Terraço Itália welcomes Italian chef with three Michelin stars at gastronomic festival

In the capital of São Paulo, the last week of October presents a series of events dedicated to the universe of gastronomy for those who want to eat and drink well.

The program starts this Monday, the 24th, with the start of the 11th edition of Settimana della Cucina Italiana, in which 20 Brazilian chefs welcome Italian colleagues to cook in their restaurants in São Paulo.

In the field of Japanese food, the tip is the Izakaya Matsuri, which brings together 12 izakayas from São Paulo —as the typical Japanese bars are called—, with dishes, drinks and karaoke at Bunkyo, in Liberdade.

The event is part of the Japanese Gastronomy Week, which also brought bartender Rogério Igarashi, from Trench, in Tokyo, to São Paulo. Igarashi runs the cocktail shakers at Tan Tan, in Pinheiros, alongside Ricardo Miyazaki on Saturday (29), with drinks made from awamori, a distillate produced exclusively in Okinawa, Japan.

See below these and other activities to fill your belly — and your face — this week in São Paulo.

Circuit of the Senses

Until the second week of November, British gin brand Bombay Sapphire promotes the Circuito dos Sentidos, which takes exclusive drinks to bars in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Among the nine addresses participating in the festival in the capital of São Paulo, there are houses such as Vila Anália, Flora and The S.
See the full schedule on Instagram @bombaysapphirebr

Settimana della Cucina Regionale Italiana

In its 11th edition, the festival promotes an exchange with Italian chefs from Monday, the 24th, to Sunday, the 30th. During this period, 20 Brazilian cooks receive European colleagues in their restaurants in São Paulo. Among the guests is Roberto Cerea, in charge of Da Vittorio, in Bergamo, in the Lombardy region, with three stars in the Michelin Guide. He cooks at Terraço Itália, in downtown São Paulo.
Multiple addresses. Mon. (24) to Sun. (30). See the full schedule and menus at settimanacucinaitaliana.com

Japanese cuisine week

This Tuesday, the 25th, the first edition of the Japanese Gastronomy Week begins in São Paulo, an event that runs until the 1st of November with tastings, lectures and dinners. There are activities such as Ramen Matsuri, in which five city restaurants present different styles of ramen to the public, on Wednesday, the 26th, at Japan House – already sold out. Another highlight is the Izakaya Matsuri, which brings together 12 izakayas, as Japanese bars are called, on Sunday, the 30th, at Bunkyo.
Izakaya Matsuri. Bunkyo – r. São Joaquim, 381, Liberdade, central region. Sun. (30), from 12 pm to 10 pm. BRL 35 via sympla.com.br

Tan Tan

The only Brazilian bar in the 50 Best global ranking, Tan Tan welcomes bartender Rogerio Igarashi to command its cocktail shakers this Saturday, the 29th. Brazilian, Igarashi is in charge of Trench, a bar located in Tokyo and named 25th best in Asia according to the 50 Best local list. Ricardo Miyazaki, from São Paulo’s The Punch, will also be behind the counter. The menu features cocktails based on awamori, a rice-based distillate produced exclusively for Okinawa, and created especially for the occasion.
R. Fradique Coutinho, 153, Pinheiros, west region, tel. (11) 2373-3587, Instagram @tantannb. Sat. (29), from 7pm

Taste Lab

Inspired by gastronomic centers in Europe and the United States, the space brings together 14 restaurants in the Tamboré mall, in Barueri, in Greater São Paulo. Well-known houses in the capital, such as Jun Sakamoto, Dogma Brewery and Rinconcito Peruano, make up the space along with novelties such as El Txoko, by chef Lígia Karasawa, and One Bite Coffee, by Thiago Cerqueira.
Shopping Tamboré – Av. Piracema, 669, Barueri, Greater Sao Paulo