Responsible for the dishes at the intimate opening party of Vietnam Fashion Week 2019 at the Social Club restaurant was the head chef of Hôtel des Art Saigon, Egidio Lotorraca. He is a renowned chef with a diverse and distinctive cooking style; however, he decided to treat the event's guests to traditional dishes from his homeland – Italy.
He introduced how to make traditional Italian pasta using recipes from the Divella pasta brand from Puglia.
Of course, when talking about Italy, it's impossible to ignore its famous pasta. Basic ingredients originating from the Puliga region, combined with the skillful hands of chefs, bring out the flavor of this iconic dish of the boot-shaped country.
Traditional pasta with signature tomato sauce and olives.
All the ingredients come from the Puglia region in southern Italy.
Another pasta dish with a creamy sauce and olive oil.
Speaking of Puglia, it's famous for its olive-growing region – one of the signature ingredients of Italian cuisine in particular and Mediterranean countries in general. Olives can be used to produce many different products such as fresh olives, salted olives, and especially olive oil, which is used in almost all Italian dishes.
One of the appetizers, made very quickly from cheese, tomatoes, and olives, is beautifully presented.
Appetizers include Burrata cheese and olive oil, olives, and salted anchovies.
Besides olives, Puglia is also a vineyard paradise and is very famous for its wine.
Chef Edigio is known to have worked at many famous hotel and restaurant chains around the world, and he always hopes to bring the most sophisticated and high-quality dishes to guests of Hôtel des Art.

The guests at the party were very excited to sample the exquisite dishes prepared by the renowned chef himself, along with fine wines from the Puliga region.
The guests at the party
It can be said that the unique culinary offerings from the country renowned as the "fashion capital" of the world contributed to making Vietnam Fashion Week 2019 even more vibrant and meaningful.

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