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Tbilisi to Host First Georgian Pastry Festival

On the last weekend of October, Orbeliani Square will offer the chance to sample well-known and forgotten dishes of filled dough, prepared by cooks from various regions of the country.

Tbilisi to Host First Georgian Pastry Festival
Photo: Sputnik-Georgia

On October 24 and 25, Tbilisi will host the gastronomic festival "Tbilisi Food-Gen 2026," dedicated to Georgian filled pastries. The city's mayor, Kakha Kaladze, announced this at a government meeting.

The celebration, organized by the city's Economic Development Service, will take place on Orbeliani Square. Cooks from various regions of Georgia will take part. According to the mayor, guests will be able to try both well-known and almost forgotten dishes.

The festival will showcase the full diversity of Georgian pastry. Guests will have the opportunity to try many kinds of well-known and forgotten dishes.

— Kakha Kaladze, Mayor of Tbilisi

The program includes master classes on baking and seminars on the history and traditions of Georgian cuisine. Kakha Kaladze added that the festival will also give attention to contemporary gastronomy: cooks will present traditional Georgian flavors in a new interpretation.

The mayor of Tbilisi noted that this is the first time such a festival has been held in the capital, and expressed confidence that it will become an annual event.

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