06-06-2014
Gennaro Esposito is ready to raise the curtain over the eleventh edition of Festa a Vico, the festival that will host hundreds of great Italian chefs from all around the world in various locations in Vico Equense, in Sorrento’s Peninsula, in Naples. The event will begin on Sunday 8th and will finish on Wednesday 11th June with Stefano Bollani’s concert
June, it’s time for Festa a Vico, a ritual that has been taking place for the past 11 years and which even this year will dress up the village in Sorrento’s Peninsula from Sunday 8th to Wednesday 11th June. For this edition, the great director of the festival, Gennaro Esposito, has planned a programme very rich in events, activities and protagonists. He’s also thought of a theme that concludes those covered in the past, which were tributes to artisans and to family cuisine: this year there will be a celebration of the masters, the more or less famous chefs who pursue a high quality restaurant offer, in posh restaurants or trattorias, inside and outside of Italy.
The programme includes a tribute to Frank Rizzuti, the chef from Basilicata who passed away last February
Sunday 8th June will start with the participation of emerging chefs who will liven up the streets in the centre of Vico Equense, from inside the shops, with a unique form of restaurant offer: dishes will be tasted at the newsstand, the florist, in fashion boutiques. With a meaning: extending the concept that food is for everyone, even and especially the one that is signed by great chefs, to unusual circuits. In this case the minimum offer to participate is 15 euros for 4 dishes, one bottle of water and one glass of wine. The proceeds will be given to charity. On Festa a Vico’s website payment methods are explained.
Vico 2013: Valeria Piccini, chef at Caino in Tuscany, signs Gennaro Esposito’s coat
Tuesday 10th, at the Bikini resort, “La notte delle stelle” [the night of the stars] will take place: the dishes of 100 chefs awarded with Michelin stars, those of Gvci and the Pizza delle Stelle prepared by master pizza-chefs. In this case the price is 100 euros (and there are limited places available: be quick). The event will close on Wednesday 11th with a great Street Food parade in Marina di Seiano and a charity concert: at touristic resort Axidie in Marina d’Equa Stefano Bollani will perform and even in this case the proceeds will be given to charity.
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