Three days devoted to Sicilian ice cream as well as to the promotion of Sicilian top agricultural and food sector and natural ingredients.
Not only a great line-up of events (conferences, live food shows, workshops, handicraft, panel discussions, exhibitions, art displays and special guests), but also the patronage of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and this year’s partnerships do highlight the importance of the festival.
From 6 to 8 June, Acireale will host master gelato makers and food professionals coming from all across Italy and even from Great Britain. A real feast of tastes devoted to Sicily.
Among other well-known guests joining the event there will be Eugenio Guarducci, creator of Eurochocolate, the celebrated festival of chocolate.
Guarducci, together with Hon. Giuseppe CASTIGLIONE (Undersecretary of state – Ministry of Agricultural and Food Policies), will be the protagonist of the panel discussion Granitas towards Expo 2015 , taking place on Friday 6 June (12:30 am, PalaNivarata). The core objective of this event will be to announce the participation of Nivarata and Sicilian granita in the Milan 2015 Expo.
Sicilian Artisan Granita, made with healthy and fresh ingredients such as almonds, lemons or oranges, is a typical product that perfectly matches with the aim of the Milan exposition: taking visitors on a journey through tastes of the world.
On Saturday 7 June (11.30am, Pala Nivarata), the panel discussion and live food show La dieta mediterranea e la cultura del benessere will be focused on producers and produce of Sicily, freshness and health. Agricultural and food experts will participate in the debate.
The third edition of the Nivarata festival of granita will form another important partnership with Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival, one of the most remarkable food and drink events in Britain, now in its 13th edition.
This partnership projects Sicily into foreign trade: in September the Nivarata team will visit Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival to introduce Sicilian artisan granita and other premium typical products to British people: wines, confectionary products, cheese and farming produce.
Moreover, thanks to the partnership formed with this important British food and drink festival, on Saturday 7 (6.00pm, Pala Nivarata), the English gelato maker Seb Cole, owner and chef at Brighton gelato producer Boho Gelato, will showcase his culinary skills during The Big Chill, a live food show focused on ice cream and granita of Sicily and Britain.
Cole is well-known for his creative flavours and is eager to return to the country where he originally learned his trade. His live food show will be filmed as part of the television series International Chef Exchange, airing across the UK on the new Channel 8. Previous visits include Maastricht, Rotterdam, Lyon and The Hague, with Acireale, Guernsey, Sweden and Dubai planned for the next three months.
Seb will be joined at Nivarata by Sarah Thompson from Blackdown Sussex Spirits who will be showcasing her award-winning artisan gin and vermouth, alongside a selection of Sussex cheeses from High Weald Dairy and chutney from Terre á Terre.
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