28-11-2012
People starring in Alice e le meraviglie del pesce's book by Giunti. From left to right: Viviana Varese, Alice's chef, on a Vespe together with Sandra Ciciriello, maitre. Then Serena Serrani, photographer, Francesca Verrigni, pasta producer, Marina Carlà, fish retailer, Francesca Brambilla, photographer, Paolo Marchi, Irene Guidobaldi, extravirgin olive oil producer, Patrizia Morello, restaurants furnitures and, at last, Fiorenza Auriemma, journalist
Even I swallowed the bait in the preface: I defined Viviana Varese’s world, a wonderland. Indeed, it is a wonder, only that seeing she is the chef at Alice’s, in Via Adige 9 in Milan, tel. +39.02.5462930, one should try to find a synonym such as magnificent or incredible, instead of hitting off Lewis Carroll’s Alice. Anyway, it’s a small detail, lost in the pleasure of having participated, with the introduction, in the making of a book signed by Alice n.1 and Alice n.2 that is to say by Sandra Ciciriello (the lady of the dining room and of the cellar) and Viviana Varese (the queen of the stoves, but, please, not in the sense of the angel of the hearth), with photos by Francesca Brambilla and Serena Serrani, texts by Fiorenza Auriemma, and published by Giunti. The title? Alice e le meraviglie del pesce, (Alice and the wonders of fish), subtitled “Dal mercato alla tavola in quaranta ricette” (From the market to the table in forty recipes). The most beautiful part of their story is not just the end, that is the dishes they serve, but also the beginning. Before becoming a sommelier and restaurateur, Sandra used to work in Milan’s fish market while Viviana was working in a restaurant near Lodi and hadn’t yet decided to leave everything behind and confront herself with Milan – a beautiful market, but also a challenging ring. It can give you great satisfaction, but it also requires a lot of effort, and always puts you to the test.
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Viviana Varese, sea chef in Milan
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born in Milan in March 1955, at Il Giornale for 31 years dividing himself between sports and food, since 2004 he's the creator and curator of Identità Golose. blog www.paolomarchi.it instagram instagram.com/oloapmarchi
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