gastronomy workshops and tastings will enrich, as usual, the program of the fourteenth edition of Con-live festival in Carrara 5 to 7 September 2014 and that this year will shine the spotlight on "Africa: the heart of the planet." Rice, flour , coconut milk, peanuts, manioka, and many, many spices are the ingredients that, with their aromas, will guide the audience of the event in the discovery of African cuisine. it deserves to be known, in fact, the vast gastronomic wealth of a continent crossing savannas, forests, deserts and even glaciers and that feeds a multitude of beliefs and rituals readable even in eating habits. a restaurant, on the other hand, deeply rooted in the land of origin and linked, let us not forget, the extreme concept of "need", but was able to accommodate itself metamorphoses due to contact with distant cultures, whether they are those brought by colonialism, or the Eastern ones of the major shipping lanes. And just in the name of these contaminants will build on the meeting on Saturday 06 September, at 19.00, at Palazzo Binelli, titled, not surprisingly, "Cous cous, rutting, spices and imagination. Meetings between African and Italian foods ". An event during which the boys of the Institute Hotelier "G. Minute "will show you how simple it bring a bit 'of Africa in our tables, revealing the secrets of delicious exotic recipes to mix them with the typical flavors of our home pantries. At the end of the demonstration, will follow, as usual, the free tasting. The liaison with the esteemed educational institution, familiar presence in the program of co-existence, will continue in "Drink Africa", scheduled for Sunday at 17.30 in Piazza Gramsci, that will refresh us with delicious African-inspired drinks. Also for this year's festival back then the classic post conference aperitifs, in this case with typical local products, to be held Saturday and Sunday, at 12.45, in the square in front of the Suffrage Church, by always the "G Minute" in collaboration with Conad via Carriona.Del rest of the drinks in the "dark continent" they take on a symbolic value often within millennial rites handed down from generation to generation. This is the case of the fascinating tea liturgy in the peoples of the Sahara that inspired the meeting "The Sheltering Sky" proposed by the Atelier "I Salotti" Friday, at 17.30, at the Palace of Square Medical Alberica. In an intimate and cozy space, "I Salotti" offers a tasting of mixtures from South Africa, Morocco, Kenya and Rwanda: a moment to regain a slow pace, made of ancient gestures that can transport us to a moment in a Tuareg tent. It is recommended prenotazione.E after all these tastings, why not try to redo the recipes and tasted cocktails at home? Here's to the markets of Via Roma you can stock up on products to impress family and friends with a truly exotic blend, buy fabrics, handicrafts and learn about stories and projects related to volunteering in Africa. The space will be open Friday from 16.00 to 24.00, and Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to 24.00. Those who want to taste African food, but not only, even during the days of the festival, will stop to eat in the city choosing among the many proposals of menu bars and restaurants in the center or choose the street food in the "open air restaurant "that will be set up in Piazza Matteotti with food stalls of" Food from the world. "