Gastronomic performance by the Lake Vaidava

The main aim of the symposium is to popularize the so called “clean eating” and, particularly, Latvia’s role in this niche. The underlying idea of the clean eating is simple – to consume and use products which are as close to being natural as possible. Therefore, it has been observed that world’s best restaurants do not serve food on the famous white porcelain anymore, as an alternative choosing state of art dishes made out of natural clay.

Long gone are those times when eating was only a gastronomic pleasure; instead it must also ensure visual satisfaction. Therefore the main aim of the artists will be to produce specially designed dishes for the 11 course menu created by the head chef of the restaurant „Valmiermuižas pārstāvniecība Rīgā” Dzintars Kristovskis.

At the end of the symposium on July 8 and 9 by the Lake Vaidava special dinner called „Pilnbrieda garša. Latvijas vasara” („Mature taste. Summer in Latvia”) will be organized. It will be a 3,5 hours long open-air dinner where diners will be offered a unique symbiosis of atmosphere, sound, smell, taste and colour. The dinner will be served on the dishes designed at the symposium.

An event as such has never been experienced neither in Latvia, nor anywhere else in the whole Europe, therefore everyone is invited to become a part of this fascinating project where in front of everyone’s eyes gastronomy and art, meal and clay, creator and appreciator will meet.

The closing dinner of the symposium has been included as one of the introductory events of the Rīga-Gauja European Region of Gastronomy. The Rīga-Gauja region in 2015 was named one of the European Regions of Gastronomy, which is a result of a close cooperation between the Rīga Tourism Development Bureau, Cēsis and Sigulda counties, Valmiera City Council and the tourism cluster of the Gauja National Park. Altogether they have created a gastronomy concept of the Rīga-Gauja region – Wild at palate. It is aimed at popularizing the gastronomy tourism niche and promotion of the Gauja National Park as a tourism destination. The concept is based on a principle that locally grown products should be used as much as possible.

The event is organized by the society „Radošuma meka” with the support of the „Vaidava Ceramics”, „Valmiermuižas alus” brewery and Kocēni County. Informative support – „Četras sezonas”. Special surprises from the „Nilsson Coffee” and „Bee in” await guests of the dinner.