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Pizza Fest 2008
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PIZZA FEST 2008
NAPLES, ITALY
SEPTEMBER 11 - 21
"Pizzafest" the Festival dedicated to Traditional Neapolitan pizza will take place in September this year. This annual festival continues to build on its success and this long awaited rendez-vous is now in its 13th edition.
The festival unites people with real Neapolitan pizza (Verace Pizza Napolitana) and the festival offers a rich programme entertainment and activities.
The Festival, organised by the "Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana" (Verace Pizza Association), the association responsible for authorising and promoting this typical Neapolitan product and associates who work, with excellence, in Italy and abroad will meet in the historical location of the Mostra d?Oltremare. This year the Festival offers a series of new initiatives.
The first builds on a series of international ties. The agreement signed with "Jalpak" (Japan Airlines tour operator) will enable Japanese students to follow an educational tours on the theme of "Verace Pizza Napoletana". This introductory phase will take place on the 9, 14 and 18 of September and incorporate guided visits to authentic producers of "primary products" (oil, tomatoes and mozzarella) and materials for production (ovens, hotellerie etc.). The introduction will lead to work placement stages for pizza and typical products. In addition to this the visitors will attend "Pizzafest" to admire masters of the tradition at work.
This is not the first time the event hosts delegates from abroad. Last year associates from Japan, the United States, China and Korea participated at the event.
In sign of maintaining tradition the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana continues to strengthen ties and synergy with local companies and suppliers that produce typical Campania products.
Building on this and working with the highly prestigious Università Federico II ? Department for Alimentary Science, 4 days on quality and characteristics of typical products linked to pizza have been organised. To precede this a workshop for on "The Chemistry of Neapolitan Pizza" will open the series of days. Monday the 15 of September the theme of the day will be the San Marzano dop tomato, Tuesday 16 00 grano tenero Flour, Wednesday 17 Mozzarella di Bufala Campana (Campania Buffalo milk mozzarella), Thursday 18 Extra Virgin Olive oil with the participation of ANFO, Associazione Nazionale dei Frantoi Oleari (National Olive Oil Association).
The aim these initiatives is to enhance and inform the public of the value of these typical products. In doing so it is possible to guarantee the high quality standards required by the statute, signed in 1984 by the Association and forms part of its successive discipline for the Pizza.
For this reason all of the technical sponsors and suppliers of raw materials for the realisation of real Neapolitan pizza originate exclusively in the Campania Region.
Pizzerias who receive the exclusive right to become an associate member of the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (Verace Pizza Association) guarantee this absolute quality of their products.
The Pizzafest 2008 programme offers 11 days of entertainment, quality food and fun.
The Inauguration day on the 11 September will involve the participation of the Italian Army and band and celebrate "Pizza Day". A satellite link with soldiers from the Garibaldi Brigade in Lebannon will also take place.
There is also news and changes to the "Vota la pizza" (Vote your favourite Pizza) competition. For the third year running the public will vote the best pizza. This year the difference being the voting period will be extended to the entire 11 days of the event and use an electronic system to vote. Last year 10,000 Neapolitans voted.
The calendar of events, shows and live entertainment will be held on the prestigious "Kermesse stage" under the artistic direction of "Radio Marte Stereo".
For any news visit web site www.pizzafest.info
Commitment to composting, recycling and waste reduction
TUTTA BELLA NEAPOLITAN PIZZERIA RESTAURANTS
DRASTICALLY REDUCE WASTE THROUGH EXTENSIVE RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING INITIATIVES
Seattle, WA — Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria has been committed to waste reduction and energy saving practices since their inception. These efforts have not gone unrecognized. As a tribute to Tutta Bella’s efforts, Mayor Nickels himself kicked off the City of Seattle’s restaurant food composting program from the Columbia City Tutta Bella location in 2006. Since then, Tutta Bella’s recycling, composting and energy saving efforts have steadily increased resulting in a number of remarkable achievements.
Tutta Bella restaurants collectively serve nearly 1000 customers a day at their Seattle locations in the Columbia City, Stone Way and Westlake neighborhoods. At the end of a day, each location disposes of no more than one bag of garbage. Everything else is either composted or recycled.
For their takeout containers, Tutta Bella utilizes Bio-Plus Earth, made by Fold-Pak. This packaging is made of 100% recycled paper and is 100% compostable (endorsed by the Green Restaurant Association and approved for the Cedar Grove composting facility). While their to-go cups, lids, and straws may look like plastic, they’re not. Made by Eco-Products, a carbon neutral company, these items are corn based and fully compostable (approved, or in the approval process, for the Cedar Grove composting facility). Just about everything is recycled or composted including paper, plastics, metal, glass, vegetables, expired pizza dough, coffee, coffee cups and filters, cardboard, floral scraps, and napkins and paper towels.
Tutta Bella is also committed to energy and water conservation tactics and subscribes to the City of Seattle’s Neighborhood Smart Business Program managed by Seattle City Light. All Tutta Bella restaurants use energy saving light bulbs, flow restrictors, energy efficient appliances, and green cleaning solvents. Additional water conservation efforts include sweeping outdoor sidewalks, instead of using a hose, and watering all plants with a watering can.
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Neapolitan Pizza Organization
The Verace Pizza Napoletana Association is an international trade
association, founded in 1984 in Naples, Italy by Antonio Pace. Its
purpose is to promote the culinary tradition of the Neapolitan pizza.
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