An evening celebrating Italian beauty and cuisine was hosted jointly by the Golden Trezzini Awards Organizing Committee, the Worldwide St. Petersburg Club, and the «Technika Vkusa» («The Appliances of Taste») Kitchen Appliance showroom.
This intimate gathering, held on February 6 at the «Technika Vkusa» showroom on Akademika Pavlova Street in St. Petersburg, showcased refined taste in its many forms. The Italian-themed evening «Arte e Gusto» brought together friends and partners of the Golden Trezzini Awards and «Technika Vkusa» along with members of the Worldwide St. Petersburg Club.
Guests were greeted by Natalia Sidorkevich, Chairlady of the Board of the Worldwide St. Petersburg Club; Pavel Chernyakov, Chairman of the Golden Trezzini International Awards Organizing Committee; and Darina Kondratyeva, Head of Homeier LLC, which operates the «Technika Vkusa» showroom.
The evening's Italian program began with a lecture by Irina Bagdasarova, Curator of Porcelain at the State Hermitage Museum, entitled «Views of Italy on Russian Imperial Porcelain of the Late 18th – Early 19th Century». She illuminated the crucial role Italian landscapes played in porcelain decoration, particularly in the renowned Cabinet Service—a late 18th-century collection of approximately 800 pieces. The Imperial Porcelain Factory's anonymous artists, who had never visited Italy, adorned these pieces with miniature landscapes capturing Mediterranean vistas and ancient ruins. Bagdasarova revealed specific Giovanni Battista Piranesi engravings that inspired these scenes, explained the artistic techniques that enhanced the porcelain's aesthetic variety, and discussed how table settings influenced both etiquette and dinner conversation at the imperial table.
Chef Nikita Sechin enhanced the evening with a live demonstration of Italian cuisine. The menu featured colorful appetizers evocative of Italy's landscapes, followed by gilt-head bream with vongole and ptitim in pesto sauce. The meal concluded with an elegant dessert combining rye sponge cake and white chocolate mousse.
The «Technika Vkusa» showroom has been a valued Golden Trezzini Awards partner and event venue for several years. We are deeply grateful to Darina Kondratyeva and her team for their characteristic warmth and flawless event organization.
Photo: Anna Alexeyeva
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