Category: Events

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Dear members,

On Sunday, February 17th 2019, a traditional Sunday lunch was organized by the British Serbian Society at restaurant Jerry’s in Dedinje, where we enjoyed traditional English food, socializing, meeting new friends and creating new opportunities. We hope that you will join us at the next gathering.

This event was organized so as to commemorate the Harvest Festival, which is celebrated all around the world, under different names, such as Thanksgiving Day etc. For this occasion, a large amount of organic fruit and vegetables grown on the estate was donated to a soup kitchen with the Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade. This event was organised by Lisa Brown, the owner of the estate and the president of SPES.

After Lisa Brown welcomed the guests, Robin Fox, an Anglican priest in Belgrade, made a speech. He reminded everyone of the significance of charity and helping those in need, and then read a prayer of gratitude for the successful harvest.

The guests later relaxed while sampling delicious, quality wine, chosen by attending wine knights.

Lunch was prepared by many professionals and enthusiasts, because the menu consisted of four been dishes and various salads. Four teams fought to win over the guests and get the “Best Bean Dish” award: valjevsko-šumadijski, sembersko-fruškogorski, bosansko-krčedinski and krajiški. The manifestation was part whimsical, part competitive, with a goal to have a good bite to eat and even better fun.

The teams had professional help in the form cooking school students from Novi Sad. Their engagement at the event was rewarded with recipe books with specialties from all over the world.

The merry atmosphere of the event chased away the clouds over Krčedin, and the entertainment was made complete with song and tamburica music.

Members of the SPES association gathered on 22^nd June at the Home of Đura Jakšić, in Belgrade, for a wine book promotion.

How to recognise quality wine, how to properly serve wine, and how to match wine with a meal were some of the topics covered. Our members showed great interest in the topic, because many of them are members of the Wine Order of St George.

After the promotion concluded, the members moved on to the ”Dva jelena” restaurant in Skadarlija. The local culinary specialties, the fine wine and a tamburica orchestra made all of the ladies delighted.

The evening went by in a pleasant atmosphere, filled with laughter and positive energy.

”The Days of Bread and Wine” manifestation took place on 29th March in the beautiful ambiance of a Vojvodina style house on the Vila Ravijojla estate in Krčedin. The event was organised by Lisa Brown, owner of the estate and president of SPES, and it marks the fourth consecutive year of this festival taking place, with the guest numbers ever growing.

After a brief welcome from Lisa Brown, Aleksandar Kojić, president of the Wine Order of St George, addressed the guests. This was followed by a ceremony of admitting new members into the wine order.

Besides the wine knights’ representatives, many business people attended. Guests came in from all former Yugoslavian countries, and Teresa Rask, Women Entrepreneurship Ambassador from Sweden, arrived just for this occasion.

The love of wine brought together aficionados, so famous wineries brought out their wine, including Bermet, Despotika, Vino Jug and Mačkov kamen.

Just like every year, traditional Serbian delicacies were there to be enjoyed together with the wine.

The great atmosphere was further improved by a tamburica orchestra. The old hits kept coming, so many of the guests even sang along.

At the end of the event, the hosts announced a Bean Fest taking place in autumn, together with the Harvest Festival.

This year ”The Krčedin Bean Fest” took place on 24th September at the Vila Ravijojla estate. The event was organised by Lisa Brown, owner of the estate and president of SPES.

Business people from all parts of Serbia and from abroad gathered to enjoy traditional Serbian cuisine and fine wine.

Guests enjoyed the beauty of the estate, a homely atmosphere and socialising.

Lisa Brown thanked all of the guests for coming, and pointed out that it would be her great pleasure to continue gathering her dear friends and business associates for such events.