In the video project will be discussed about the history and culture of the Palace of Russian dining, the culinary preferences of the emperors and members of their families, the exquisite dishes of the “top table”, as well as everyday dinners, dinners and breakfasts crowned heads.
Irina Bagdasarova, senior researcher of the Hermitage, talk about the entourage of the Imperial meals during a Palace reception. Her narrative illustrated works from the collection of the Hermitage is the crockery and table decorations.
in order to provide drinking celebration more clearly, the video lectures will be accompanied by images of gala dinners, captured by artists in graphics and watercolors, and, of course, a menu of dishes, some of whose names sound for the modern ear is very unusual – take, for instance, at least “pigeon pie”.
By the way, for the culinary part of the program meets Dmitry Tsvetkov, the head chef of the restaurant “Catherine the Great” the Official hotel of the Hermitage.
