Culinary Evening – The Blue Hour
Sat 24 Nov 2018, 6 pm
Goethe Institut
From Goethe Institut:
The term “blue hour” refers to the transition from day to night, when the sun has just set and the darkness is already arriving. It is the moment when sunset and moonrise merge and the sky shines in a rich blue of light and dark.
The blue hour stands for the unity of diversity, for a symbiotic cooperation of two opposites.
For many, the Blue Hour primarily means the end of a working day. Leisure time begins. We meet friends or family, exchange ideas and go out to eat and drink. How and what we eat is essential to our cultural identity. Eating together means living together, caring and laughing together
In collaboration with the German master chef Steffen Burkhardt and the chef of the Café Goethe, Mrs. Thuy Linh, the Goethe-Institut offers you a culinary journey of tastes. The chefs form a symbiosis of the respective country cuisine and thus create a Vietnamese-German fusion menu.
Steffen Burkhardt has been delighting the tastes of his guests for over 30 years. After completing his apprenticeship in Hamburg, he opened the restaurant “Nil” in 1989, which combines German recipes with international dishes and thus creates a “fusion cuisine”. To this day, the “Nile” is known as a local hot spot in Hamburg.
In order to develop personally and professionally, Steffen Burkhardt closed the doors of his restaurant and moved on. 10 years ago, together with Mirko Trekner he started the project “WerteKöche” – a growing network of chefs who collectively offer catering events and cooking workshops.
His love of cooking runs through all areas. Not only his dishes, but also his ingredients are attentively selected. The regional, seasonal and organic origin of the products used, is a matter of course, as well as the source of Steffen Burkhardt’s inspiration.
However, it is and remains the secret recipe of the master-chef in how diverse an ingredient can be prepared and how it can be used to create tasteful, international and cultural encounters.
Thuy Linh is in charge of café at the Goethe-Institut. The Goethe Café complements the cultural work of the Goethe-Institut in a culinary way.
Thuy Linh has been closely associated with the Goethe-Institut Hanoi for 21 years. On recommendation of the first director of the institute, she began to learn German cooking in Neustadt/Schwarzwald. A Cooking internship at the border to Italy, enriched her experiences. All of this can be found today in the menu of the Café Goethe.
More than 90% of the guests of the Café Goethe are Vietnamese. The German kitchen subtly respects their taste habits. The selection of ingredients plays a key role for Thuy Linh. She does not use either MSG, or preservatives or artificial flavors. She prepares everything becomes fresh and seasonal.
The Café Goethe is not a business for Thuy Linh, but a cultural commitment and meeting place. This is where ex-pats meet, as well as people from the government, the embassies, the private and public sectors and art and culture. Thuy Linh builds bridges between Vietnamese and German food cultures – a connection that makes the Café Goethe an important part of the Goethe-Institut in Hanoi.
Price: Voucher: VND 1.200.000 / Person
Amuse Guele | 4 Courses /// Table for 2|4|6 Per.
For guest from 18 years old
Tickets are available at Goethe Institut.
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