Where: Casalecchio di Reno (BO), town centre
When: from 1/6/2013 to 2/6/2013

The Curious flavours festival aims to bring to Casalecchio di Reno for the second edition those typical enogastronomy products lesser known from the hills of Modena, Bologna and elsewhere. Particular attention will be paid this year to the "tortellino", the fresh made pasta filled with meat typical of Bologna.

The restaurants of the association "Tour Tlen" will propose menu with "tortellino" pasta designed by creativity and reinterpreted to match with the typical local wine Pignoletto dei Colli Bolognesi of the producers of the Consorzio dei vini dei Colli Bolognesi. The focus on the tortellino will continue exploring the chain of the production of it, through workshops of pulling the dough and insights about the tortellino ingredients, like mortadella cold cuts.

"Il Tortellino e Casalecchio, una gustosa sorpresa" (A tasty surprise about the tortellino and casalecchio): it is the title of a temporary exhibition in the Casa della Conoscenza, via Porrettana 360. On display the first authomatic machine for tortellino making (1911) realized by Officine Zamboni of Casalecchio (company still operating), photos and awards of the chefs Bazzani and Biagi (winners of the "Tortellino d'oro" from the Confraternita del tortellino bolognese).

In piazza del Popolo e in piazza dei Caduti there are the food stalls of the producers where you can discover particular tastes from the hills of  Modena, Bologna and other places.

For both days the focus on food will alternate with music, shows and special events about the tortellino. The shops will stay open with the contest about the best windows about the pasta dish.

Programme:

Saturday June 1st
10.00 - Town centre: opening of the Special flavours stalls
10.30 - Casa della Conoscenza: conference about “Il Tortellino, Bologna e il suo fuori porta"
15.00-17.00 - Casa della Conoscenza: contest for children about the decoration of your "tortellino”
Ore 15.30 - Casa della Conoscenza: the festival celebrates the Republic anniversary with a theatrical reading by Cristina Nughes and the cultural association ArteTù.
17.00 - Inauguration of the event in piazza del Popolo by the network Crealab for Parata Parblò.
18.00 - Town centre: tortellino comes on stage with the opening of the food stalls
21.00 - Teatro Pubblico di Casalecchio di Reno: Lucchini theatre company presents “Quèll c’ha inventà i tourtlein” (the tortellino's inventor) by Ostilio Lucarini directed by Davide Amadei.

Sunday June 2nd
10.00 - Town centre: opening of the Special flavours stalls
12.30 - Town centre: opening of the food stalls
14.30 - Walk on the Via degli Dei (Bregoli), meeting at the Infofiera point
from 15.00 - Entertainment by Parata Parblò
17.00 - Award cerimony for the shops windows contest “La vetrina più…curiosa!” by Confcommercio Ascom and of the contest“Decora il tuo tortellino” by Pro loco Meridiana Casalecchio Insieme, in piazza del Popolo

21.00 - Closing of the festival