Founding Members and special guests at the Launch of the Accademia

SUMMARY OF THE ACCADEMIA DINNER

Great success for the night organised in the occasion of the launch of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina  in Brisbane that was held on Thursday 27th of May.

This important and very interesting event, was intentionally insert in another event, of the Official Italian Week in which dealt every kind of theme, from the gastronomy, and Italian gastronomy, is known, is renowned in all over the world, to sport, fashion to the Italian style in its smaller details. The event started on the 26th of May, with the opening in the presence of the Brisbane, Mr. Newman Campbell and it finished the last 2nd of June, the Republic Day in Italy.

This Festival represents an event craved from the Italian Government, and under the superintendence of the Italian Consulate on Brisbane, it reached, with increasing success, its fourth year of production.

The Producer and the organiser of all the events enclosed in the Italian Week programme, Alessandro Sorbello, has voluntarily agreed with the proposal of the Consulate to develop this project spending his time and working hard to achieve the good success of the Festival. It's for this reason that during the Italian Week, the producer was decorated with one of the most important and great acknowledgment recognised in the State of Italy: "Cavaliere OSSI hand in by the Consul Capecchi with the follow motivation: "Businessman in the field of communication, he gave a lot of visibility to Italy through cultural and promotional project that he promoted and organised at first hand or in collaboration with the Italian Institutions like the Italian Consulate in Brisbane, the Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Com.it.es. The Producer Sorbello has enthusiastically agree with the proposal of the Italian Consulate in Brisbane to create an Italian festival that could celebrate our country coming the day of Festa della Repubblica giving his time and his services to the common purpose.

The project, realized and consolidated thanks to his passion and his professionalism achieved unanimous consents and recognitions such to become a point of reference for the Brisbane Italian community and for the Australian that harbour admiration and friendly feelings towards Italy".

The dinner of the Accademia was inserted in this context voluntarily, with the purpose to give a visibility to the Accademia itself.

 

In that night it shouldn't miss the entertainment and some appreciate and welcomed guests of international importance.  Among these guests, there was Natalie Gauci, the winner of the television format "Australian Idol" in 2007 and entertainer and recording artist  Patrizio Buanne, whom qualities are recognised and admired all over the world. Due to his Australian tour and presents in the area he was happy to accept the invitation.  After an introductory speech Lisa Hunt, exceptional singer known also to was been Zucchero's vocalist, performed a song just for the event; Natalie Gauci, the winner of the television format "Australian Idol" in 2007.

Roberto Nobilia  who signed the initial of the Italian Week with it's theme song and Veronica Tornabene, the winner together with her husband Shadi Abraham of the kitchen television programme on channel 7 "My kitchen Rules".

To celebrate the importance of the event the Delegation of the Accademia chose like background the elegant and welcoming restaurant Gusto da Gianni  historical and characteristic Italian restaurant synonymous of confidence and high quality.

It didn't miss opening speech like that held by the Italian Consul for Queensland e Northern Territory, Francesco Capecchi,  which spoke in behalf of the President of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina, Giovanni Ballarini, who sent a wish message since he cannot participate to the event.

Afterward the Onorevole Commendatore Santo Santoro spoke entertaining guests with a sincere speech.

At the end it didn't miss the speech of the Delegate Alessandro Sorbello, founder of the Brisbane Delegation. After he officialised the charge of the Academicians with the consignment of the gifts sent by the President Ballarini: the Academicians card, the badge, the tie or the scarf for the sole Academician women, Academicians Carnet, and the Accademia publishing, all accompanied by the hearty round of applause.

It was been a special dinner also for the renowned kitchen that suggested different tastes and flavours that succeeded to transport the entire guest in a warm Italian atmosphere.

Also for this reason it was useful to remember all the courses that, pointed out by the menu arranged on the tables, are been showed before the beginning of the dinner by the young Chef.

The menu included beef carpaccio served with Fresh Rocket, Button Mushroom, Parmesan cheese and organic oil to starter; chiusoni alle melanzane, Sardinian homemade pasta with grape tomatoes and eggplant, like first dish; salmone all'agrodolce, crispy skin Atlantic salmon served with a apple, walnut and parmesan salad with a salsa verde like second dish of fish or tagliata di manzo with truffle mash, wild mushrooms and red wine jew served medium like a second dish of meet; in the end apple torte served with freshly whipped cream like dessert... all courses are been served inevitably by three kind of wine: Gancia prosecco, Sapiri 2006 and Nero d'Avola 2007.

The event was very appreciated by the guests who take part both in the dinner and in the other event in programme with a strong participation and enthusiasm. Media didn't miss to report with a lot of articles published in a lot of journal, the great success of the Italian Week, pointed out the good organisation and the grand result of this important event that was able to stand out the timeless and inimitable Italian style.

ACADEMICIANS
(Founding members list - alphabetical order)

John Franco Arba
Dr. Francesco Capecchi - Consul of Italy
Antonio Colicchia – Vice Consul of Italy

Filippo D'Arrò

Michele Emanuele

Paul Quinton Knight
Maria Lamari
Elio Marzullo
Sam Monforte
Cav. Stephen J. Pellegrino
Hon. Commendatore Santo Santoro
John Scimone
Alessandro Sorbello


Special Guests include
(alphabetical order)

Veronica and Shadi Abraham
Patrizio Buanne

Natalie Gauci

Lisa Hunt

Official Launch of the Accademia Italiana Della Cucina at Gusto da Gianni

Thursday the 27th of May 2010

The Accademia Italiana della Cucina - A Cultural Institution of Italy

The Accademia Italiana della Cucina - A Cultural Institution of Italy


The Accademia Italiana della Cucina is a cultural institution whose purpose is to protect the Italian gastronomical cultural patrimony.

In 2003 the Minister for Cultural Affairs recognized the well documented cultural merits of the Academia by granting it the denomination "Cultural Institution", thus placing it amongst the largest and most important Italian cultural organisations.

The Accademia was born at the dinner table on the 29th of July of 1953 by Orio Vergani with the support of some important collaborators, exponents of culture, industry and journalism who shared and agreed on his idea to found an academy with the task of safeguarding, together with the traditions of Italian cuisine, the culture of the civilization of the table and the active expression of the entire Nation.

The Academy activity is carried out without intention of profit and it is financed entirely by the Accademia itself and is organized in territorial Delegations, currently it counts 205 Delegations in Italy and 67 abroad.

Naturally, the culture of Italian cuisine should be extended abroad as well, thus, to follow its purpose, the Accademia has organized itself beyond the borders of its own country, in order to guarantee its presence and carry out its activities in many parts of the world.

The head office and national secretariat are located in Milan, in Via Napo Torriani, 31.

The Organisms of the Accademia is composed of a President, office currently held by Giovanni Ballarini, a Vice President, a National Secretary and a Treasure.

The Delegate is pointed out by the Academicians to the Presidential Council which sanction his designation. The Delegate has the task of representing and directing his own Delegation.

The Academician is a person of taste who is profoundly sensible to the cultural values of the Italian cuisine. His admission is decided, upon proposal of the competent Delegate of the correspondent region, by the President of the Accademia.

Prizes and Diplomas - Acknowledgements and Prizes are given to all of those who work in the world of gastronomy and help to diffuse its cultural values and guarantee principles of quality in defense of traditions.