Manifesta 12's gastronomic village offers quality food in Palermo
Manifesta 12, the itinerant biennial opening in Palermo, has partnered with local restaurant group Good Company to run the bar-restaurant at Teatro Garibaldi in the Kalsa district. Good Company, which operates top-rated venues like Gagini (named best restaurant in Palermo by Gambero Rosso), Buatta street food, and Bocum cocktail bar, won a public tender for the concession. The collaboration between private enterprise and the municipal administration ensures visitors can eat well during the event, a rarity at large art gatherings. Additionally, the London-based artist collective Cooking Sections presents a dry food project at the Giardino dei Giusti, integrating gastronomic themes into the biennial's program.
Key facts
- Manifesta 12 opens in Palermo in June 2018.
- Teatro Garibaldi in the Kalsa district serves as the biennial's headquarters.
- Good Company, a Palermo restaurant group, won the tender to manage the bar-restaurant.
- Good Company operates Gagini, Buatta, and Bocum.
- Gagini is considered Palermo's best restaurant by Gambero Rosso.
- The Cooking Sections collective presents a dry food project at Giardino dei Giusti.
- The initiative aims to provide quality food during the art event.
- The collaboration involves private and municipal actors.
Entities
Artists
- Cooking Sections
Institutions
- Manifesta
- Good Company
- Gagini
- Buatta
- Bocum
- Gambero Rosso
- Teatro Garibaldi
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Kalsa
- Giardino dei Giusti