Taste, Learn & Meet Presentation of the Czech Republic, Czech Cuisine and Traditional Brands

Consul General of the Czech Republic in Chicago
                                        Bořek Lizec

                             Director of CzechTourism New York
                                      Michaela Claudino

                                     Cordially invite you to a

Taste, Learn & Meet Presentation of the Czech Republic,
         Czech Cuisine and Traditional Brands
        Organized on the occasion of the centennial of the founding of Czechoslovakia

      Featuring Culinary Presentation by Members of the Czech National Culinary Team
                  and networking with representatives of Czech companies

                                 October 1, 2018, 5 pm
                Union League Club of Chicago (65 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago)

                               R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, September 19, 2018
                           chicago@embassy.mzv.cz or 312-861-1037, ext. 100

                      More information: www.czechcentennialchicago.cz/presentation

CULINARY PRESENTATION
                   PETR VLÁSEK & TOMÁŠ POPP
Our three-course menu is inspired by the cuisine of the First Czechoslovak Republic (1918 – 1938). At the
time the Czech gastronomy was enormously rich and considered as one of the world’s best cuisines. It was rich
not only for local ingredients, but also for the ingredients from all around the world. An influence of Italian,
                            Austrian and French cuisines was particularly apparent.

                                                 Presented by

Petr Vlásek
Member of the Czech National Culinary Team
Executive Chef of the AvantGrarde Restaurant & Café in Prague
Gold Medal and Overall Victory at the FHA Culinary Challenge Singapore 2018
Two Gold Medals at the Buckige Welt Warth 2011
Two Silver Medals at the Villeroy & Boch World Cup Luxembourg 2010
Gold Medal at the Intragastra Stuttgart 2010

Tomáš Popp
Member & Manager of the Czech National Culinary Team
Gold Medal and Overall Victory at the FHA Culinary Challenge Singapore 2018
Chairman of ENVIC, Association Aimed at Improvement
of the Quality of Life
Coordinator of Farmers Markets in Pilsen
Owner of Farmers Shops
Manager of Several International Educational Projects
for Cooks & Farmers

Česká zbrojovka a.s. (or CZ) has long been important Czech engineering manufacturer. The company was founded in
1936 and became a joint-stock company in 1992. CZ ranks among the most successful Czech exporters and also plays
the role of a key strategic partner of customers worldwide.

The production programme of CZ consists of a portfolio of products for the civilian market, service sector, and high
precision engineering products mostly for the automotive and aerospace industries.

Our manufacturing is one of the most challenging branches of precision engineering and CZ is one of the top world
leaders in this field. The company uses state-of-the-art technologies, though without highly qualified and well-motivated
staff, the greatest treasure of every successful company, success would not be possible.

In CZ, the production itself is increasingly carried out on fully automated turning and milling centres as well as, most
recently, robotic systems. In addition, CZ operates workshops where the produced components receive extremely
durable surface treatment. Extensive checks and inspections in all the production phases are a standard. They are carried
out with the aid of sophisticated laser equipment with measurements up to a thousand of a millimetre, whereby several
hundred parameters may be monitored in each part.

All this guarantees that the customers will receive CZ products of the highest quality. The company has an excellently
equipped factory in Uherský Brod, where the quality control system according to ISO 9001: 2008 is implemented and
certified. The United States are a prestigious market for CZ, where its interests have been represented by the CZ-USA
subsidiary since 1997. Through this subsidiary, the CZ company also owns the renowned US brand Dan Wesson.

