Albanian President to Visit Boston Sunday, September 28, 2008

PRLog (Press Release) - Sep 25, 2008 -
Vlora Restaurant to Host Albanian President

His Excellency Dr. Bamir Topi to Visit Boston Restaurant Sunday

Contact:      Jeff Gulko
              jeff@jeffgulko.com
              (617) 304-7339


Boston, September 25, 2008- The city of Boston will be visited this weekend by Republic of Albania President Dr. Bamir Topi.  His Excellency will be taking part in a special lunch event at 2PM this Sunday at Boston’s Vlora Restaurant located at 545 Boylston Street.  The event, which is open to the public with advanced registration, is being sponsored by The Honorary Consul of Albania for Massachusetts, The Embassy of the Republic of Albania in the United States, and the Massachusetts Albanian American Society.  You can register for the event by calling Vlora Restaurant at (617) 638-9699.


About Vlora Restaurant
In the fall of 2007, the doors opened to Vlora, a Mediterranean hideaway in the heart of Boston’s Back Bay named after the Albanian hometown of Chef and Owner Aldo Velaj.  Vlora’s menu was designed with health in mind and focuses on a healthy lifestyle while featuring old family recipes and unique versions of traditional favorites from the Northern Mediterranean region encompassing Southern Italy, Greece and Albania.  Believing that food should taste like food, the natural tastes and flavors of the freshest ingredients are enhanced primarily with only olive oil and fresh herbs.  

Vlora’s wide-ranging menu features diverse options for diners to include vegetarian and vegan creations.  Vlora’s signature dishes include watermelon-feta, lemon potatoes, arancini sicillani, rack of lamb, grilled whole striped bass, barbounia and fork-tender grilled octopus.  Additionally guests are known to feast upon homemade potato gnocchi, a trio of phylo pies or vegetarian Pasticcio.  Chef Aldo has also put a personal touch on the wine list – each bottle hand-picked to accompany the various flavors and tastes of the many dishes.

545 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 • (617) 638-9699 • www.vloraboston.com