The International Center of Wine and Gastronomy has begun the preparations to the planned holding of the Russian gastronomy week in Cyprus in November, 2017. The Week will be hold with the support of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus.

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The Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Cyprus, represented by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Mr. S. Osadchy has expressed their readiness to support the conduct of the Russian gastronomy week in Cyprus in the period from 14 to 19 November, 2017.

The official ceremony on announcement of results of the competition “Taste Experience – 2016” was hold at the 24th International Exhibition PRODEXPO on the 8th of February.

Within the framework of the business part of the event the director general of the International Center of Wine and Gastronomy Elena Baybakova presented the project “Russian gastronomy week”. Elena also announced the Russian gastronomy week in Cyprus 2017, which will be hold with the support of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus, Federal Agency for Tourism (Rostourism), and the official representative office of the Rossotrudnichestvo in Cyprus (Russian Center for Science and Culture (RCSC)in the period from 14 till 19 of November. 

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The organizing committee of the Russian gastronomy week in Cyprus concluded an official agreement with the Cyprus Four Seasons Hotel Limassol.

The prestigious five-star Four Seasons, owned by Muskita Hotels Ltd., is located on the picturesque shores of the Mediterranean sea, 60 km from Larnaca airport.

The Hotel is famous for the highest service level offered to its guests: the hotel’s meeting rooms for business and cultural events are equipped with the latest technology, and cosy restaurants and cafes are the real paradise for gourmets. Besides the luxurious rooms, where not only Russian and Western celebrities, but also representatives of Royal families stayed, the hotel also offers spa-center Shiseido, one of the few in the world.

During 13th-17th of November within Russian gastronomy week-2017 the chefs from different Russian regions will perform gastronomic dinners and master classes in Four Seasons, beside that the Russian exhibition of gastronomic routes, tourism, food and beverage producers will be held here at this time.

The official web-site of the Four Seasons Hotel Limassol: https://www.fourseasons.com.cy 

The photo gallery of Four Seasons Hotel Limassol - https://www.fourseasons.com.cy/photo-gallery

21.05.2017

The project of Russian Gastronomy Week was discussed at the round table in the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation

On the 17th of May 2017 in the Council hall of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation under the chairmanship of Elena Sutormina, a member of the Commission on development of public diplomacy and support of compatriots abroad, a round table on the theme «Gastronomy tourism as factor

of development of inbound and domestic tourism in Russia» was held.

The round table participants discussed the problems of modern tourism and made suggestions for its development, the speakers presented their prospective projects. The discussion table managed to gather the leaders of authoritative associations in the hospitality industry, representatives

of Universities, tourist companies, journalists.

The Chairman of the organizing Committee of the project «Russian gastronomy weeks» Leonid Gelibterman briefed the meeting participants with the results of Russian gastronomy weeks that were held in 2015 and 2016 in Spain. The President of the ICWAG told about the preparation to the Russian gastronomy week 2017 in Cyprus in the period from 13 to 17th of November, and also announced the performance of the Russian gastronomy week in the year 2018

in Japan and Greece.

Leonid Gelibterman focused the session guests’ attention, that the project plan of «Russian gastronomy week 2017» in Cyprus is supported by a number

of Federal ministries and departments of Russia and Cyprus, as well as the business communities of both countries.

The Chairman of the round table Elena Sutormina, in her turn, pointed out the readiness of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation to support intensively the projects for the development of gastronomic tourism, and noted the great importance of coordination of the professional efforts to implement international programs of such a scale.

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10.05.2017

Four Seasons Hotel Cyprus will entertain the guests of Russian Gastronomy Weeks 2017!

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20.05.2017

About the project «Russian gastronomy week» in UNWTO report 

The official digest of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) published an article by Leonid Gelibterman about the Russian gastronomy week project.

The president of the ICWAG, the UNWTO Affiliate Member, in his essay for the publication «The Second Global Report on Gastronomy Tourism» announced the main objectives for the development of gastronomy tourism in various countries and especially in the Russian Federation. According to Mr. Gelibterman, such goals include the establishment of national and regional gastronomic brands. «The brand, Russian Gastronomy Week, is a good example of such successful development", — he concluded.

In his article, the president of the ICWAG also talked about successfully held in 2015 and 2016 Russian Gastronomy Weeks in Spain, which were organized by the International Center of Wine and Gastronomy, with the active support of the UNWTO, the Russian Embassy in Spain, Rostourism and other authoritative organizations and agencies.

