"My food and my art are inspired by a fantasy of mine. It’s a mixture of memories and stories, and a visualisation of a utopian Romania. For me the idealistic dream of Romania is to have had a balance between folklore, spirituality, art and science and to have never experienced communism. I wish that we had the chance to achieve an equilibrium between peasants, with their ancient knowledge of our existence, and the intellectuals with their ambitions for our future. I feel we missed that opportunity, but using food and art as mediums I want to simulate this culture.  Our menus are constructed with popular dishes of Romania. The way I present the food is a bit different than how we normally present it, making a parallel of the present with the alternative reality I previously mentioned. Also I want us to imagine myself as a nomadic merchant and artisan presenting you this menu in a world where ancient knowledge is still relevant (this year I used as inspiration the Romanian Folkloric Calendar) and set in a place of culture where I invite you to experience Romanian Hospitality with the flair of an art performance.​For a few hours I will bring you plates with food and we’ll feast together, learning to appreciate what nature is giving us, making food the bridge between imagination and reality."​

by Chef Raoul Gheorghe​