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Artist Creates A 3D Food Art Piece Depicting Ronaldo And Messi, In Anticipation Of Their Visit To Vilnius
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Artist Creates A 3D Food Art Piece Depicting Ronaldo And Messi, In Anticipation Of Their Visit To Vilnius

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Ten of the best restaurants in Vilnius had reserved tables for “Ronaldo&Messi,” and a local artist created a 3D art piece made of food and restaurant equipment depicting the two football stars while the Portugal national football team visits the Lithuanian capital.

The Portuguese national football team visits Lithuania as the two national squads are to face off in a group stage match as part of the qualification for the final stage of UEFA Euro 2020.

One of the brightest stars in football, Cristiano Ronaldo, will make his first appearance in Lithuania. Even though the local football community roots for their own team, they couldn’t be more thrilled to witness the reigning European champions and their long-time leader in action.

Meanwhile, Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, decided to welcome the Juventus and team Portugal striker in an unusual way.

A couple of weeks ago, during the UEFA Champions League draw in Monaco, Ronaldo admitted that he and his arch-rival Lionel Messi “have a good relationship” but the pair “have not had dinner together yet.” The team Portugal’s captain finished with expressing hope of doing so in the future.

In response to Ronaldo’s comments, the city of Vilnius decided to act as a mediator between the two living football legends and offer them dinner at one of the city’s top restaurants, such as the award-winning Sweet Root, Džiaugsmas, and the historic Lituanian cuisine hub Ertlio namas.

“Ronaldo’s recently expressed wish to sit down with Lionel Messi for dinner was heard by the gastronomic community of Vilnius,” Remigijus Šimašius, the mayor of Vilnius, commented on the idea. “There are plenty of reasons why Ronaldo and Messi should dine in our city. Restaurants in Vilnius have been building up their reputation internationally, leaving visitors blown away by the quality of local food and the originality of the chefs. Besides, we, as a city, want to demonstrate our hospitality by extending this invitation to the star player of our rival team. We want everyone to know that Vilnius is an open and exciting city.”

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    3D installation by Jolita Vaitkutė

    Additionally, to show that the dinner invitation won’t go out of date, a local artist Jolita Vaitkutė created a 3D installation out of food, tableware and restaurant equipment depicting Ronaldo and Messi. Being especially fond of portraying pop and political icons, the acclaimed artist usually works with installations, performances, and illustrations. The Ronaldo and Messi installation is eight meters long and three meters wide, made of 658 objects that include oysters, shrimps, grapes, various desserts and drinks. A photographed and printed version of the art piece will be gifted to Ronaldo by the mayor of Vilnius.

    The city hopes that this light-hearted gesture will serve Ronaldo as a reminder of his time in Lithuania and will play a role in making the long-overdue dinner between the two football virtuosos happen – as well as demonstrate the openness Vilnius and its community, from football fans to star chefs and artists.

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    Below are the restaurants that are eagerly awaiting the visitation from Ronaldo and Messi (in the picture: restaurant Telegrafas)

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    Ten of the top-rated restaurants jumped on board by inviting the distinguished guests to try the best their chefs have to offer. To make sure the two footballers would have a wide enough range of eating places to choose from, a table for “Ronaldo & Messi” was reserved in each of the restaurants. Whichever restaurant the gentlemen would choose, they would get to experience some of the most unique dishes in the region, as Vilnius restaurants are known for reinventing the local culinary tradition, using produce from local forests and small farms and developing the New Baltic cuisine concept.

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    Restaurant 14Horses

    Restaurant Da Antonio

    Restaurant Džiaugsmas

    Restaurant Ertlio Namas

    Restaurant Meat

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    Restaurant SOMM

    Restaurant Stebuklai

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    Restaurant Sweet Root

    Restaurant Užupio Picerija

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    Hans
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Although I think both players are overhyped (despite undeniable skill), this artistically is brilliant.

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was young, I was taught not to play with food. I hope they at least ate it after the photoshoot, or gave it to people in need.

    Hans
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Although I think both players are overhyped (despite undeniable skill), this artistically is brilliant.

    A B C
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was young, I was taught not to play with food. I hope they at least ate it after the photoshoot, or gave it to people in need.

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