Si è svolta Mercoledì 3 giugno 2009 la votazione da parte della Giuria Tecnica per decretare il vincitore della prima edizione del concorso per illustrazioni "tavole a colori" 2009 riservato a illustratori non professionisti.
La giuria composta da rappresentanti degli Enti promotori e Partner (British Council, Scuola di Comix, Comicon salone del fumetto e Wacom) oltre che da esperti e docenti di comunicazione visiva si è così espressa:

1° Classificato per illustrazione: Valentina Russo con "Eufonia" (Opera in alto a sinistra);
2° Classificato per illustrazione: Fabbrizio Valerio Sannino con "Pomod'oro 18 Kt";
3° Classificato per illustrazione: Stefano Iorio con "Boom di Sapore".

Altri premi sono andati a:
Premio Giuria Popolare (492 Votazioni sul sito umberto.it): Mario Pacca con "We love pasta".
Premio della Critica: Angela Marvino con "Nero di Seppia".
Premio "migliore idea creativa": Davide Doto con "Spaghetti Esplosivi"
Premio "migliore composizione artistica": Alessandro Biagini con "Mediterranean".
Premio "Miglior concept": Michelangelo Di Gisi con "Pizza attack".

Dopo il brindisi finale offerto dall'azienda Bortolomiol con i suoi Prosecchi, si è chiusa la prima edizione del concorso, che ha visto la partecipazione di ben 28 artisti che hanno saputo interpretare in maniera eccellente il cibo mediterraneo.

Per vedere tutte le opere in concorso http://www.umberto.it/concorso.php?page=1

Si svolgerà stasera Venerdì 24 aprile 2009 la cena ufficiale del napoli Comicon 2009.

Saranno ospiti tutti i fumettisti ed illustratori presenti all'edizione in corso e in particolare Tanino Liberatore.
La cena offerta dagli Chef di Umberta sarà ispirata al giallo, tema del Comicon e sarà così composta:

antipasto
sformato di tenue giallo
con patate e parmigiano reggiano

primo
impasto di giallo napoletano
con trofie della cara, ragù di fiorilli e formaggio

secondo
spennellato con oro lucente
con maialino e chicchi di mais

dolce
sfumatura e dolci trasparenze di camomilla
con mele gialle, miele e crema

I Vini, offerti dall'azienda Veneta Bortolomiol (www.bortolomiol .com) saranno:
PROSECCO di VALDOBBIADENE SPUMANTE V.S.Q.
FILANDA ROSE' BRUT Millesimato Riserva
PROSECCO di VALDOBBIADENE "MAIOR" DRY D.O.C.

Febbruary 14th 2009
8,30 p.m.

On the Saint Valentine's Day we are going to offer two different degustation menù according to the Lovers tradition, one ispired by "sea elements" (50,00 Euros p.p.) and the other one by the "earth elements" (45,00 Euros p.p.). You can see the menù composition in our "menù" section or in "Buy".
Reservation prefered 081418555

Saint Valentine's Day History
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the saint whose feast was celebrated on the day now known as St. Valentine's Day was possibly one of three martyred men named Valentinus[3] who lived in the late third century, during the reign of Emperor Claudius II (died 270):
A priest in Rome; A bishop of Interamna (modern Terni); A martyr in the Roman province of Africa. Various dates are given for their martyrdoms: 269, 270, or 273.[4] The name was a popular one in late antiquity and is derived from valens,(worthy).[5] Several emperors and a pope bore the name,[6] not to mention a powerful gnostic teacher of the second century, Valentinius, for a time drawing a threateningly large following.
That the creation of the feast for such dimly conceived figures may have been an attempt to supersede the pagan holiday of Lupercalia that was still being celebrated in fifth-century Rome, on February 15 is apparently a figment of the English eighteenth-century antiquarian Alban Butler, embellished by Francis Douce, as Jack Oruch conclusively demonstrated in 1981.[7] Many of the current legends that characterise Saint Valentine were invented in the fourteenth century in England, notably by Geoffrey Chaucer and his circle, when the feast day of February 14 first became associated with romantic love.

31 dicembre 2008 - 9,00 p.m.

Our New Years eve menu:
Cod, Sword fish, shrimp and octopus carpaccio served with raw vegetables & wasabi;
Homemade ravioli stuffed with fresh ricotta & lemon served with lightly sautéed clams, slice of local fish and Vesuvian tomatoes;
Gilthead sea bream fillet baked with white wine and dressed with radicchio cream and sliced artichokes.
New years eve Cake - Local Chestnut and cream mousse;
Typical Italian Panettone, Pandoro and Lentils and large spiced pork sausage soup according to an antique recipe that dates from the 1600s.
Wine
Asprino d'Aversa V.s.q. - I Borboni
Fiano di Avellino D.o.c.g. - Di Meo
Italian Spumante - Franciacorta D.o.c.g. Brut Cuveè S.a. - Contadi Castaldi
Typical neapolitan music and songs during the dinner. Price includes menù wine and a flute of italian Spumante.
€ 90.00 p.p.

At the end of the dinner you should enjoy the wonderful firework show that will start at 1,00 a.m. along the seafront in Via Caracciolo, two hundred meters from our Umberto's

Pizzafest - Naples Mostra D'Oltremare from 11th to 21th of September 2008 Our pizzeria staff is going to partecipate at the 13th edition of pizzafest, the world greatest "Real Neapolitan pizza" exhibition. Our staff will be there from Wednsday 17th to Sunday 21th, This year is going to run the third edition of the special competion between all pizzerias partecipating (International "Vota la Pizza" 2008), with the customers involved, as they have to judge and vote the best pizzeria of the Festival. Please come and allow us win!!

Onaf (Italian Cheese Tasting Organization). The course is going to start on Thursday 03/27/2008 and will carry on for ten lessons. The lessons will start at 9 p.m. until 11 p.m. with a theory section nad a tasting and degustation section afterwards. The cost is 240,00 Euro per person and will include the course, one year ONAF Membership and also one year sebscription at "Caseus", official cheese organization newspaper. If you are interested please contact our ROBERTA DI PORZIO (081/418555) or the director of the course SALVATORE VARRELLA: Tel. 3292040760 c/o AUGUSTUS: 081/5513540 e-mail: augustus.na@agora.it

From the 6th to the 16th of June 2008 Joint venture between Umberto and the Film Festival of Naples. The degustation menu ''Napoli Imbandita" will be dedicated to the 70's classical neapolitan films and inspired to the Ippolito di Cavalcanti Duca di Buon Vicino neapolitan recipes dated eighteen hundred century. Here are some of the special dishes: - Seafood, capers & cherry tomatoes salad caponata (served chilled). - Bucatini pasta with vesuvian tomato sauce, local baby fish and breadcrumbs. - Grilled anchovies served with fresh escaroles dressed with balsamic vinegar. - Fresh Ricotta cheese and neapolitan yellow peach cake.

Wine and the city - Outside "Vitigno Italia" Event This is the first event dedicated at the italian wine culture. Five days and fifty places for a new and glamurus path where the wine tasting is joined with special event, like Wine&Design, Wine&Art, Wine&Music, Wine&Words, Wine&Beauty, Wine&Fashion... Umberto's in Chiaia is going to propose a special degustation menu ispired at the Wine&Mediterranean White, meaning with mediterranean white all the product produced with Water buffalo milk. The programme will be online ina few days.