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Week of the Pompidou Centre

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Held within the «Hermitage 20/21»

Autumn Menu at Davidov Restaurant

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:10:00 +0400

On September 1, 2010, Davidov restaurant will unveil its autumn menu. Among the seasonal offerings, a special place will be given to exquisite dishes comprising duck, sea bass, lamb and Kamchatka crab, which are all guaranteed to provide pure gastronomic pleasure for guests to the restaurant.

Throughout the autumn, visitors to Davidov will be able to savour a whole host of delicacies, such as duck fillet with mango and mango-and-vanilla sauce or Chilean sea bass with sea scallop Carpaccio and cheese mousse. Gourmands will find it difficult to resist our original tomato soup with Mozzarella cheese and Parma ham, or melon soup with vanilla.

For aficionados of classic Russian cuisine, Davidov offers a range of time-honoured Russian favourites, such as roast beef with onion rings and horseradish sauce or smoked salmon and caviar.

The autumn menu at Davidov restaurant will be available from September 1 until the end of November 2010.

Davidov restaurant is open daily from 7 am to midnight.

Andrey Gofman & Wladimir Gofman. «WAYS»

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:30:00 +0400

French sculptors Andrey and Wladimir Gofman present personal exhibition in press-center of Palace of Congress.

«Foreign artists in Konstantinovsky Palace»

Andrey Gofman & Wladimir Gofman. «WAYS»

sculpture – painting: 23.07 – 20.08

We invite you to exhibition opening on 23 of July at 2 pm

Cyprus Days on the Neva banks

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:52:00 +0400

Sunny Cyprus invites citizens of St. Petersburg to Festival “Cyprus days on Neva banks”, which takes place from 11 till 16 of Mai. During the festival you have opportunity to visit photo exhibition, concert, lection and see romantic comedy.

Cuisine from the Lombardy region at Borsalino Restaurant

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:08:00 +0400

This summer, Borsalino will offer diners a range of dishes from the Lombardy region as part of the restaurant's Gastronomic Journey around Italy festival. Chef Antonio Voci has prepared an exquisite menu comprising traditional Lombardian dishes and delicacies guaranteed to delight gourmands.

Lombardy is a large region in the north of Italy situated between the Alps and the valley of the river Po, bordering Switzerland. One third of Lombardy's territory is comprised of mountains, numerous lakes and rivers. The capital of the region is Milan, Italy's biggest centre of trade and industry and the trendsetter of European fashion.

Lombardy's culinary traditions have been greatly influenced by the region's geography. In the mountainous areas, meat dishes and dairy products are popular, along with freshwater fish dishes. In the southern part of the region, corn, asparagus and rice are cultivated.

Rice dishes are a fundamental feature of the culture of northern Italy. Rice is popular throughout the region, though it is used in different ways in various parts of the region: in some areas it is consumed as part of a substantial soup, and in others as a risotto. Rice is so popular here that even celebrated Italian pasta is relegated to second place.

It is impossible to describe the culinary traditions of Lombardy without including Risotta alla Milanese. An essential ingredient in this popular Milan dish is saffron, which gives it a golden hue, as a result of which this delicacy is sometimes referred to as “yellow risotto.”

Lombardy is renowned for its cheeses, including Gorgonzola, the famous blue cheese made in the tiny village of Gorgonzola, as well as Grana Padano, Mascarpone and Provolone. The region's meat dishes are also well known and loved: Bresaola (beef ham prepared in the small town of Chiavenna in the Valtellina valley), as well as Salami de Milano.

Other delicacies from Lombardy include the almond liqueur Amaretto, which is popular all over the world, and the inimitable Campari, made using aromatic herbs and citrus fruits.

Cuisine from the Lombardy region at Borsalino restaurant

from 1 to 30 June 2010

Marinated eel ceviche

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Risotto alla Milanese

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Buckwheat flour pizzoccheri

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Milan-style Ossobuco

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Stewed Strocotto beef with celery and Gorgonzola cheese

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Italian Busechina

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

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0300

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

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:29:00 +0300

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

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:41:00 +0300

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

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:06:00 +0300

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

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:02:00 +0300

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.