Leonid Gelibterman said that the Russian gastronomy week brand is a new format for the development of gastronomy tourism and an answer to the specific challenges of an extremely varied cuisine across an immense country.

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26.06.2017

News 2017

The Сhef of the Russian Gastronomy Week team Andrey Matyuha will represent Russia at the international competition Bocuse d'Or in Italy

Our congratulations to the leader of the chefs’ team of the project «Russian Gastronomy Weeks» Andrey Matyuha with a victory in the national final of the prestigious international competition of the Haute Cuisine masters, Bocuse d'Or («Golden Bocuse»)! The Russian qualifying round of the main competition of culinary art was held from the 23th to 24th of June at the venue of the international restaurants festival Taste of Moscow 2017 in the Luzhniki stadium.

Now the winner of the «Golden Bocuse» will represent Russia at the Bocuse d'or Europe in Turin (Italy) in 2018 and at the culinary competition with chefs from other European countries. Successful performance in the semi-final will provide the position to the Russian participant among 24 finalists from around the world in the fight for the first place.

The organizing Committee of the Russian Gastronomy Week wishes Andrey Matyuha success in the European competition in Turin!

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29.06.2017

 Preparation of the Russian gastronomy week-2017 is in a full swing

In frames of the preparation of the third «Russian gastronomy week-2017», which this year will be held from the 13th to the 17th of November in Cyprus, the President of the Organizing Committee of the project Leonid Gelibterman had a working visit to Nicosia and Limassol. In these Cypriot cities the official events of the Week will take place.

During his visit Leonid Gelibterman gave an interview to the radio station «Russkoye Radio. Cyprus».

The interview of Leonid Gelibterman to «Russkoye Radio. Cyprus

14.07.2017

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"Profi Dress" garment factory will sew jackets for Russian Сhefs 
of the Russian Gastronomy Week-2017

The chefs of Russian gastronomy week will present their culinary art in the branded jackets by the Profi Dress company.

Garment factory Profi Dress will become for the second time a partner of the project «Russian gastronomy weeks» for the production of the uniforms for the Russian chefs’ team.

Profi Dress — the leading company in Russia in production of corporate clothing, textiles and curtains for hospitality industry. The factory has its own production with modern equipment, as well as it is equipped by advanced sewing technologies. The feature of the company is the individual approach to each client and creating a premium quality product, as the organizing Committee of the project «Russian gastronomy weeks» was ensured on its own experience

Official website of the company Profi Dress: www.profidress.ru

20.07.2017

 Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation will officially support the project
«Russian gastronomy week-2017» in Cyprus

Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation will be the official partner of the third «Russian gastronomy week», which will be held in Cyprus from 13th to 17th of November 2017.

This agreement was reached between Elena Sutormina, the Chairman of the Commission of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on development of public diplomacy, cultural cooperation and preservation of traditional values, and Leonid Gelibterman, President of the Organizing Committee of the project «Russian gastronomy weeks», according to the results of the round table from 17.05.2017, on the theme of gastronomy tourism.

The official website of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation: www.oprf.ru

18.09.2017

 The Cyprus glossy Premiere Magazine became a media partner of the RGW-2017

Premiere Magazine became a media partner of the Russian gastronomy week in Cyprus. Famous Cypriot glossy digest and the Internet portal will publish the materials about the key events of the Week.

The official Internet portal of Premiere Magazine covers a wide audience and specialises on publishing relevant news and events of the society life. Glossy magazine is distributed in the leading Cyprus hotels, boutiques, beauty salons and shopping malls in Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos

The web-site of the Premiere Magazine: http://premiere-magazine.com.cy/

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Popular web portal about the tourism and travel «Interfax-Tourism» is the official media partner of Russian Gastronomy Week in Cyprus, which will be held from 13 to 17 November 2017 in the cities of Nicosia and Limassol.

The web portal «Interfax-Tourism», founded in 2007, is a division of the information group «Interfax». Main covered themes – government regulation and the economics of the tourism, investment and new projects, the activities of public associations in the tourism sector, new proposals of tour operators and foreign and Russian tour offices, innovations in the field of e-travel 

Website traffic reaches 40-50 thousand unique visitors a day.

The website of «Interfax-Tourism»: http://tourism.interfax.ru/

«Interfax-Tourism» is the official media partner of RGW-2017

27.09.2017

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28.09.2017

Krasnodar «Yug Times» will support their chefs on RGW-2017

«Yug Times», well-known public and political Russian-English weekly newspaper of the Krasnodar region, became a media partner of the Russian Gastronomy week, which will be held in Cyprus from 13 to 17 November 2017.

