Μultisensory workshop on the taste of romantic love, guided by gastronomy, literature, art and music of Romantic period.
Μenu A late 18th century cocktail. Jane Austen's white soup. Lost paradise or the influences of painting on food. Drink your poison... ...then take the antidote. Nothing is what it seems: Dishes shaped into something else. Bread pudding Pomme d'amour. Black magic cake
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A culinary journey through the history of coffee completed with historic recipes and coffee tasting. 'M E N U' a)LECTURE 'All about coffee': the history of coffee, drinking practices, prohibitions, coffee adicts, coffee as a means of persuasion, examples from feasts and entertainment. b) TASTING COFFEE HISTORY Quishir (15th century.) Coffee and sweet accompaniments (Istanbul and Ottoman occupied Greece: 16th -17th century) Handmade Turkish delight How to make coffee like Voltaire Choux à la crème de café (18th century) Coffee eggs (18th century.) Coffee bοn-bons (19th century). How to make coffee like Balzac. Sherbet with sugared lemons and Ottoman coffee. (19th century) Kurabiye (Ottoman butter cookies) Pudding Coffee substitutes (19th century) Black coffee cake (1914) Greek coffee and kaykanas (omelette with eggs, honey and nuts) 25/12/ 2015. At Serenissima Boutique Hotel, Chania, Crete. More workshops HERE The concept of dessert did not exist in Renaissance times, although desserts were eaten by wealthy or on special occasions. The workshop focused on the fascinating history of festive sweet treats of the Medici dynasty. Throughout the lecture were tastings of biscotti, sweetmeats, tortas, quince paste, candied spices, vinum hippocraticum etc. November 21, 11am-13.30 pm Stimulating the Senses: Historic multi-sensory workshop on Chocolate at Serenissima Hotel (Chania, Crete). Chocolate laces, tasty utensils, demostration of the Mayan and Aztec techniques, recipes from 15th to 18th century and tales about chocolate and chocolate fanatics. |
Mariana KavroulakiExperimental archaeologist- food historian, food creative, author, instructor, founder of GCH&CA and the Symposia of Greek Gastronomy (www.greekgastronomy.wordpress.com) Archives
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