For sixteen years Caritas is pledged in Georgia by the side of who toils to live: children, adolescents, young, needy and fleeing families, elderly, gotten sick, persons cast out in extreme poverty. And all this in faithfulness to the actual vocation: the charity that it is done action, putting the actual caution to the last of the land.

Sensitive to the possibility of to ensure a decorous present, Polin gave to the Georgian Caritas oven, mixers, biscuit equipment etc.

Beyond that to guarantee a concrete leading production of food, the donation is become an important support to the continuous one search for enhancement of the quality of the life, offering work places in the bakery and useful incomes to the social rehabilitation.

Thanks to the offers and to the free donations,t the Caritas can support the actual programs of recovery, health assistance, development and emergency.

Without the help of donors and all benefactors this has been not possible.

To continue to offer the actual support to the Caritas is available the bank account.

The site of the Caritas Georgia will be soon capable of being visited to the address:

CARITAS GEORGIA
Ref. 15695004
Banca di Roma - Agenzia 204
Via della Conciliazione, 50 - Roma
IBAN IT810 03002 05008 00000 2838150

www.caritas.ge

It's almost Christmas time!
The last of the “Grandi Corsi” meetings for 2009 has taken place. The master bread baker and pastry cook Fausto Rivola talked about the flat and rising bread, a traditional product of Genua, very popular in all Italian cities in different varieties and flavours.

The meeting, thus, became an opportunity to get to know and taste breads from Bari or Recco; soft and tempting, with cheese or spices.

Photos of the event are attached.

Before the beginning of the lesson Vittorio Santoro, head of CASTAlimenti, proudly announced that the arrangement with Polin&C to organize other meetings with backery master chefs has been renewed.

In February 2010 will take place the last of the seven scheduled meetings, it will be held by the famous maste chef Salvatore DE RISO, who will talk about the differences in flavours throughout Italy.
The exact date of the meeting has not been decided yet, however due to the high number of members expected, a prior presence confirmation is suggested. (To confirm, please contact CASTAlimenti: +39 030 2350076)

During the fifth meeting of “Grandi Corsi” (in partnership with CASTAlimenti), master backer Achille Zoia talked about the manufacturing of biscuits, demonstrating both mixing and baking processes on Polin's Mixers, Multidrop and ovens.

The many bakers at the meeting had the chance to learn receipts and secrets of producing soft mascaroons, canestrelli, almond biscuits, inglesini, whipped shortbreads, almond pastries, wine donuts and so on.

Photos of the event are attached.

The next meeting will take place on the 30th november 2009, it will be held by FAUSTO RIVOLA, who will talk about both flat and rising bread.

The event is already full, however for further information please contact CASTAlimenti (+39 030 2350076)

During the fourth meeting of “Grandi Corsi” (in partnership with CASTAlimenti), master backer Pierpaolo Magni talked about the history and tradition of cakes, describing and presenting the most typical delicacies in the Italian tradition.

The guests attending the meeting had the chance to follow the whole preparation process and then to taste several kinds of cakes, expecially made by the master baker.

Photos of the event are attached.

The next meeting will take place on the 23rd november 2009, it will be held by ACHILLE ZOIA, who will talk about the manufactoring of biscuits.

The event is already full, however for further information please contact CASTAlimenti (+39 030 2350076)

During the third meeting of “Grandi Corsi” (in partnership with CASTAlimenti), master backer Luigi Biasetto talked about breakfast products.
Before the many extremely motivated partecipants, the master baker described ingredients, components and making of croissants, wholemeal Italian and French brioches, with natural leaven, veneziane, krapfen, milk rice cakes, discussing mixtures and manufacture.
The attendants had the chance to touch and taste a wide range of breakfast products made by the master baker and expert CASTAlimenti bakers.

Photos of the event are attached.

The next meeting will take place on the 16th november 2009, it will be held by PIERPAOLO MAGNI, who will talk about traditiona cakes.
To attend this event or any of the following please contact CASTAlimenti (+39 030 2350076)

During the second meeting of “Grandi Corsi”, master backer Igino Massari talked about sponge bread adding several curiosities and personal experiences, which made the course more interesting.
At the meeting's end the participants had the chance to taste various kind of sponge bread and fillings made by the master baker.

The next meeting will take place on the 9th november 2009. It will be held by the most awaited master baker Luigi Biasetto, who will talk about breakfast products.
To attend this or any of the following events please contact CASTAlimenti (+39 030 2350076)