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Hayrik Harvest: inaugural dinner with Venetian chef Riccardo Canella on 21 November in Yerevan

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Place
Yerevan, Armenia
Event date
Upcoming event —
Promotional visual for the Hayrik Harvest dinner with chef and dining setting.
Hayrik Harvest — inaugural dinner with Riccardo Canella, Yerevan, 21 November 2026. Photo: Hayrik Restaurant / Esora

Summary

Hayrik Restaurant at Seven Visions Resort & Places, The Dvin in Yerevan (40 Paronyan Street) will host the first Hayrik Harvest dinner on 21 November 2026 at 20:00 with Venetian chef Riccardo Canella. The project pairs a week-long culinary residency focused on local producers and seasonal produce with a collaborative Harvest Dinner; monthly guest-chef editions are planned after this inaugural chapter. Esora and Lurer list tickets at AMD 50,000 until 15 November, then AMD 60,000; drinks not included. Reservations: +374 33 00 77 07. Separate from Armenian Wine Week (8–14 November) already covered on Barev World.

Analysis

Hayrik Harvest plants an international fine-dining series in Yerevan on a residency-plus-dinner model, not a mass festival. For food readers the 21 November date is concrete: named guest chef, published prices, Dvin address. The Cilicia–Venice narrative for chapter one is the house storyline; the plate will be the test of whether the monthly format holds.

Possible consequences

The 21 November dinner and the next guest-chef announcement will show if the series sticks.