Join our first Apulian Cookery Class to learn two of the most traditional recipes from the Apulian cusine. The cost of the class is £20, which includes the meal you have prepared. Spaces are very limited so book your place now
Come and join Friends of Puglia to celebrate a very cherished day in Puglia: the feast of St. Martino, when traditionally the must (grape juice) becomes wine on 10th November 2011, from 7:30pm, La Pizzica.
After the great success of the first tournament on 14th May 2011, Friends of Puglia brings back the Football tournament Coppa Friends of Puglia.
If you would like to represent your province or even if you are not from Puglia (or from Italy) but you feel close to a city in Puglia and you would like to fight to the last ball, contact us...
Friends of Puglia would like to invite you for a picnic on Hampstead Heath.
Sunday 7 August, from 12.30
To confirm your presence and to receive full details, please email eventi@friendsofpuglia.org
Friends of Puglia would like to invite you to the next Aperitivo Pugliese on 23rd June 2011 at La Pizzica from 7.30pm
We will taste two Apulian specialities: Panzerotto and Rustico. The unique warm atmosphere of La Pizzica together with great wine will be on the menu too.
Friends of Puglia would like to invite you to the first 5-a-side football tournament between Apulian provinces in London on 14 May .
Friends of Puglia invites you to celebrate Carnival by tasting a variety of great wines from Puglia accompanied by delicious regional food, including, our beloved “chiacchiere” fritters. Thursday 3 March from 7pm, La Pizzica, 837 Fulham Road, London.. The best masks or costumes will win a prize.
Our discovery of London through its ethnic cuisines takes us to Assaha
Village, a Lebanese restaurant in Paddington for our Christmas lunch. Sunday 5 December 2010 at 1pm
Friends of Puglia invites you to celebrate a very cherished day in Puglia: the feast of St. Martin, when traditionally the must (grape juice) becomes wine.Thursday 11th November October 2010 from 7pm, La Pizzica, 837 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5HQ
Every Monday from 1st till 15th November 2010, from 7 to 8pm, Friends of Puglia invites you to join upto our Pizzica-Pizzica lessons at Bishop Creighton House, 378 Lillie Road, Fulham, London, SW6 7PH
Join us for a traditional Italian aperitivo
with the best food and wine from Puglia. Thursday 14th October 2010 from 7pm, La Pizzica, 837 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5HQ
The Annual General Meeting of Friends of Puglia will be held on the 11th of September 2010 at 3pm, at The Landseer, in 37 Landseer Rd, London, N19 4JU (Nearest tube Station: Archway)
Here it is the second event of Friends of Puglia in the discovery of our opponent teams during the upcoming Football World Cup in South Africa. We met at the Suze Restaurant in Mayfair...
As the Football World Cup in South Africa is approaching, Friends of Puglia would like to introduce you to the cuisine of Slovakia and that of New Zealand, two of the nations the Italy will play in the Group F.
With the intention to better know our Puglia, each year during our Christmas holidays we visit a city in the region, whose beauty and secrets are shown to other members by the local FOP members. In the past we have visited Lecce, Bari and Brindisi. This year, on 27 December we shall meet in Taranto.
After the Chinese, Pakistani, Eritrean and Moroccan cuisine, our journey of discovering ethnic flavours in London takes us to the land of Nelson Mandela, the country which will host the next Football World Cup, South Africa.
The Annual General Meeting of Friends of Puglia will be held on the 19th of September 2009 at 3pm, at The Landseer, in 37 Landseer Rd, London, N19 4JU (Nearest tube Station: Archway)
The summer holidays have passed and Friends of Puglia would like to celebrate with you two important landmarks: the re-launch of our website and the fact that for the third year running we are your first port of call for anything regarding Puglia and Apulians in the UK.
Here it is another event of Friends of Puglia and ethnic restaurants in London, on Friday the 24th of April at 7:30pm with the Moroccan kitchen of Souk Medina.
The Moroccan style comes to London, moving away from the chaotic life of the metropolis, feel yourself be taken away in the tranquillity and relaxation of the riad in Morocco.
“The Hidden Art” is a documentary by Alfredo De Giuseppe, finalist for the Best Documentary prize at the London International Documentary Festival. On Wednesday the 1st of April at 6:30pm at the Barbican Arts Centre in London, there will be a screening of the documentary “The Hidden Art” of Alfredo De Giuseppe, in competition at the London International Documentary Festival.
Continue our journey of discovery of the FOP of “know London through its Restaurants. This time we will go to the Eritrean restaurant “Muna”, 26 March 2009, 7.30 pm.
We are not able (but we're on the case) to bring the traditional floats from Putignano, Manfredonia or Massafra. However we are celebrating Carnival with an expert wine presentation and tasting from Salento, complemented by a number of traditional local delicacies, including, if we manage to master our kneading skills, our beloved “chiacchiere” fritters.
With the intention to better know our Puglia, each year during our Christmas holidays we visit a city in the region, whose beauty and secrets are shown to other members by the local FOP members. In the past we have visited Lecce, Bari and Brindisi. This year, on 27 December we shall meet in Oria.
After the success with the Chinese cuisine, Friends of Puglia continues the project to help Apulians to familiarise with the different ethnic cuisines in London (but the invitation is open to anyone who happens to visit our website).
Again the lessons of pizzica! 3 events: on the 18th and 25th of November and the 2nd of December 2008 at the Masseria, from 6.30 to 8.30pm. For every day the first half hour will be 'dedicated to theoretical discussions.
This year Friends of Puglia will celebrate a festival in London, very cherished in Puglia: the feast of St. Martin, when traditionally the must becomes wine.
It is well known how the Apulian is attached to the culinary traditions of his own country. Despite living in London for many years, despite any job he does, every time he returns from Puglia, he brings “orecchiette” pasta, “burratine” cheese, “scamorzette”, olive oil and more, regardless of the weight and challenging every time his own luck with the check-in desk staff at the airport.
The Annual General Meeting of Friends of Puglia is arranged for the 6th of September 2008 at 15.00, in London, at La Masseria at 69 Upper Berkeley Street, W1H 7QZ
Al's Cafe Bar in 11-13 Exmouth Market London EC1R 4QD (see map here). The continuation of Italy in the European Football Championship is due to the combination of results. First of all we would have to defeat France in a game that is now a classic.
Al's Cafe Bar in 11-13 Exmouth Market London EC1R 4QD (see map here). The first match of Italy in the European Championship, Cassano is the team and Friends of Puglia will reserve you a seat in the front row.
In collaboration with Friends of Puglia, the course will be held at La Masseria 69 Upper Berkley Street, London,W1H 7QZ three times in April: the 8th, 15th and 22nd and it will last for 2 hours on each day, starting at 6.30pm.
Cultural Trip to Brindisi with lunch, delicious seafood menu and the excellent malvasia wine at the Taverna del Porto. "
After the great success of past collaboration between the Friends of Puglia and La Masseria we have organised another event. The theme remains the good wine and good food from Puglia
We celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the association at the Greek restaurant "The four lanterns", London W1T 6NP.
Cultural trip to Bari Vecchia with lunch at "La Cecchina" based on typical local dishes such as orecchiette with donkey meat, grilled prawns, "cartddate" with vincotto. We will also taste homemade Negroamaro and various local digestives.
“Festa di San Martino”: When the must becomes wine. "La Masseria" Apulian Delicatessen London W1 hosts the first event of Friends of Puglia.
Antonella, Monia, Roberto, Pierluigi, Stefania, Daniela and Glauco created the Association Friends of Puglia in London. All the Apulians provinces are represented by founders members.