The first time I noticed Sani Gourmet was in 2010 when Maria Elia mentioned she was on her way to Thessaloniki for this yearly food event.
The 2010 edition honored Women Chefs.
In 2011, the focus is on the variety, subtlety of Greek cuisine.
"From Macedonia to Crete we see examples of refined versions of similar dishes, each adjusted to reflect the special features of the region and the different flavours of the ingredients: the oregano of Pindos has a slightly different taste to that of Ikaria; the vegetables of the barren islands vary in flavour from those grown in the rich soil of the Peloponnese.
Meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruit – Greece has them all in abundance, the raw materials of a creative process that yields fabulous culinary results. We need only reach back in our memories to our childhoods, when our grandmothers and mothers brought to the family dinner table daily miracles of the culinary art, often beautifully presented. These were the dishes and recipes we are in danger of losing, along with the flavour of the real Greece."
The sights and Greek wines that I am sure will be served might make the trip worthwhile by themselves.
Detailed program and line up of chefs and other culinary luminaries has not been released yet, at least in the English version.
I will update this story when they do.
Sani Gourmet takes place at Sani Resort near Thessaloniki from May 13 to May 22, 2011.