www.czub.cz / www.cz-usa.com

“Though Czechoslovakia does not exist anymore,
                                                            many of the ideas on which it was based remain alive.
                                                            The First Czechoslovak Republic ranked among the
                                                            ten most advanced economies in the world thanks to
                                                            its strong industrial base. We continue to build on that
                                                            tradition. CZ’s strong automotive, aero and firearms
                                                            divisions make us the largest Czech exporter to the US.
                                                            CZ is the only direct successor of the famous tradition
                                                            of the Czechoslovak arms industry, the largest Czech
                                                            company specializing in the development and
                                                            manufacture of handguns and also one of the world’s
                                                            largest producers in this field. The Czechoslovak
                                                            arms base was built under the motto: A weapon in the
                                                            hands of courageous defenders is the best guarantee
                                                            of the nation’s freedom! We still serve as partners of
                                                            Czech and other nation’s armed forces and police.
                                                            We constantly bring out new products for the civilian
market, support various shooting sports and also actively promote civilian defense projects. In essence, we are still,
in many ways, committed to the principles, on which Czechoslovakia was founded 100 years ago. We are very
proud to support the Czech Centennial Celebrations in Chicago!”
                                                                                                    Lubomír Kovařík
                                                                                  President of the CZ Group Holding

                           “2018 marks major anniversaries for CZ-USA as well. 20 years ago, Česká zbrojovka
                           found its home overseas in Kansas, just as many Czechs did since the 19th century.
                           Today, tens of thousands Kansans still claim Czech ancestry and we have been proud
                           to support their activities. This year we also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dan
                           Wesson that we are proud to have in our family. Our craftsmen there created a special
                           pistol to commemorate the occasion. Our employees and customers deserve major
                           thanks for helping shape CZ-USA into the company we are today.”
                                                                                               Alice Poluchová
                                                                                             CZ-USA President

President Edvard Beneš during his visit of Zbrojovka Brno, now part of Česká zbrojovka. The financial
claims abroad of Zbrojovka Brno significantly helped President Beneš and the Czechoslovak government
     in exile to finance the campaign for regaining Czechoslovak independence during World War II.

DESIGN

Czech minting has a history of more than a thousand years – our land was gifted not only with exceptional
beauty, but also a wealth of silver. This silver was used by old craftsmen to make art that we admire to this day,
and the Czech Mint is proud to continue in their tradition! We make not only all the circulating coins that
jingle in Czech pockets, but also all Czech commemorative coins and many of our own commemorative and
investment products from precious metals. Their designs carry a multitude of emotions and a thousand years
of love for the craft…

A mosaic of events that led to the establishment of a common state of Czechs and Slovaks about 100 years
ago became the theme of the five-part miniseries of the Czech Mint “The Foundation of Czechoslovakia.”
The gold ducats are dedicated to the Washington Declaration, Return of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk to his
homeland, Martin Declaration, Declaration of Independence and the establishment of the state as such.

We are proud to present special commemorative medals to the guests of honor of the Czech Centennial Gala
in Chicago.

www.mint.cz/en

The traditional craft of printers and scribes has evolved in Czech lands for hundreds of years. Home to some of
the first paper manufacturers, bookbinders, engravers, and printing masters of Europe, the hand production of
these products was nearly lost in the 20th century. The inherited history of these artisans inspired us in 1995 to
found a family company to produce hand-made paper.

As time went by our production expanded to include
traditional printing techniques. Our business grew and
we soon set up operations in a spacious 17th century
farm estate in the picturesque Podřipsko area of
Bohemia. Our craftsmanship and individuality brought
us success not only in our home country, but also
abroad. We now send original hand printed products
from the heart of Bohemia across the world.

Printing on machines that are nearly one hundred years
old, genuine craftsmanship and high-quality paper has
become the basis of our work, the results of which you
can both see and feel in the finished product.

www.bohemiapaper.cz

One of many national treasures of the Czech Republic is the Bohemian garnet, a stone unmatched anywhere
else. In the 16th century, during the reign of Emperor Rudolf II., it became a majestic national symbol of
Bohemia. D.u.v. Granat Turnov is currently the biggest producer of original gold and silver jewellery with Czech
garnets. This prestigious Czech brand has been on the market since 1953. The company is the sole owner
of the Czech garnet mines. Besides its own
network of retail shops it also works together
with a large number of trading partners in
the Czech Republic and abroad. During
its existence on the market the cooperative
has created a collection of original silver
and gold jewels in the extent of around
ten thousand models. This collection is
constantly extended by ranges of new
patterns and motives with modern design.
The cooperative created exclusive presents
for, among others, Prince Charles and his
wife Camilla, the US President Obama and
his wife Michelle, Madeleine Albright, the
Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI and
other world famous personalities.

