Rich, exciting, fun and engaging. These are the pillars of the busy calendar of gastronomic and cultural events of “Gragnano Città della Pasta”, the event organized and promoted by the Consortium for the Protection of Gragnano IGP Pasta, taking place in Gragnano from 8 to 10 September 2023.
Now in its 21st edition, the eagerly awaited Gragnano event presents a calendar of unmissable events and activities, dedicated to the celebration of Pasta di Gragnano PGI and its role in Italian tradition and culture. An extraordinary event that offers a 360° culinary experience of flavors, history, art and culture and rediscovers the tradition and evolution in the kitchen of one of the most iconic Italian products in the world: pasta.
Guest of honor is the well-known director, screenwriter and writer Ferzan Ozpetek who on Sunday 10 September will speak at the conference “Pasta and cinema: pasta in cinema, an icon of Italy in the world. Gragnano City of Pasta and Cinema”.
The presence of Ferzan Ozpetek represents an important moment of connection between the world of cinema and the cultural identity inextricably linked to cooking and pasta, also supported by the relationship with Gragnano, the city where the theatrical transposition of “Mine Vaganti” is set, the film that with extraordinary public success and critical acclaim in 2010 achieved a shower of prestigious awards: 2 David di Donatello, 5 Nastri, 4 Globi d'oro, 4 Ciak d'oro and the special jury prize at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
The filmmaker will be given the keys to the city as a sign of welcome and recognition on the occasion of Gragnano Città della Pasta.
During the three-day event that opens on Friday 8 September with the traditional and original “spaghetti cutting”: starred chefs and food stands dedicated to the preparation of recipes linked to the territory but also innovative and contemporary; thematic talks and conferences to explore the importance of protecting food products and promoting Italianness in taste; guided tours of pasta factories to discover the history and production phases of Gragnano pasta; live performances and street art to animate the entire city and involve the public in rediscovering the tradition and evolution of Gragnano PGI Pasta.
Gragnano Città della Pasta is also an opportunity to discover the historical and artistic wonders of the surrounding area. During the event, in the suggestive Valle dei Mulini, the Mulino Lo Monaco will be inaugurated, whose restoration was carried out by the Centro di Cultura e Storia di Gragnano e Monti Lattari “Alfonso Maria Di Nola” with the important contribution of the Consorzio di Tutela della Pasta di Gragnano IGP.
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