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Roberto’s celebrates Italian heritage with UNESCO backed cuisine week

Muscat, Oman

Roberto's Muscat joins the Embassy of Italy to honour Italy's culinary traditions through a week of regional Italian cooking, from fresh pasta with seafood to wood fired Neapolitan pizza.

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Roberto's Muscat branding with Italian Cuisine Week logo and UNESCO recognition for eleventh edition, 8 to 15 November
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Across the terrace that overlooks the Gulf of Oman, Roberto’s Muscat, a contemporary Italian dining destination at The St. Regis Al Mouj Muscat Resort, opens its doors to something altogether more consequential this week: a celebration of Italian cuisine as cultural heritage. From 8 to 15 November, the restaurant joins the Embassy of Italy for Italian Cuisine Week in the World, an initiative that recognises Italian cooking as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

A silver pan of fresh pasta with littleneck clams and mussels in light broth, garnished with green basil leaf

The programme honours the soul of Italian food: the terroirs, the producers and the generations who have shaped what arrives at table. Pasta made by hand carries clams and mussels in broth that tastes of sea salt and patient technique. Pizza emerges from the wood fired oven in the Neapolitan tradition, crust blistered and charred exactly as it should be. Each dish has been constructed around raw materials sourced across the Italian peninsula, from the Alpine north to the southern shores.

A wood-fired Neapolitan pizza topped with tomato sauce, melted cheese and fresh basil leaves, served on white linen

Roberto’s interprets “The Luxury of Simplicity”, a genuine seafood cuisine with an innovative gastronomic approach based on traditional cooking methods, which makes this week an expression of philosophy rather than novelty. The scenic dining terrace right on the water presents a true lifestyle experience for those who understand that the finest meals need both substance and setting.

Roberto's Muscat branding with Italian Cuisine Week logo and UNESCO recognition for eleventh edition, 8 to 15 November

Reservations may be made on +968 9662 8569 or at reservations@robertosmuscat.com.

Imagery courtesy of Roberto's Muscat (@robertosmuscat).

A silver pan of fresh pasta with littleneck clams and mussels in light broth, garnished with green basil leaf
A wood-fired Neapolitan pizza topped with tomato sauce, melted cheese and fresh basil leaves, served on white linen
Roberto's Muscat branding with Italian Cuisine Week logo and UNESCO recognition for eleventh edition, 8 to 15 November

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