www.granat.cz

The brand Lasvit, founded in 2007 by Leon Jakimič, sheds a new light on Bohemian glass and takes it into
the next millennium. Lasvit combines the authenticity of glass craft with innovative technologies and creative
craftsmanship. In a few short years, Lasvit has established itself as the authority delivering bespoke lighting
sculptures and art installations made from hand-blown glass.

www.lasvit.com

Preciosa is a leading international glass manufacturer. For decades Preciosa has brought, and continue to
bring, new blood to the art of glassmaking through creative ideas, colour and their brilliant glass and crystal
components. Preciosa designs one-of-a-kind, awe-inspiring chandeliers and elegant jewellery. People in over
140 countries worldwide admire Preciosa ’s craft.

www.preciosa.com

BEVERAGE

We honor the craft of brewing and understand the finest selection of ingredients as the ultimate essence of our
beer.

Good beer has been brewed in Bohemia since time immemorial. Therefore, when founding the city České
Budějovice in Bohemia (Czech Republic) in 1265, the Czech king Přemysl Otakar II did not fail to grant
to its burghers the brewing rights, i.e. the right for malting, brewing, storing and selling beer at their homes.
The local beer became very famous for its high quality. In the course of the centuries, small home breweries
were disappearing and the beer was brewed in larger facilities. In 1895, Český akciový pivovar was founded,
whose current successor, B.B.N.P. brewery, carries on the local brewing tradition.

In North America, the beer is now sold under the trademark „Czechvar“, which is derived from „Czech“ for the
Czech Republic and „var“ which means brew.

B.B.N.P. brewery lays emphasis on using the best ingredients: water drawn from 984 feet deep artesian wells
located directly on the brewery´s premises, malt made from thoroughly selected Moravian barely, top-quality
Saaz hops providing the beer with its typical slightly hoppy flavor. Exclusive 90-day long maturing period
amplifies the beer’s exceptionality even more.

www.czechvar.com

R. Jelínek distillery, one of the world’s biggest
manufacturers of fruit distillates represents
a more than 120 years long tradition of
Moravian plum brandy.

R. JELÍNEK was established in 1894 and
Slivovitz (Plum Brandy) has been the flagship
product for the famous Czech distillery
from the very beginning. R. Jelínek has been
exporting to the U.S.A. since 1934, the year
prohibition ended. Of the forty different
countries that R. Jelinek exports to, the
United States is in the top five in terms of
sales. Products of the company can be found
in thirty states from the east to west coast, in
more than 5000 liquor stores and restaurants.
R. Jelinek recently won the silver medal for its
Bohemia Honey Brandy and bronze medal for
its Bohemia Plum Flavored Vodka at the Los
Angeles International Spirits Competition.

www.rjelinek.us

Who We Are
Praga Brewing Group is a young Czech brewing company dedicated to producing only the finest premium Czech
beers in the old world Czech brewing tradition.

Our Story: Miro and Martin
Something was missing. Miro and Martin, two friends and beer executives who spent decades expanding the brands
of leading global brewers, knew they could do better. They wanted to recapture the pride and joy of producing not
only superb beer, but beer that delivered the authentic experience of the storied Czech brewing heritage with every sip.
So in 2004, they decided to follow their dream, and the premium Czech beer brand, Praga, was born. Over a decade later,
The Authentic Czech Beer Experience has been enjoyed by beer lovers in over 35 countries and growing. Due to their
dedication to uncompromising Czech brewing standards and local ingredients, Miro and Martin continue to deliver on
their dream today.

