Ancient Roman Dinner From The History To The Table

You will enjoy an authentic ancient Roman dinner prepared by  our exprt chef  Cinzia Sacchetti following the ancient Roman recipes of Marcus Gavius Apicius, gastronome, cook and Roman writer who lived at the turn of the first and second century A.D. He wrote the oldest Roman cookery recipes book  “ The res coquinaria” . In the res coquinaria are described dishes that served to make the banquests of Roman nobles and aristocrats unique and special, showing their opulence  and magnificence to visiting  foreign guests. The dishes at the base of Apicius’s recipes were chosen for their extravagance and exotic origin since Rome at the time was a cosmopolitan centre and the rich could thus easily avail themselves of the delicacies from all part of the world.  During the ancient Roman dinner the dishes will be decribed and the ancient Roman techniques of their preparation. This will be followed by reading of the classic texts of the ancient Roman cuisine, such as the dinner of “Trimalchone” narrated in the Satyricon of Petronio and the famous lustful  Lucullian dinners narrated by Plutarch interpreted by our expert archaeology lecturer Claudia Pinci accompained by the sound of the traditional music of ancient Rome.