Mid September – still summer temperatures and sunny in Sibiu, still plenty of tourists taking photos of our medieval old town, still the main squares of the city bustling with concerts, outdoor events and a big crowd. And somewhere on the Mitropoliei Street, right next to the Big Square (Piata Mare), at Jules Bistro, in their summer garden, a handful of well known Romanian chefs from all over the country get together for 3 full days to bring gastronomy to a next level.
For the last year, going to a brunch on Saturday has become an usual activity when we're not traveling anywhere else and we decide to spend the weekend in Sibiu. Good food, beautiful locations and very nice hosts – such a good combination for spending a few hours outside the house.
I've said it before that Sibiu has a lot to offer in terms of events almost all year long, but when something like a Food Culture Festival is happening in town, we have to be there, especially since it's all about 'eating local' – save old tastes and varieties, preserve beautiful cultural landscapes.
It's been quite a while since I actually posted something about cooking on the blog, but it's not because I don't cook anymore, it's mainly because what I cook is so delicious that I don't get to take photos in time 😀 But this salad I have been cooking all summer long and every one who hears about it wants to know the recipe. It's quite famous and traditional in Romania, but I haven't seen it being cooked anywhere else I went outside the country.
The Moroccan cuisine is one of the top touristic attractions when visiting the country so, for a gourmand like me, a post about it seems just right.
What to cook when you have fresh vegetables from your mother's garden and you don't know what to do with them 🙂 First I wanted to cook a vegetables tortilla, but I didn't find at the supermarket the dough, so I opted for a pie dough.