movement encourages bars and restaurants to serve pine nuts courtesy

On these cold days, have you thought about going to your favorite bar or restaurant and getting a warm portion of cooked pine nuts courtesy of the house? This is what has been happening in Curitiba for about two weeks, since the cook and columnist for Good Gourmet Rui Morschel launched the #TemPinhãoRuizão challenge on his Instagram.

After a recent trip to Spain, Rui returned enchanted by the tapas culture, typical of the country: when ordering a beer, he immediately received, without asking, a mini portion of olives to go with it. The gesture was repeated with each new order of alcoholic beverage, in 100% of the Spanish establishments visited by him. “In addition to being impressed, I was delighted. It’s the first thing that comes to mind when I think about what I experienced there in terms of gastronomy, especially in Spain. It made a big impression on me”, says the cook.

He was so enchanted that he decided to challenge Curitiba’s bars and restaurants to do the same, but valuing an ingredient that defines Paraná’s cultural identity: pine nuts. Under the hashtag #TemPinhãoRuizão, the movement, started by Rui on July 4th, now has 20 participating establishments (see list below). “It’s been wonderful. At the beginning, I invited well-known businessmen and even friends of mine who value this issue of local ingredients and who I was sure would be up for it. From that, more people started to appear who liked the idea, asking me how they could participate ”, he explains.

For the columnist, in addition to hospitality, the #TemPinhãoRuizão challenge contributes to the appreciation of local gastronomy, which has gone well beyond the courtesy of cooked pine nuts. Some restaurants joined the movement by including new special creations based on pine nuts on their menus. This is the example of Olivença Cozinha Ibérica, which until the end of this month offers a tapa of pine nuts with cod and crunchy ham as a courtesy to customers arriving for lunch or dinner.

“All those within this movement understand the value of brand positioning as a restaurant that values ​​local culture and with a simple attitude. For it to become a culture, entrepreneurs have to start seeing it not as a cost, but as an investment to please their customers more, make the experience better and make people remember it”, concludes the creator of the initiative.

Check out the list of restaurants participating in the #TemPinhãoRuiz challenge:

Bek’s Bar

Rua Brasílio Itiberê, 3645, Água Verde. Hours: Tuesday, from 4:30 pm to 11 pm; Wednesday, from 4:30 pm to 1:30 am; Thursday, from 4:30 pm to 1 am; Friday and Saturday, from 4:30 pm to 2 am; Sunday and Monday, closed. @beksbarcwb

Bar CanaBenta

Rua Itupava, 1431, Alto da XV. Hours: Monday to Thursday, from 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm; Friday, from 5 pm to 11:30 pm; Saturday, from 12:00 to 23:40; Sunday, from 12:00 to 22:40. @canabenta

Cantina do Delio

Rua Itupava, 1094, Alto da XV. Hours: Monday to Friday, from 11 am to 3 pm and from 6 pm to midnight; Saturday, from 11 am to 4 pm and from 6 pm to midnight; Sunday, from 11 am to 4 pm.

Rua Teixeira Coelho, 255, Batel. Hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 11 am to 3 pm and from 6 pm to 11 pm; Saturdays, from 11 am to 4 pm and from 6 pm to midnight; Sunday, from 11 am to 4 pm. @cantinadodelio

Choppinho

Rua José Sabóia Cortês, 251, Civic Center. Hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 5 pm to 11:30 pm; Saturday, from 2 pm to 11:30 pm; Sunday, from 14:00 to 22:30. @choppinhooficial

Choripan Getúlio

Avenida Presidente Getúlio Vargas, 3777, Vila Izabel. Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, from 5:30 pm to 11 pm; Friday, from 16:30 to 00:00; Saturday, from 14:30 to 00:00; Sunday, from 2:30 pm to 9:45 pm. @choripan. getulio

jeep bar

Secondo Tedeschi Street, 36, Ahú. Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, from 6 pm to 11 pm. @jipebarcwb

La Mafia Trattoria

Rua Desembargador Motta, 2601, Centro. Hours: Monday to Saturday, from 18:00 to 23:45. @lamafiacuritiba

lemon tree food house

Avenida Marechal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, 669, Tarumã. Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. @limoeiro.casa.de.comidas

Our Boteco

Rua Vicente Ciccarino, 669, Boa Vista. Hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 3 pm to 10 pm; Saturday, from 11 am to 6 pm. @nossobotecoboavista

Olivença Iberian food

Rua Paulo Gorski, 1309. Mossunguê. Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, from 5 pm to 10 pm; Friday and Saturday, from 12h to 23h; Sunday, from 12 pm. @olivencacomidahiberica

The Drunken Oyster

Rua Desembargador Ermelino de Leão, 95, Downtown. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 11 pm; Sunday, from 11 am to 5 pm. @aostrabebada

Curitiba Pastry

Curitiba Municipal Market — Avenida Sete de Setembro, 1865, Downtown. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, from 8 am to 6 pm; Sunday, from 8am to 1pm. @pastelariacuritiba

Benê Pastry

Avenida Presidente Kennedy, 2062, Rebouças. Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, from 12:00 to 15:30 and from 17:00 to 22:30; Friday and Saturday, from 12:00 to 15:30 and from 17:00 to 23:00. @pastelariabene

Quintana Gastronomy

Avenida Batel, 1440, Batel. Hours: Monday to Friday, from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday, from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. @quintanagastronomia

Quitutto GastroPub

Avenida dos Estados, 481, Água Verde. Hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 5 pm to 11 pm; Saturday, from 11:45 am to 11 pm; Sunday, from 11:45 am to 4:00 pm. @quitutto

Sambiquira

Rua Visconde do Rio Branco, 1199, Centro. Hours: Monday to Thursday, from 12:00 to 22:30; Friday and Saturday, from 12:00 to 23:00. @sambiquiracuritiba