Argentina food and wine week arrives at Plaza Premium Lounge in Fiumicino.
On the occasion of the Argentina Food and Wine Week in Rome, kicking off from today until next December 11, also at the [...]
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On the occasion of Argentina Food and Wine Week in Rome, which kicks off from today until next Dec. 11, it will also be possible at Leonardo da Vinci to taste traditional Argentine dishes at the Plaza Premium Lounge in boarding area E, with the second edition of the "Argentine Gastronomic Journey" event.
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The initiative is a collaboration between Plaza Premium Lounge, Rome Airports, Aerolíneas Argentinas e The Embassy of the Republic of Argentina in Italy, e confirms the close ties that unite Italy and Argentina initiated in 2018 with the donation of a work by Alejandro Marmo-the first Argentine creator to exhibit in the Vatican Museums with "Cristo obrero" and "Virgen de Luján"-made especially for the Roman stopover by the sculptor, by the Argentine Embassy in Italy.
Throughout the week the Lounge will be the location where travelers can delight their palate with some typical dishes from the great South American nation, Doc Italy's "Maestri del Gusto" Chefs will pay homage to Argentina with some of the country's iconic desserts, Master Pastry Chef Arcangelo Patrizi will revisit the great Italian leavened goods such as panettone with extraordinary Argentine raw materials, including Dulce de Leche and Malbec wine, space also for the most typical Argentine recipes prepared by Chef Davide Sagliocco who will propose the famous "Carbonada Criolla" and Chef Anna Maria Palma who will delight passengers' palates with "Locro." Finally, Master Pastry Chef Enzo Avitabile will close the menu with his "Babà Re," an Italian liqueur loved by Argentines. It will also be possible, thanks to Guido Favaro's Argentine wine importer World of Flavour, to taste wines of Argentine food and wine excellence, represented by premium wineries.
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Opening the event was a performance by Masters Leonardo and Cristina Elias, dancers from the International Tango Academy CulturTango, an association dedicated to spreading Argentine culture in Italy.
"We are proud to have organized this event in collaboration with ADR, the Embassy of Argentina and Aerolinas Argentinas, and which confirms a relationship that is growing stronger and stronger in the primary interest of Leonardo da Vinci Airport passengers. For the past five years Fiumicino has become our home, we have hosted more than 350,000 travelers from all over the World, offering them the utmost comfort and quality food, as also witnessed by the recent recognition received as World's Best Independent Lounge at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022," said the General Manager of Plaza Premium Lounge, Analia Marinoff.
"It is an honor for us to host this food and wine initiative again in a location, among others, that we are proud of. It is a confirmation of the synergy relationship that has been created between Italy and Argentina. A strategic market for us that in 2019 showed a steady increase in volumes reaching 360,000 passengers on board direct flights between Buenos Aires and Fiumicino, demonstrating the strong historical and cultural ties between the two countries," commented Ivan Bassato, Chief Aviation Officer of ADR.
"We are delighted to be able to participate in this very interesting initiative alongside other prestigious companies within Leonardo da Vinci International Airport where we have been operating for more than 70 years now with the valuable support of our friends at Aeroporti di Roma and the Argentine Embassy in Italy. Aerolíneas Argentinas has the privilege of always boarding from the modern and welcoming pier E of Fiumicino, an airport that, as you know, can boast countless awards and international certificates of approval from travelers themselves. We would also like to thank Plaza Premium Lounge, which is hosting us for this ideal journey into Argentina's food and wine tradition," he added Claudio Neri Country Manager Italy of Aerolíneas Argentinas.
"We are pleased to be here today together with the Economic and Commercial Advisor Alejandro Luppino and to the head of the Office of Promotion and Tourism, Vanesa Di Martino Creide, and welcome guests to this important Argentine tourism and food and wine promotion event," concluded Ambassador Roberto Cales.
