboration with CasArtusi and the Emilia-Romania Region, will illustrate the […]
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City Street2 Conference – Street-Forming/Re-Forming – Transforming the 21st Century City Streets
Faculty of Architecture, Art and Design (FAAD) – Opening ceremony at the Issam Fares Hall.The Italian Cultural Institute participates to the international and interdisciplinary conference City Street2, organized by the Faculty of Architecture, Art, and Design (FAAD) at the Notre Dame University, Louaize on 9-11 November 2016. This conference is an opportunity for exchange, and […]
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