“The night of San Giovanni 2024″ is upon us. An initiative by the Municipality of Parma to promote the tortellate scheduled for Sunday 23 June, on the occasion of the traditional anniversary, strongly rooted in the culture of the city.
The night of San Giovanni 2024.
Here are the tortellate scheduled for Sunday 23 June and sponsored by the Municipality of Parma.
San Giovanni al San Paolo
8pm, Cloister of the Open Laboratory Fountain.
By Officina Gastronomica.
Tortellata in the Cloister of the Open Laboratory with a tasty menu curated by Officina Gastronomica: herb cake with parmesan cream, tortelli as per tradition with butter and Parmigiano Reggiano, tuna with potato pie, red fruit cheese cake. Vegetarian, gluten-free and lactose-free alternative on request; music by Max Frisella. The profits will be donated to charity at Emporio Alimentare di Parma. Cost 30 euros, 20 euros for girls and boys up to 10 years old. Drinks not included. For information and reservations: 333 6185739.
Tortellata di San Giovanni in Via Tiepolo
8.30 pm, Along Via GB Tiepolo.
A unique table along Via Tiepolo at the corner of Via Portilia for a dinner in company, full of taste and fun. Part of the proceeds will be donated to the I Girasoli Cooperative and part will be invested in the redevelopment of the neighborhood.
The event that marks the return of the Via Toscana Svegliati Committee, to consolidate the social and cultural aggregation activity of the inhabitants of the neighborhood.
Cost: 30 euros. Reservation required on numbers 3356381513 and 3338269243.
By the Via Toscana Svegliati Committee.
Tortellata at the Federale
From 7pm, Federal Youth Center, via XXIV Maggio.
A rich menu which, in addition to tortelli, offers various alternatives. Service directly at the table.
Reservation required by June 19th at number 3338899379
Edited by Unione Polisportiva Virtus 1969.
Tortellata di San Giovanni in Piazzale Inzani
7pm, Piazzale Inzani – in case of bad weather inside the Operaviva Restaurant
A convivial dinner in Piazzale Inzani in which Ristorante Operaviva will make available its professionalism as restaurateurs in Oltretorrente for almost ten years.
Cost 30 euros, reservation at number 0521206001 and via email to amministrazione@ristoranteoperaviva.
By Ristorante Operaviva.
Traditional and vegan Tortellata di San Giovanni with a small laboratory for preparing San Giovanni water
Dinner from 8pm and workshop from 7.30pm.
Traditional and vegan Tortellata di San Giovanni, with a menu based on natural and organic ingredients. The dinner is preceded by a small workshop on the preparation of San Giovanni water which will be given free to participants at the end of the evening.
Cost: €25 excluding drinks, reservation: 0521992303 – [email protected]
By Humus Bio Bakery Bistrot.
Tortellata di San Giovanni in Vicofertile
From 8pm.
Reservation required on 0521.671168
The tortellata di San Giovanni returns to Vicofertile, with the tortelli of the parish club “La Lanterna” – Vicofertile and with the musical entertainment of the Nicola Marchese Orchestra.
Organized by the parish club “La Lanterna” – Vicofertile.
Traditional Tortellata di San Giovanni
From 7.30pm
After last year’s great success, the traditional tortellata di San Giovanni returns with live music.
Cost: 30 euros, reservation required on 0521.245245 or 3519272272.
Reserved for Arci members.
By CRAL AMPS DA MARCO.
The Tortellata Between the Uss and the Asa
From 8pm.
Convivial evening with the flavor of erbetta tortelli under the stars of Borgo San Biagio, in the historic centre, waiting for the dew.
Cost: €35 excluding drinks, reservation on 0521284699.
Edited by Between USS and Asa.
San Giovanni in Via Nazario Sauro – La Tavolata nel Borgo
From 7.30pm.
Il Bacaro, a corner of the historic center of Parma where you can find ancient flavors in a modern key, with a strong reference to the Venetian bacari, under the stars of Via Nazario Sauro.
Cost: €25 excluding drinks, reservation recommended on 339 3010956.
By Bacaro.
Tortellata in Borgo del Correggio
From 8pm
Trattoria dello Zingaro organizes the traditional tortellata along the village of Correggio. A perfect moment to enjoy a dinner as per the Parma tradition, pampered by the summer breeze and the pale light of the evening.
Reservation on 0521 207483.
By Osteria dello Zingaro
Tortellata from Circolo Minerva
From 6pm aperitif, from 8pm dinner.
In via Carmignani, in front of the Circolo Minerva headquarters, tables, tortellata and live music.
