Fooding Plzeň2015

Let's provide the neighbors with a delicious excuse to interact with each other! This blog contains everything that is food related in Pilsen, European capital of culture 2015.

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The teaser for the FOOD PARADE event!

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Ready for the final presentation this Sunday!

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Picture from the Ziva Ulice event at the main square, last Sunday.

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Snaps from the amazing Pizza night event we had yesterday at Plovárna. I'm really greateful and surprised with the reaction of the people that came despite the rain menace!

We made up to 30 pizzas! The jury was composed by three pizzerias (Riegrovka Pizzeria & Ristorante, Restaurace Gargano and Pulcinella) and they selected the best pizza combination: four Czech cheeses with grapes, which is gonna be called 'Plzen2015 pizza' and be included in their menus!

Thank you all the participants!

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The guys of Kolektiv had invited me to give a talk on my recent work. If you are in Serbia next Thursday, you are more than welcome to join us for an evening of art and salads. I’m going to be presenting previews of my current project Fooding Plzen2015, photos and recipes!

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Fooding Plzen2015 is going to Serbia!

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This Sunday we're gonna make pizzas! As part of the project #FoodingPlzen2015, I made a little oven ready to make delicious crunchy pizzas. People are invited to bring their own toppings (I'll prepare the dough) and a group of local pizzerias are invited to select the best pizza combination. The winner will have its creation featured in the menus of the city as the 'PISLEN PIZZA'. I'm really excited for this project in so many levels: the DIY spirit with the oven, the interaction of the public (and the private entrepreneurs in cultural events), the creation of culinary identity and the wonderful help from the OPEN AiR - Artist in Residence, Plzeň 2015 and Valeria Puplli.

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A couple of pictures from last Sunday, when we had a romantic dinner for our winners, Karla and Petr! She was selected among many that submitted their photos on Facebook and Instagram!

The menu consisted on: 2 color pepper cream, Mexican radish salad, Roasted Hamburgers and for dessert, marshmallow Oreos with peanut butter. Yummi!

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Večeře pro dva

Win a romantic dinner for two persons next to the river this August 24th, 18h at Plovárna. The only thing you have to do is post your food photos in Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram using the hashtags #FoodingPlzen2015 and #Plzen2015. A jury of 3 artists in residence in Pilsen (in the frame of program OPEN A.i.R./ Pilsen – European Capital of Culture 2015) will select the best picture and announce the winner by August 22th in Plzen2015 Facebook page.

You can submit all the photos you want!

Don't forget that in order for us to see the photos, you need to make them public. Follow these accounts for more information:

facebook.com/pilsen2015

instagram.com/plzen2015

twitter.com/plzen2015

facebook.com/openairplzen

The creative dinner is going to be prepared by artist Carlos Carmonamedina, and it will be a delight for your senses!

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Come and join us this Sunday to collect wild plants around Plovárna. Artist Jonmar van Vlijmen will be showing us what kind of plants and flowers are edible and we'll make a big community salad with things we collect!

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I've been making a good research on Czech fast food. Meat and mayonnaise seem to be the base for things you can eat on the way. I was pretty surprised with the toasts. I like the fact that different ingredients are lined along the bread, in that way, every bite is a new experience! I might have to copy that... but with less mayonnaise.

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Highlights from last Sunday Soups event. In collaboration with the guys of Everfund, who hand picked excellent projects. People voted for them, and the winners took home the total amount of money collected from the soups. Congratulations to the participants!

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Tomorrow I’m organizing the first part of my project #foodingPlzen2015. In order to recover an abandoned space in the city, I’m preparing soup and inviting people to join us to generate ideas. A group of artists are presenting their projects, and the money collected during the evening is going to be distributed among them (with the people’s vote). This is a sort of micro-grant that explores new ways of financing art projects involving the local community.

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More images of food in Plzen facades.

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I'm so grateful with all the people that came to Plovárna for the TACO WKND workshop. We learned to make salty and sweet tortillas, and we had a bunch of colorful fillings, music, boat trips and smiles. Congratulations to the people of the project 'Foster the City' for renewing the former river baths and transform it into a great space for culture and leisure!

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Check out this interesting way to produce an apron with a recycled shirt. Clever ideas like this make my day!

Credit goes to Amontela.

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If you take a little walk in the center of Plzen, you can notice many old buildings that incorporated food in their facade decoration. A symbol that is often used in the decoration of the facades is the cornucopia, which represents abundance and nourishment.

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Plnene datle

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radouch posted this awesome recipe with dates and minced pork:

SUROVINY: sušené datle, mleté vepřové maso, hrstička nasekaných pistácií, petželka, 2 špetky skořice, sůl, pepř, trocha oleje

Rozehřejte si troubu na 160°C. Datle podélně rozkrojte a odstraňte pecku. Omytou petrželku nasekejte na jemno. Pistácie, petrželku a všechno koření přidejte do mletého masa a vše zapracujte. Naplňte směsí datle.

Zapékací nádobu vymažte olejem a naskládejte do ní datle vedle sebe, otevřenou stranou nahoru. Vše se peče 20-25 minut. Je potřeba datle trochu podlévat, aby se spodní část nepřipekla. Nejchutnější jsou teplé a namáčené do jogurtového dipu.

So easy and delicious!