13-01-2014
Together with his brother Salvatore, Matteo Aloe, born in 1986, is chef and manage, at Berberè and AlceNero-Berberè in Bologna and the surroundings. He’s got a clear preference for vegetables, the food category of 2014, according to Redzepi. Aloe is currently doing an internship at Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark, the place where he took this self-portrait
In November The Economist amplified René Redzepi’s latest statement, his appeal to give as much relevance to a carrot as to a steak because, this is the forecast and certainty of the Danish chef, in 2014 vegetarian cuisine will triumph. Matteo Aloe, instead, is a restaurateur from Bologna: Berberè is his first restaurant and he wrote us a long analysis that we are happy to publish, for more than a reason.
I’d like to comment on the post on Noma. I am in Copenhagen where I’m about to start an internship that I hope to complete on April 5th. Renè Redzepi’s statement is more than correct, I’m happy of this opinion of his since he has such a strong influence on the world. I’m convinced, however, that Pietro Leemann, patron of Joia in Milan, deserves the merit of having done the same many years ago, when very few people were speaking about vegetarian cuisine. Indeed, he is the one who uses carrots and turnips as if they were very precious meat cuts.
Torvehallerne, a bio fruit market and much more in the middle of Copenhagen (photo by Ny Times)
As for me, as a restaurateur, I’m committed to using less and less meat and fish in the menu, as for you, you should continue to speak of vegetables and farmers! As Oscar Farinetti said, during the presentation of Guida di Identità Golose, 4 good people working in our government would suffice, among whom, the minister for agriculture. In Spain, pig are bred in the wild (in Italy this is not allowed) and people come from all around the world to taste Pata Negra. In France, producers of raw-milk cheese did not adjust to European regulations, in order to defend their traditions... how about us? As usual, we get European funds and now have our traditions erased and it’s increasingly difficult to find excellent products. And nobody in power has ever defended farmers and breeders.
Aloe, on stage at Noma until April 5th
Do speak about this, direct the attention to this world, that of high quality, organic agriculture, which could give Italy all it deserves. I’m sorry for this outburst but now that I’m 27 I start to think that it’s no longer up to my parents to solve all problems.
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