From 6pm aperitif with the wines of the Quarticello farm, from 8pm dinner with a typical menu: tortelli d’erbetta from Gastronomia 5 Stelle, culaccia & melon, ice cream from Gelateria Martino. Live music from 6pm with DJ Tazio and from 10pm with the Guilty Rats.
Cost: €20 water included, reservation on 0521 963773.
By Circolo Arci Minerva.
Tortellata di San Giovanni from “I Nostri Borghi”
From 8pm.
Traditional tortellata under the stars in Via XX Settembre waiting for the dew of San Giovanni with a typical menu (tortelli, cured meats, dessert).
Cost: €28 adults, €15 children – water included; reservation at the numbers 0521 233102 – 328 2854450.
By Associazione I Nostri Borghi
San Giovanni in Oltretorrente
From 4pm to midnight, Strada Massimo D’Azeglio, from Piazzale Santa Croce to Piazzale Corridoni, and Via Bixio, from Via Benassi to Via Piave.
Tortellata in the Oltretorrente neighborhood and one day in company to recover the tradition that celebrates the end of the harvest, waiting for the arrival of the dew that would bless the harvest obtained.
The initiative is in collaboration and with the support of the neighborhood traders.
By the Association “L’Oltretorrente reborn” ASP.
“Tortellate and other stories…”
Friday 21 June
This year I’ll make the tortelli!
5.30 pm, Show Cooking Room, Piazzale della Pace n. 1
By The Food Museums of the Province of Parma.
A practical technical laboratory that will involve children in discovering the traditions linked to the anniversary of San Giovanni, such as dinners to enjoy tortelli d’erbetta at long outdoor tables and the famous dew. The boys and girls will also be accompanied in the creation of the erbetta tortelli and then in the tasting!
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/
Solstice Cooking – Rites and Myths of St. John
6pm, Open Laboratory.
With Giovanni Ballarini, Honorary President of the Italian Academy of Cuisine, Andrea Grignaffini, food critic, Enrico Maletti, vernacular writer. Hosted by Giancarlo Gonizzi, Coordinator of the Food Museums.
The Parma gastronomic tradition calls for some specific preparations for the feast of San Giovanni. During the event, many aspects and nuances will be told: from anthropology to gastronomy, passing through the dialect and the history of excellent products, how and why tortelli d’erbetta and nocino were born, and their indissoluble link with the rituals of the lustral water of the summer solstice.
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/
Saturday 22 June
The Ducale dish for tortelli d’erbetta
6pm, Open Laboratory.
By Ushak – Atelier of Wonders.
Presentation of “Il Piatto Ducale for tortelli d’erbetta”, a dish designed by Andrea Pacciani and handmade by Ceramiche del Ferlaro for USHAK Atelier di Meraviglie (www.ushak.it) which takes the shape of the crossed shield.
Divided into compartments, it allows you to fill the spaces with tortelli, melted butter and cheese, separately, so as to be able to carry out the dialectal form of tasting tortelli: drowning them in butter and then drying them in parmesan.
Parma Worms: 40 years of friendship. Show cooking by Annette Glücklich
11.30 am, Show Cooking Room in Piazzale della Pace n. 1
On the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the twinning with the German city of Worms, chef Annette Glücklich will propose an inviting show cooking.
Event created in collaboration with Parma Quality Restaurants.
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/
Sunday 23 June
Puff pastry course
10.30am, Open Laboratory.
Organized by the Parma Quality Restaurants Consortium and the Tortél Dóls Confraternity.
A fun moment to discover the tradition of kneading and rolling the pastry, like a real pastry, in the company of the chefs of PQR Parma Quality Restaurant.
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/
Thursday 27 June
Young Creatives in the Kitchen
6pm, Show Cooking Room, Piazzale della Pace n. 1.
Event to travel between Senegal, Morocco and Ethiopia tasting the dishes and learning the recipes. The initiative is the result of the Intercultural Cooking Lab which saw fifteen young people, together with cooking and travel experts, learn skills and produce dishes with originality and hybridisation.
By CSV – Emilia and APS PANES
Saturday 29 June
In the Lands of Caravaggio
6pm, Open Laboratory.
A unique opportunity to participate in the tasting of the typical products of the lower Bergamo area, in the fascinating lands of Caravaggio. During a seminar led by AGP members, participants will be able to learn about the productive territory of a province which, like Parma, highlights the culture of agri-food excellence and will be able to taste artisanal cured meats, local cheeses and unique agricultural products, coming from a context rich in history and tradition.
Only AGP members in good standing with their membership card, if the initiative is sold out on this portal, can proceed with the booking by sending an email to info@gastronomiprofessionisti.
Organized by the Association of Professional Gastronomes.
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/
