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MARENOSTRUM POP UP- RESTAURANT

  A GENUINE SPANISH RESTAURANT IN HELSINKI

Schools from Spain, Italy, Finland and Latvia joined with Erasmus+ programme are creating an amazing POP UP Restaurant of Spanish food called MareNostrum. The project has the support and expertise of restaurant entrepreneur Can Comas who will bring their most special recipes and their Mediterranean warmth to Helsinki between 25-31/1/2015.

A total group of 30 students and 12 teachers from business and culinary schools together with restaurant entrepreneurs and chefs from four European countries gathered together in Helsinki to the Kick off of an inspiring, practical and encouraging new pedagogical learning model of entrepreneurship by creating a unique Spanish restaurant that will offer its delicacies to the public of Helsinki during 2 days.

The students in business schools designed all the pop-up restaurant from 0 to 100. They created the operative concepts, the visual set ups of MareNostrum Restaurant and worked out the founding of the company. Culinary school students will work under the guidelines of Can Comas Barcelona and Juuri Helsinki, experts and chefs to develop the Mediterranean recipes and serve it to you by meticulously trained European hospitality students.

“When teachers from the four different countries sent their proposal to us, we thought it was one of the most original of the last years. We definitely wanted to see this initiative come true so decided to give it full support.  Now we cannot wait to taste their cuisine. This project sounds delicious”, said CIMO representative at the kick off meeting for this Erasmus+ cooperation.

You will be able to see the stunning MareNostrum restaurant and taste the rich flavors of their menus that evoke the essence of the Mediterranean region in an atmosphere that will make you feel far away from the cold as soon as you step in.  Do not miss the opportunity to visit it and enjoy the kindness and warmth of the Spanish culture on 28^th and 29^th January at Perho Culinary School both for lunch and dinner time.

 A piece of the Mediterranean in the Baltic.

This project is the result of team work between PARTICIPANTS:

Italy: IPSAR Luigi Carnacina College
Finland: Helmi Business & Travel College, Mercuria Business College, Culinary School Perho and Restaurant Juuri
Latvia: Rigas Turisma un radosas industrijas tehnikums college, Restaurant Kaiku Varti
Spain: Col•legi Badalonès and Restaurant Comas Pastisseria

For further information please contact:

• Leni Palminkoski-Pihlamo, lecturer, Marketing
  +358 (0)40 714 4274
  leni.palminkoski-pihlamo@liiketalousopisto.fi

·         Karoliina Kemppainen, lecturer, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
+358 (0)40 714 4257
karoliina.kemppainen@liiketalousopisto.fi

·         Cristina López Mingolla, lecturer, Business English and Communication
+34 933 847 575
cristinalopez@badalones.com