Restaurant Day: eat at your neighbour’s place!

Cinzia Cuneo 2 maggio, 2016 mangiare locale, mangiare sano, risparmiare

Do you dream of opening your own restaurant and serving people the dish that made you famous at office parties? You want to discover the hidden culinary talents of the people you pass every day in the street? Then Restaurant Day is for you!

During the food carnival four times a year, participants are invited to pop-up restaurants whose owners serve their specialties, either in a public space, or directly in their own home. Spontaneity and festivity are a must during this culinary event! The pop-up restaurant can be opened anywhere: in a home, in an office, on a street corner, at a park, or on the beach – only the imagination is the limit. The idea of the day is to have fun, share new food experiences and enjoy our common living environments together.

Celebrated worldwide, the latest edition, which took place in August 2014, attracted 2,017 one-day restaurants in 30 countries. The festival, which made its debut in Helsinki, Finland, has spread to South Africa, Argentina, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, the United States and arrived to Montreal in February 2014. It has recently started receiving official support from municipal elected officials in Montreal.

The next Restaurant Day will take place on May 21, 2016 in Montreal, Paris, Ottawa, London, Geneva and several other cities around the world. To open a pop-up restaurant for a day, simply register on the website.

If you are looking for some inspiration on what to prepare, here are a few suggestions:

Tofu and Sweet Pepper Skewers with Peanut Sauce	Blackened Fish Fillets	Grilled Chicken in Coconut Milk with Spices
Provence-style Chicken	Warm Quinoa and Arugula Salad	Sesame Beef and Broccoli
Cherry and Peach Compote	Mango and Lime Mousse	Strawberry Ice Cream

If you are taking part this time, whether as a cook or a guest, please send us your pictures on social media (#soscuisine, @sos_cuisine). We will share them to help spread the word.

Autori

Cinzia Cuneo

Italiana di nascita e canadese d'adozione, Cinzia ha deciso di coniugare le sue competenze professionali e la sua passione per la buona tavola sviluppando un servizio per aiutare i numerosi «aventi bisogno» a riprendere il controllo della loro alimentazione. Così è nata SOSCuisine. Ingegnere di formazione al Politecnico di Torino, Cinzia ha conseguito un Master's Degree in scienze applicate all'École Polytechnique de Montréal.