Al Meni restarts for a special edition which, in the year of Fellini's birth centenary, has postponed the traditional date in June to late September. The great event dedicated to food in all its forms, includes starry show cooking, high quality street food and markets dedicated to the excellent products of the area, craftsmanship and creativity.
As usual Massimo Bottura, Chef Patron of Osteria Francescana restaurant and founder of the non-profit organization Food for Soul, will be the protagonist of the scene together with other great interpreters of Italian cuisine, who will enhance the best products from Emilia Romagna, the only region in Europe with 44 PDO and PGI products, bringing tastes of magic inside and outside the Circus of flavors.
This year their showcookings are arranged in two large open kitchens in the heart of the old city: the former between the marble counters of the Vecchia Pescheria (old fish market), the latter in the circus 8 and ½ that will rise in the Giardino delle Mimose, next to the central Piazza Cavour. In addition there will be the Market of food excellences with the best farmers and agricultural producers of the region and Matrioska, the lab of creatives and designers, who will present their creations in the atmosphere of a street party.