There is a Italian gastronomy who is also honored abroad. A high-end catering that exports the great Italian talents and ours all over the world kitchen Excellence, in short, not the many Mamma mia or Bella Napoli scattered around the world (with all due respect, of course), but the Italian savoir-faire of refinement and hospitality, on the table and in the dining room, on the platter like in the service, in the products and in the wine list. Top 50 Italythe guide edited by Luciano Pignataro, Barbara Guerra and Albert Sapere, has created its new version ranking, which has been declared the best Italian restaurant in the world and in the world by Da Vittorio in Shanghai, ahead of Don Alfonso 1890 in Toronto and Massimo Bottura’s Gucci Osteria in Tokyo. However, it is a pleasure to come across names from Veneto and Friuli in the top 50 while scrolling through the rankings.
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FROM CADORE TO PARIS
Starting from the bottom of the podium and fourth exceptional place overall for the carpaccio in Paris. In the beautiful Le Royal Monceau, by the Arc de Triomphe, Il Carpaccio will pass Oliver Piras and Alessandra del Favero Couple also in life, he Sardinian, she Venetian San Vito di Cadore (together they had received the Michelin star in the Aga restaurant of the Hotel Trieste a few years ago, right in the mountain resort a few minutes from Cortina d’Ampezzo) – under the management of the Cerea family. A double triumph because as if that wasn’t enough, Oliver and Alessandra also took home the Lunch of the Year award.
VENETIAN SESAME
Just two places below, in sixth place, here is Sesamo: Here we are in Marrakech, Morocco, and just a few steps from the legendary Jemaa El Fna square is the Royal Mansour, one of the most beautiful hotels in the world: managed by the Alajmo family , the unmistakable handwriting is that of Massimiliano, who has delegated the very good here Vania Ghedini, former chef at Amo, in Venice. Aria di Friuli, on the other hand, at 11. Place where it is placed To friends Rovinj: in summer 2021 Emanuele and Michela Scarello They decided to cross the border – but still not that far from their own Enjoy and their historic two Michelin star restaurant just minutes away Udine -, in Istria, in a charming setting between the Grand Park Hotel Rovinj and the Marina. An immediate success, also rewarded with a very quick Michelin star. Instead, the Treviso dialect is spoken at the 37th place, where Luca Fantin da Silea is located, a name that has rhymed with that of Bulgari in Tokyo for thirteen years. Dishes such as spaghetti with sea urchins and grilled cinta senese are on parade in the luxurious space on the top floor of the Bulgari building, in the heart of Ginza, the luxury shopping district of the Japanese capital.
LAURA’S PASSION
But first, exactly in place 16, is the signature again Alajmo, and back to Paris, to Stern, the studio of the historic engraver, converted into a restaurant eight years ago and redesigned by architect and family friend Philippe Stark. On the table all the great dishes of the Italian tradition and a nice wine list. And here comes the scene Laura Roncaccioli, 27, from Vicenza, voted best sommelier of the year by the guide, always in the context of Italian restaurants in the world: «I studied classics, explains Laura, while she is preparing for the reopening of the restaurant after the holidays – also due to the family business (the father , a former accountant, has been running the Fuori Modena in Vicenza for a few years, ed.) I enrolled at the Faculty of Gastronomic Sciences in Padua. It was here that I fell in love with the world of wine and decided to immerse myself in it. I spent six months in France, in Bordeaux, and chose this destination as part of the Erasmus project. I worked with my father but wanted to have other experiences to gain experience abroad. The opportunity that the Alajmo family in Paris offered me was perfect and I jumped at it straight away: working in this field is like attending a high-level university degree. When I entered Alajmo my position was not that of sommelier but by chance this opportunity arose and now I am here. I really enjoy working in Paris, although sooner or later I wouldn’t mind returning to Italy, always in a group if possible». Laura is the protagonist of very popular posts (in French) on Instagram where she talks about wine and more specifically the wines on the menu on Stern’s profile: “I didn’t like it but I see that it works and people like it and Many customers ask me to do it in English too. We’ll see if we can organize.”