Devonshire Square will be hosting the ‘Italia, amore mio!’ Festival, between the 26th – 30th September, to promote Italian gastronomy and music, whilst fundraising in support of the Italian Red Cross’ earthquake relief effort.
The Festival is open to everyone and it will offer visitors the opportunity to taste some of the most authentic Italian delicacies typical of distinctive regions, which are not commonly available in restaurants or gourmandises located outside Italy.
Patrizia Sechi, Customer Experience & Events Manager at Devonshire Square, said: “We are delighted to bring a taste of Italy to Devonshire Square. It will be different from the previous Festivals we have held – the richly assorted gastronomic selections will be available for tasting and purchasing in the ‘Duomo delle Delicatezze’ (Dome of Delicacies), an 8 meter diameter pavilion, located at the end of Devonshire Square’s Avenue. There will also be an Italian mini street food market outside the square, where visitors will be able to indulge in 20 different kinds of traditionally home-made lasagne, both savoury and sweet, by Neapolitan pasta specialists Mister Lasagna.”
Visitors will get to taste and purchase rare delicacies from eight different Italian regions. These include:
• Luxury boutique catering brand, Sardos, who will put on an exotic presentation of sea food, including mullet’s eggs from the Sardinian Sea, sea urchin, squid ink and the finest quality tuna.
• A special Pasta crafted in the hillside town Gragnano, the birthplace of dry pasta, which will be available at the Campania’s stand.
• The Cioccolato di Modica, an Italian P.A.T specialty chocolate typical of the municipality of Modica in Sicily, will be among the temptations showcased by Sicilian food specialist The Sicilian Lab.
• The most authentic pesto, made exclusively with marble mortar crushed-up basil from Cinque Terre will be among the highlights of the Liguria region.
The culinary offer will be accompanied by an artistic programme of free musical concerts, which will be performed over the lunch period. These include internationally acclaimed tenor Yuri Sabatini, swing singer Chris Vinante with the Tony P. Riccio Trio, dramatic tenor Yannis Hadjopulos, violinist Lucia D’Avanzo and her Astley String Quartet, as well as a tribute to iconic Italian singer Mina by talented vocalist Laura Araldo.
The ‘Italia, amore mio!’ Festival will be open from 11am to 3pm and the artistic performances will take place in the historical surroundings of Devonshire Square’s Western Courtyard each day, from 12.30pm to 1.30pm.
For more information visit www.devonshiresq.co.uk
