What happened at the 2010 show
Highlights of the show included free art classes run by the teachers of The London Atelier of Representational Art (LARA) to celebrate The British Museum’s forthcoming exhibition ‘Fra Angelico to Leonardo – Italian Renaissance Drawings’; a route of delicious boutique wines, a gallery of winning entries to a brand new photographic competition run with experts including Giulio Mazzarini, and the Estorick Art Gallery. The show also offered master-classes by celebrity chefs and tastings and demonstrations by some of Italy’s top artisan food and wine producers.
Teatro del Gusto
Sponsored by Giovanni Rana, with thanks to the region of Campania.
This feature has always been hugely popular and a lot of fun. There were sessions throughout the day for visitors to take part in the creation of delicious Italian dishes.
Hosted and run by talented chefs the cooking school is enjoyable, as well as educational, and those in the school or the hundreds watching come away even more passionate about all things Italian.
Click here for the timetable
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Wine academy
Sponsored by the region of Campania, with thanks to toptable.
Here visitors were invited to taste and explore wines from across Italy. The Wine Academy is always a phenomenal success with every session packed and we expect this year to be even better.
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Strada del Vino
A selection of authentic producers of will showcase their wines along a barrel route.
This new feature gave visitors the chance to meet experts face to face and discover first hand why their wines are so special.
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restaurants
Only at La Dolce Vita you find a wide choice of authentic Italian food and restaurants for all tastes; just to give you a hint: the beloved food from Theo Randall’s awarded restaurant, irresistible pizza from Made in Italy Group and the freshest pasta from Giovanni Rana!
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calabria region
The beautiful region of Calabria was one of the show highlights with authentic tastings and unique demonstrations



















