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The Executive Chef of Borsalino Restauranthas been granted a star for «Olympic hospitality»

Antonio Voci, the Executive Chef of Borsalino restaurant, has been granted a star for «Olympic hospitality» as part of the «STARS OF THE CITY 2009» project organized by «Where St Petersburg» magazine.

The «STARS OF THE CITY» project is a roll of honour in which stars are awarded to establishments in the culinary, social and cultural life of our city that the experts at «Where St. Petersburg» magazine consider to be the most outstanding.

Antonio Voci has been the Executive Chef of Borsalino restaurant since June 2009.

He has developed a new menu and presented a wealth of distinguished Italian dishes during his time at the restaurant.

Mr. Voci came to St. Petersburg from the Piedmont region of Italy. For many years he managed his own restaurant and has worked in various Italian cities, including Verona andGenoa, as well as in Osaka, Japan.

Antonio has honed his skills to such an extent that he was invited to manage the restaurant of the main press centre for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, so the name of his award is «Olympic hospitality.»

The experts at «Where St. Petersburg» magazine wrote: «Tasting dishes prepared by Antonio, you understand how lucky your colleagues with Olympic accreditation were. Antonio»s work deserves the highest grade. His talent is equally perfect both in creating main courses and very intricate Italian desserts at the same time.»

Jazz Session at L'Europe Restaurant

February 21 - Jazz Session at L'Europe Restaurant

In the run-up to the day of the Defender of Motherland, L'Europe restaurant, constant venue for famous Sunday Jazz Brunch and Saturday Class & Jazz program, holds the unique performance of the star duet of Igor Butman, one of the world's best tenor-saxophonists, and Andrey Kondakov, the jazz pianist and composer.

Menu of French Chef Yoann Bernard will become a great supplement to the exclusive musical part of the evening.

Duck liver composition" terrine, torchon and sorbet" served with fruit chutney
Wild mushroom cream served with truffle and thyme emulsion
Pear sorbet favored with Belle de Brillet cognac
Duo of beef "fillet and oxtail" served with tarragon sauce
Chocolate and coconut entremets served with red berry tea sorbet

RUB 3320

For table reservations please call +7 (812) 329 6630.

Special offer for pizza and pasta in Borsalino Restaurant

Stefano Balduccio, Chef of Borsalino Italian Restaurant in hotel Astoria in Saint Petersburg, invites guests From January 14 till February 16, 2008 weoffer a discount of 25% for any pizza and pasta.

The offer is valid from Monday to Friday between noon and 4 pm.

28th festival of Finnish Cinema in Saint-Petersburg

The first “Weeks of Finnish Cinema” was accompanied by sceptic remarks and condescending grins of the public. Time has proven that there is no place for any jokes about about cinema from the land of Suomi. People have come to respect Finnish cinema in Petersburg, having realized that not only Aki Kaurismiaki makes great interesting movies there, but also “our very own” Ville Haapasalo is popular in his homeland.

“Thaw” exhibition has opened at the Marble Palace of the State Russian Museum

This feast of Russian contemporary art celebrates the fifteen year anniversary of the prominent Moscow gallery run by collector Marat Guelman, and stands testament to its beneficial collaboration with the Contemporary Art Department of the Russian Museum.

The British are coming

A young and aspiring English musician studying orchestral conducting with St. Petersburg’s Philharmonic Society aims to bring English classical music to the city with a new festival this year.

The Magniloquence of the Russian Language, or God knows what and a bow on the side-2

The biggest doll gallery in Europe is celebrating its fourth anniversary in an amusing way. Two years ago at the first “Magniloquence” exhibition Petersburg doll artists already tried to study the etymology of some Russian swear words, and also tired to personify “swear characters”.