In the framework of the RGW-2017 «Yug Times» will support their countrymen — team leader of Russian chefs Andrew Matyukha and his colleague Sergei Novikov, who will present an author's menu on the gourmet dinner of the Weeks opening and, together with the chefs from the cities of Vladimir, Moscow and Ulan-Ude will prepare their culinary masterpieces at the final gala dinner on November 17.

«Yug Times» — tabletop newspaper of people of active business age, leading specialists and top managers of various areas, heads of enterprises and organizations, businessmen, foreign experts. The website www.yugtimes.com (online version of the newspaper) shows a steady increase in web traffic —more than 400 000 views during the month. Website materials appear regularly in the top Yandex-news.

Website of «Yug Times»: http://www.yugtimes.com/

Website of «Yug Times»: https://www.facebook.com/yugtimes

Website of «Yug Times»: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFppUmRvTdpQim9vI4fQ-lw/videos

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04.10.2017

RGW-2017 will be discussed at the press conference in Cyprus

October 12, 2017 at 11:00 am in Cyprus a press-conference devoted to the Russian Gastronomy week, which will be held in the cities of Nicosia and Limassol from 13 to 17 November this year, will take place. The organizers of the briefing are the International Center of Wine and Gastronomy (Moscow, www.icwag.com) in the collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (www.visitcyprus.com) and the Cyprus Inform (www.kiprinform.com).

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Cyprus His Excellency Osadchy S.V. and the President of the ICWAG Gelibterman L.V. will take part in the conference.

The press-conference will be held at the Russian Cultural Center in the Republic of Cyprus (Alasias 16, Nicosia 1075, P.O. Box 24561, Cyprus, www.kyp.rs.gov.ru/ru) with the personal participation of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Cyprus S. V. Osadchy. 

The press conference participants will discuss topical issues of preparation and holding of the Russian gastronomy week in Cyprus, and the media representatives will be able to acquaint the business program and the key events of the Week.

Please contact for the media accreditation: info@rusgw.com

13.10.2017

A press conference on the Russian Gastronomy Week was held in Cyprus

 On October 12th the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Russian Gastronomy Weeks project, Leonid Gelibterman conducted a press conference in Cyprus. A briefing with the participation of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Cyprus Stanislav Osadchiy was devoted to the preparations to the Russian Gastronomy Week, which will be held in the cities of Nicosia and Limassol from 13 to 17 November 2017.

International Center of Wine and Gastronomy organized a press conference together with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and Cyprus Inform, a meeting took place at the Russian Cultural Center in the Republic of Cyprus 

The press conference participants were introduced with the concept of the Russian Gastronomy Weeks project and with the actual program of the RGW-2017. 

Additional materials: 

12.10.2017 — Russian Cultural Center in the Republic of Cyprus — Press conference, dedicated to the Russian Gastronomy Week  http://kyp.rs.gov.ru/ru/news/18505 

 

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The Russian Gastronomy Week has started in Cyprus

13.11.2017

The Russian Gastronomy Week has started in sunny November Nicosia! The solemn opening ceremony of the gastronomic festival in Cyprus was attended by almost 200 guests at the Russian Cultural Centre in Nicosia.
The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Cyprus Stanislav Osadchiy, the President of the Cyprus state TV and radio-company RIK Thanasis Tsokkos, distribution director of the TUI Russia & CIS Ali Mikailov addressed their welcome speeches to the guests. Chairman of the organizing Committee of the Russian Gastronomy Week, President of the International Center of Wine and Gastronomy (www.icwag.com) Leonid Gelibterman introduced to the guests of the ceremony the Russian chefs’ team, who will cook dinners of the regional cuisine of the various Russian corners every day during the Russian Gastronomy Week. Chairman of the organizing Committee of the Week together with the President of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers of Russia Igor Bukharov handed a gift chef's jacket, made for the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis, to the head of the Presidential administration Michalis Sofokleous. The cultural program of the ceremony was adorned by Victor Zhalsanov from the Republic of Buryatia with traditional musical instruments and throat singing.
Guests of the ceremony were familiarized with colorful regional exhibition from the Vladimir region, the cities of Ulan-Ude and Yaroslavl. Exquisite buffet with original appetizers made by Russian chefs Anton Salnikov (Moscow) and Andrey Matiukha (the Krasnodar region) with wine accompaniment by the Abrau-Durso company became the gastronomic culmination of the ceremony.
The opening week ended with the prize drawing by the charity lottery organized by Together Forever fund.
Russian Gastronomy Week (www.rusgw.com) will continue until November 17, with the dinners of regional cuisine by the best chefs of Russia, the master-classes of the experts and the exhibitions of Russian regions.
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13.11.2017

Cuban cuisine by Andrey Matiukha has conquered Cyprus!

