Med in Market: the VI edition of the Torino Food Market Festival – June 11-12-13, 2010
The Food Market Festival, organized by The City of Turin and the Conservatoria delle Cucine Mediterranee del Nord Ovest, returns to Turin having the Mediterranean markets as it’s rotagonists.
Markets are a place of encounter and dialogue. Med in Market is an opportunity to enjoy and taste excellent food, delicacies and traditional Mediterranean dishes. Med in Market is organised within the European Project MedEmporion, an initiative promoted by the City of Turin, Genoa and Barcelona, together with the Conservatoria del Nord Ovest and Conservatoire des Cuisines Méditerranéennes of Marseilles.
The Food Market will take place in the Turin centre, mainly in the well known Porta Palazzo market. Through this project Conservatoria and the City of Turin are committed to contribute to the redevelopment of the Porta Palazzo market, giving a special attention to the tourist aspect of this area situated between the Archaeological Park and the Roman quarter of the city and been closed to two of the major museums: the Museum of Oriental Arts and the Archaeological Museum.
TORINO FOOD MARKET FESTIVAL: 3 days of shows, music and divestment. 100 stands with traditional food roducts. 2 concerts. 300 stand with antiques, collectibles, porcelain items. 1 international congress. 4 organised tours of the Porta Palazzo market. 2 theme dinners based on fish and typical Liguria cuisine. 5 cooking laboratories. Children animation, workshops, street food and much more… FRIDAY JUNE 11 9.30 – 11.30 Sala Dell’Orologio - Città di Torino, Piazza Palazzo di Città, 1 - Steering committee Medemporion 12.00 Hotel NH Santo Stefano, Via Porta Palatina, 19 - Press conference. Followed by buffet at 13.00 14.00 – 17.30 Congress room MAO Museum of Oriental Arts, via San Domenico 11 - International meeting "Reinforcing the link between local markets and urban development" 18.00 Pastis Restaurant, Piazza Emanuele Filiberto, 9 - Fabrizio Vespa (giornalist) presents the book “Banco numero 2 - ricette e storie di pesce“ by Beppe Gallina. Followed at 20.00 byfish dinner 18.00 – 23.00 Piazza Palazzo di Città – wine market 16.30 - 24.00 Pre-Festival Etnotango: Tango and food – music and tanguera followed by happy hour in collaboration with the Commercianti 4° and 5° Alimentare Porta Palazzo market; Milonga, Tango and design with DJ Sets. SATURDAY JUNE 12 Plazza IV marzo – Flower market Plazza Palazzo di Citta – Wine market Cortile del Maglio – Stands with products from the Boqueria of Barcelona, from Marseilles, Genoa and Piedmont. Also present “Il baobab parlante dell'Agrobiodiversità” Ex Caserma Cavalli – Together for the first time the best Piedmont homemade beers 10.30 – 12.30 A Tour of Porta Palazzo with Guide Migranti from the association Viaggi Solidali 10.00 – 13.00 Borgo Dora Park - Children laboratories on responsible consumption, with the association “Arte in Scacco”; the children’s game “Grande Gioco Porta Pila” 11.30 Cortile del Maglio, Ristorante “Il Maglio” - Cooking laboratory: Market cuisine: “Arros negre” by Benja Dominguez “Kiosko Universal” Chef, from Boqueria, Barcelona 16.00 Cortile del Maglio, “Azucar Cafè” - Cooking laboratory: Market cuisine: “Soupe d’oignon” by Conservatoire des Cuisines Méditerranéennes from Marseilles 17.30 Tavern “Circolo ricreativo Mossetto” (Lungo Dora Agrigento, 16) - Cooking laboratory: “Alle radici del pesto” – by the author Sergio Rossi, culinaryexpert, in collaboration with Pietro Attilio Uslengo from “Ordine dei Cavalieri della Confraternita del Pesto” Genoa 15.00 – 18.00 Borgo Dora area - PAG Project “Adolescents and young people”. The 7th Turin district together with the associations IL CAMPANILE, IL MURETTO, PLACE DU MARCHE’, ARTERIA, IL TARLO, AMECE present the final essay of the PAG project “Adolescents and young people” : music (drums, guitar...), juggling, hip hop, capoejra, clowns, African percussions, street games, jujitsu (presented by the gym SOOKEN) 18.00 Tavern “Circolo ricreativo Mossetto”, Lungo Dora Agrigento 16 - Marcella Filippa (historian) presents “Alle radici del Pesto genovese: storie, curiosità e ricette” by Sergio Rossi.Demonstration and food tasting organised by the"Confraternita dei Cavalieri del Pesto”. Followed at 20.00 by theme dinner:products from Liguria 16.00 - 24.00 Pre-Festival Etnotango: Tango and Design: food and design; “Give yourself a Tango”: Tango Happy hour; Show “Requerdo de El Convertillo De la Paloma“; Milonga under the stars, DJ Leonardo and Dj Zorro SUNDAY JUNE 13 10.00 – 22.00 Cortile del Maglio and Ex Caserma Cavalli - PiazzaIV Marzo - Piazza Palazzo di Città Stands reopening. Piazza IV Marzo – flower market Piazza della Repubblica: Stands with the best of the Piedmont products; Donne in Campo brought in by the association CIA and producers from Coldiretti; Products from Slow Food Piedmont and Aosta Valley; a first look at the 2010 Terra Madre; Association Rinascita Porta Palazzo 10.00 – 13.00 Borgo Dora park – Workshop “Crazy nature” and “Spider web of fabrics” with the association Training 10.00 – 13.00 Piazza della Repubblica (casalinghi market area) - Children activities with the association Arteinscacco 11.30 Cortile del Maglio “Azucar Cafè” - Cooking laboratory: Market cuisine: “Tripe soup” by Luca Casto from the Confraternita della Trippa, Moncalieri (Turin) 16.00 Cortile del Maglio “Il Maglio” - Cooking laboratory: “Wild fennel: recipes from Morocco and Italy” by Slow Food and as part of the programme “Agrobiodiversità, culture e sviluppo locale” 15.00 Piazza della Repubblica (casalinghi market area) - Interactive laboratory “The world at the market: stories of food, people and trips with Guide Migranti” organized by the association Persefone 15.30 – 18.30 Stage area Ex Caserma Cavalli - Music by Banda di Piazza Caricamento of Genoa and Orchestra di Porta Palazzo 10.30 - 24.00 Pre-Festival Etnotango: Trilab between flowers, Tango and poetry - Piazza IV Marzo; FREE OPEN TANGO DAY Tours in the area Porta Palazzo: with association Viaggi Solidali (meeting point Umberto I Gallery); Market cuisine: cooking laboratories in the restaurants of Cortile del Maglio; Street food: gofri, miasse(typical Piedmont dish made from corn), focacce and anchovy from Genoa, pane panelle and pane cà meusa from Sicily and so much more; Homemade beer: tasting and laboratories in the area Ex Caserma Cavalli; Art exhibition (themes: Porta Palazzo and Balon area): Umberto I Gallery and Ex Caserma Cavalli.
10.00 – 22.00 Opening of the Food Market stands
Throughout the festival:
Tours and laboratories are free and on reservation.
