On February 18-19, 2019, the delegation of the Association of Development and Preservation of Armenian Culinary Traditions, headed by Chairman Sedrak Mamulyan was hosted at the "ICARUS" culinary school. The guests, led by director of "ICARUS" culinary school Rusudan Chartolani and the president of the "Georgian Culinary" Association Manuel Parandes Baranda, got acquainted with the activities, trainings, upcoming programs of Georgian culinary school, were in informed that the school operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and education here is free and it is conducted in Georgian, Russian and English languages, practical classes are held in different high quality hotel complexes and everywhere is demand for workers.
Members of Armenian delegation were present and they also held master classes in various aspects of culinary arts.
The visit of Armenian culinary art delegation to Georgia ended with the signing of a memorandum of cooperation.
In his speech, the chief cook of Armenia mentioned that great attention is paid to the development of Armenian culinary in Tbilisi. For example, Harisa, Dolma, Gatha and Ghapama festivals which became a tradition and carried out every year at the initiative of Association of Armenian Women in Georgia "Shushanik" and with the support from the Armenian Community in Georgia. The festivals become a real feast with participation not only individuals but also different hotels and restaurants.
The parties agreed to organize joint events both in Georgia and Armenia. The first one will be held in autumn, in Tbilisi. It will be festival of dishes which will be attended by Greek "ICARUS" culinary network's Georgian and Armenian schools' students, as well as cooks from hotels and restaurants.
The Armenian delegation invited Georgian counterparts to get acquainted with the various aspects of Armenian culinary art. The invitation was accepted with love.