Praga. The Authentic Czech Beer Experience. Czech Name. Czech Brewing Tradition. Czech Ingredients. The
Authentic Czech Brand.

www.pragapils.eu

The Brewery

Havlíčkův Brod obtained the concractual right to brew beer already in the 14th century and since that time the
production of beer has been increasing. The citizens had originally brewed beer individually in their houses, later they
started to form companies and to establish bigger breweries. The town brewery was established in 1834 and its modern
history and modern production of beer dates back to the end of the 19th century. During the communist era was the
brewery expropriated. After the velvet revolution the brewery became again the property of the original owners. At the
present the production of beer is 84 000 hectolitres a year.

Our beers and awards:

Lev Lion Pale Double Bock holds the award of Beer of the Czech Republic 2009, 2nd place. It is rich and dry beer with
great hop and malt balance on the palate. It is smooth and delicious, with wonderful aromatics.

Lev Black Lion is holds the award of Beer of the Czech Republic 2011, 2nd place. It is a classic Czech „tmave“ (dark)
beer with a sweet malty, coffee-like accent. Sweet malts are to the fore on the palate with a hint of drying sensation and
a degree of fruitiness on the very lightly hopped finish.

Lev Lion Lager holds the award of Beer of the Czech Republic 2008, 3rd place. It is a premium quality, hand crafted full
bodied pilsner style lager. It is crisp and clean with a nice hoppy finish.

www.czechbeer.com

Mattoni – exceptional mineral water

The unspoiled nature around Karlovy Vary, together with its unique location bordering
both the Ore Mountains and the Doupovské Mountains, gives Mattoni mineral water
its unmistakable taste and a delicate balance of minerals. Mattoni mineral water is the
perfect accompaniment to a meal or coffee as the minerals within cleanse your palate.
This means that whatever you eat or drink after taking a sip of Mattoni will have a
more intense flavor. For its refinement Mattoni was chosen by International Bartender
Association IBA.

Mattoni mineral water emerges at the boundary between the rocks of the Doupovské
Mountains, the Ore Mountains and the Karlovy Vary Highlands. Here the water flows
deep underground and is mineralized by the surrounding rocks. Fresh carbon dioxide
from the Doupovské Mountains gives it a subtle sparkle.

The final ingredient added to the mix is a blend of minerals from the Karlovy Vary
Granite Mountains. The mineral water known as Mattoni collects and develops
its flavor at a depth of 125-230 meters below the Earth’s surface.

Mattoni. Taste of nature, passion for life.

www.mattoni.us

Vinné sklepy Lechovice are
the greatest self-vineyards wine
producers in Znojmo wine region
allowing them to produce high
quality wines with „wine-dresser
filled“ mark.

The basic company‘s effort is
applying Eco ways of vineyards
protecting not only in terms
of Integrated wine and grapes
producing.

www.vslechovice.cz

OFFICIAL AIRLINE

Now celebrating almost 90 years of aviation history, LOT has improved its network schedule with shorter
connections and more frequencies to increased destinations with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe, Asia
and the Middle East via its hub in Warsaw. Our anticipated growth will see expansion double the size of the
existing network through 2020.

LOT offers nonstop service from New York, Newark, Chicago and Los Angeles to Warsaw. Nonstop flights to
Krakow from Chicago are now offered as well. In the spring of 2018 LOT was pleased to announce the launch
of nonstop flights from Newark to Rzeszow, from Warsaw to Singapore as well as from Budapest to New York
City and Chicago.

LOT is proud to be the most rapidly growing carrier in Europe!

www.lot.com

ORGANIZERS

Bořek Lizec
Consul General

Tomáš Trnka
Consul, Head of Trade & Economic Section of the Consulate General

Martina Muresan
Trade & Economic Section

Martina East
Trade & Economic Section

Jana Šáchová
Assistant to the Consul General

Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Chicago
205 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1680, Chicago, IL 60601

T +1 312 861 1037, ext. 100, F +1 312 861 1944
E chicago@embassy.mzv.cz
E (consular section) consulate_chicago@mzv.cz
W www.mzv.cz/chicago
    “Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Chicago”

ORGANIZERS

Michaela Claudino
Director

CzechTourism USA & Canada
1109 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10028

phone: +1 (212) 288-0830
cell: +1 (646) 269-4839
newyork@czechtourism.com
www.czechtourism.com