On November 13 at the Vivaldi Restaurant of the Four Seasons Hotel Limassol the opening dinner of the Russian Gastronomy Weeks in Cyprus (www.facebook.com/events/1585525074860245/) was held. The winner of the Russian qualifying round of the «Bocuse d’Or» in 2017, the holder of the prestigious awards in Russian and international gastronomic competitions, eminent chef Andrey Matiukha from the Krasnodar region presented the Cuban cuisine at his authentic dinner.
The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus Stanislav Osadchiy, the Honorary Consul of Russia in Paphos and Limassol, representatives of the Cypriot and the Russian business as well as many journalists were the guests of the dinner.
The culinary delights were accompanied by the Cypriot wines and by the virtuoso pianist.
The dinner menu by Andrey Matiukha: 

  • Fried cauliflower with almond puree, estragon paste with southern seasonings, brittle of onion and hazelnut, dill oil
  • Tomato and horseradish sphere with crispy black bread
  •  Refreshing salad of cucumber, apple and white plums Tkemali with feijoa granite
  • Seabass fillet with cream of smoked scad, fried salad and spicy fish broth
  • Bull’s neck with borsch sauce, stuffed pepper with parsley mousse and veal paste croquet
  • Mousse of semolina with white chocolate, berry sauce and raspberry powder.

The guests of Andrey Matiukha’s dinner praised the culinary skills, original combination and refinement of the design courses. The Chairman of the organizing Committee of the Russian Gastronomy Week Leonid Gelibterman, the Ambassador Mr. Osadchiy and the dinner’s guests warmly thanked the chef and the whole team of the Russian cooks for the culinary pleasure.
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Russian Gastronomy Week in Cyprus will last until 17 November in Limassol. The gastronomic dinners by the chefs from the cities of Yaroslavl, Ulan-Ude, master class by Leonid Gelibterman, the culinary summit «Russia-Cyprus» and the final gala dinner of the Russian team of chefs will be held.

Contacts for reservations: Marina Knowles, foodandbeverage@fourseasons.com.cy, 258-58-000

13.11.2017

The Vladimir region fed the guests of the Russian gastronomy week
in Cyprus!

On 14th of November the gastronomic dinner of the Vladimir region was held at the restaurant of the Four Seasons Hotel Limassol. The gastronomic feast was prefaced by the regional exhibition, which demonstrated the tourist potential of the Little Golden Ring of the Vladimir Region and the events calendar of the region as a cultural capital of the FIFA World Cup 2018 to the guests. The guests of the exposition tasted a unique drink – five years matured Suzdal mead, which is produced in limited quantities, around 2 000 bottles a year. The drink, restored by the old recipes of the ancestries, was accompanied by the buckwheat chips with goat cheese, jam of cucumber and puffed buckwheat.
Menu of the Vladimir region performed by Artem Loginov:

  • Vinaigrette on three types of meats with dressing of pickled cherries, prunes and Sarepta mustard
  • Suzdal Kolobok of potatoes stuffed with goose
  • Pike pecrh with cream pumpkin and fried cucumber
  • Smetannik with vanilla biscuit and pistachio paste.

The dishes were accompanied by the Suzdal mead and Cypriot wines, and live piano music created remarkable atmosphere.
The dinner of Vladimir region delighted the guests with its distinctiveness, combined with an original presentation of dishes. Artem Loginov and the whole team of chefs that came to the guests at the end of the dinner, was greeted with a standing ovation, once again confirming their highest craftsmanship.

22.11.2017

"The results of the Russian Gastronomy Week in Cyprus" 

01.12.2017

Post-event press release: "Russian gastronomy week in Cyprus" 

 Russian gastronomy week was held in Cyprus from 13 to 17 November 2017(RGW-2017).
The International Center of Wine and Gastronomy (ICWAG, Moscow, www.icwag.ru), Affiliate Member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) took the role of the organizer of the large-scale gastronomic event, which was held already for the third time. The concept of the Russian gastronomy weeks project was developed by the ICWAG with active personal support of the UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai. The project is realized with the support of the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation, Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation, Rossotrudnichestvo, Federal agency for tourism (Rostourism), Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, Russian leading professional associations and unions.

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