On the 21st November, the Consul of Italy officially launched the first Italian cuisine week in the world, with a gala dinner held at the Marche Club. The dinner, prepared by the chef of the renowned Italian restaurant Ruby Red Flamingo, Enzo Verdino and Adis Kulovich, was fully prepared with imported products and enriched with Italian Fantini wines by Farnese.
The dinner was attended by about 300 guests, including the South Australian Governor H. E. Hieu Van Le, the Hon. Michael Atkinson, attending on behalf of the Premier of the State and the leader of the opposition Steven Marshall.
The evening was enriched by a vocal performance by soprano Gisèle Blanchard and the baritone Mario Bellanova, accompanied at the piano by maestro Jeffrey Kong. All guests enjoyed the culinary specialties, symbol of the Italian tradition and brands of Marchio Italia.
A heartfelt thank you to the following sponsors who contributed to the success of the gala dinner:
Qatar Airways (major sponsor)
Marche Club
Ruby Red Flamingo
Festival City Wines & Spirits
Vittoria Coffee
Mercato
Aperol
Bottega Rotolo
Farnese
Romeo’s Foodland
Santa Vittoria
Nocelle Foods
Marino Meat & Food Store
