Five Seasons Announces The Fifth Season: Five-Day Gastronomy Festival in Sicily

Five Seasons is a narrative dining concept founded by Mikko Rautiainen in Ragusa, Sicily. It operates three evenings per week at 12 seats. There is one menu. It changes entirely with each season.
The concept is built on the principle that a meal can be more than food — it can be a structured experience with a beginning, a development, and a conclusion. Every course, every sound, every detail at the table is part of a single coherent story. Nothing is decorative. Everything is intentional.
The signature experience, The Requiem, is a four-hour, twelve-course performance delivered with spatial audio, an original score, and narrated text. Guests are asked to arrive without expectations and leave with their own conclusions.
Five Seasons does not operate as a traditional restaurant. There is no walk-in service, no printed menu at the table, and no repeat dishes across seatings. All reservations are fully prepaid. All seats are limited. Availability is published in advance and closes when capacity is reached.
Founded in 2025 and validated through eighteen pilot performances prior to commercial launch, Five Seasons has received 100% five-star guest ratings. It is positioned among the emerging generation of concept-led European dining experiences that prioritise intellectual depth over volume.
In April 2026, Five Seasons hosts The Fifth Season — a five-day international gastronomy festival in Ragusa bringing together producers, chefs, industry professionals, and cultural figures from across Europe.