Truffle Festival in Giurdignano: here is the program

“Giurdignano Truffle Festival - Land of truffles, megaliths, illuminations and cuttings”, first edition of the territorial promotion event which aims to tell the beauty and goodness of the small Salento village, presents itself with a calendar full of events scheduled from 24 to 26 May 2024 . The initiative - conceived by the Puglia Expò Association chaired by Michele Bruno - takes shape in conjunction with the recent award to the Municipality of Giurdignano of the coveted recognition of "City of Truffles" by the National Association of Truffle Cities based in Alba (CN) and will involve entrepreneurs, researchers, journalists and bloggers from across the region . We start every day with an "experience" , a real itinerant guided tour linked to a product of the land - wine, truffles and oil - which always ends with a tour inside a local company Idruntine hinterland. However, the Baronial Palace is the beating heart of the event. Here, over the course of three days, you can take part in a series of cooking shows featuring books and cooking, dedicated to lovers of good food and reading. It will be an opportunity to discover the best combinations between excellent ingredients and local truffle varieties, allowing us to suggest some interesting thematic publications. And then, ample space will be dedicated to gastronomic insights and workshops with researchers, experts and sector operators who will discuss new trends in the kitchen. Also particularly interesting is the daily appointment with interviews , in which you will have the opportunity to get to know the people behind the most significant entrepreneurial projects born in Giurdignano and its surroundings. “It will be a pleasure to welcome important operators in the food sector, and not only, to our Municipality on the occasion of this beautiful celebration” states Mayor Monica Gravante . “Giurdignano is a small reality, it's true, but there is great excitement here and we have a lot to tell.” Here is the complete program:

FRIDAY 24 MAY 2024

THE SALENTO YOU DON'T EXPECT

8.30am

WINE EXPERIENCE - THE SCENT OF WINE

Cuttings, vineyard, cellar, bottle, glass and wine. All made in Salento or almost, in the company of Samantha CENTONZE

BARONAL PALACE

WORK SHOP

10.30 am

Let's learn to recognize truffles

with Gianluigi GREGORI - Director of the experimental truffle growing center and Andrea COLAGIORGIO

Diego CONTINO hosts

1pm

GASTRONOMIC insights

The TRUFFLE. Sustainable or elitist product? Local or global ?

We talk about it with Leonardo BORRACCI (Restaurant manager), Rosalia CHIARAPPA (journalist), Fedele SPINELLI (wine shopkeeper), Massimo VAGLIO (ethnoanthropologist).

In the interpretation of chef Paolo BARLETTA of Leo's Braci d'Autore - Polignano a Mare

Paired with Salento wines.

Francesco ZOMPI' and LELA TOMMASI host

5.00 pm

THE STORIES

WE TURN ON THE LIGHTS and it's immediately a party.

The tradition of village festivals between lights and sounding board  

with Graziano CENNAMO (PugliArmonica) and Vito MARASCHIO (Association of Apulian luminaries)

Interviews: Tony AUGELLO and Serena FASIELLO

7.30pm

COOKING SHOW between BOOKS AND COOKING

Lucrezia Argentiero talks to us about Eros and Truffles by OM Edizioni

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Which pasta for truffles? Fettuccine, tagliatelle, tagliolini or something else?

Maria LANZILLOTTI's version – Osteria Casale Ferrovia, Carovigno

We talk about it with Fabio MOLLICA and Annamaria PETROSILLO

Paired with Salento wines with Francesca SERIO

SATURDAY 25 MAY 2024

THE SALENTO YOU DON'T EXPECT

8.00 am

TRUFFLE EXPERIENCE

searching for truffles with Aldo Borgia and his dogs (Lagotto Romagnolo) in the company of Samantha CENTONZE

BARONAL PALACE

10.30am WORK SHOP GIURDIGNANO City of Truffle

Michele BOSCAGLI – President of the National Truffle City Association

Antonella BRANCADORO – Director of the National Association of Truffle Cities

Giuliano BORGIA - Borgia Truffles

Paolo GRECO – Mayor of Caprarica

Giuseppa ANTONACI – President of ITS

Roberto MUCI – Giurdignano Unesco Club

Monica GRAVANTE – Mayor of Giurdignano

Host – Vincenzo SPARVIERO

1pm

GASTRONOMIC insights

The perfect EGG for Truffles – Fried? A few? How to cook it and what to pair with it?

Speakers: Giulio Apollonio (Perfect Egg), Maurizio Quarta (AIS Lecce), Antonluca Iasi (Content Creator),

In the interpretation of Roberto Musarò, chef Origano, Minervino di Lecce.

Paired with Salento wines with Daniela GRAVILI

Hosted by Fancesco Zompì and Annalucia GALEONE

5.00 pm

THE STORIES

Emotions in freedom – Passion, love for the territory, beauty… easy to say. She managed to express all this in her creations

Maria Rosaria CIULLO - THE CRANE

interviewed by Federica FERSINO and Mariella TAMBORRINO

7.30pm

COOKING SHOW between BOOKS and COOKING

Alfredo POLITO talks to us about “The Truffle Seasons” by Slow Food Editore

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LE SAGNE 'CANNULATE, sea and truffle

The vision of Alfredo DE LUCA Taverna del Porto, Tricase

with Pino DE LUCA

Paired with Salento bubbles with Giorgio SYRIGOS D'ARPE

SUNDAY 26 MAY 2024

GET TO KNOW SALENTO

8.30am

A MEGALITHIC TOUR & OIL EXPERIENCE –

Is there still a future beyond the past? Dolmens, Menhirs, underground oil mills, resistance oil mills in the company of territorial guides.

BARONAL PALACE 11.00am WORK SHOP

MARKETS and MERCHANTS among truffles, dogs and truffle hunters

Gianluigi Gregori talks about it Aldo FERRANTE (truffle hunter), Giuseppe LOLLI (Salento truffles) and Marco CARRUEZZO (CEO Masters Truffle Maestri)

1.00 pm GASTRONOMIC insights

ANCIENT GRAINS and truffles, from bread to dessert.

Speakers: Antonio CERA (Forno Sammarco - San Marco in Lamis), Gianluca TENUZZO (Bar Claudio) Caronte - Vernole), Ercole MAGGIO (Mulino Maggio - Poggiardo), Antonio MERCALDI (influencer), Silvio PROTOPAPA (Forno Protopapa - Giurdignano),

Paired with Salento wines with Samantha CENTONZE.

Francesco ZOMPÌ and Michele BRUNO host

THE STORIES

5.00 pm

The Salento truffle, a family story , through the words of Aldo and Giuliano Borgia

They interview Loris COPPOLA and Fiorella PERRONE

7.30pm

COOKING SHOW between BOOKS AND COOKING

Gianluigi Gregori talks to us about “L'Italia del Truffle” by Typimedia editore

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The CASA BORGIA tortello

In the interpretation of Daniele Seviroli

in the company of Gianfranco Laforgia and Aldo Reho

Paired with Salento wines with Samantha CENTONZE