Dining with the world on Saturday night
06-08-2015
Alice Delcourt and Cristina Bowerman will be the two protagonists of an appetizing fourhanded menu on the night of Saturday 8th August at Identità Expo S.Pellegrino. For reservations (the price is 75 euros for four courses including wines) send an email to: expo@magentabureau.it. Tel: +39.02.62012701
An extraordinary fourhanded dinner on Saturday 8th August, with two excellent protagonists, under the theme of cosmopolitism: two women who happen to be in Italy after discovering the world. Cristina Bowerman, chef at Glass Hostaria in Rome, in a duet with Alice Delcourt, of restaurant Erba Brusca in Milan.
It will then be the turn of Delcourt, with Risotto with smoked aubergines, lemons preserved in salt, mint and sesame, paired with Frascati Superiore Docg Santa Teresa 2014 by Fontana Candida. This dish is thus explained: «I’m in love with Middle Eastern cuisine: Lebanese, Moroccan and so on. From that tradition, for instance, I take the aubergines smoked directly on the fire, acquiring a slightly burnt flavour. In this case they are blended and used to season the Carnaroli risotto together with sesame cream tahina. Then there’s another inspiration from Morocco: lemons preserved in salt which we often use at Erba Brusca to add a little extra acidity, and mint, to add freshness... and to try an unusual pairing in Italy - aubergines and mint that is».
Basil panna cotta, apricots in osmosis, toasted corn crumble and lemon mousse
Finally there’s Delcourt with her Basil panna cotta, apricots in osmosis, toasted corn crumble and lemon mousse (Moscato Rosa Alto Adige Athesis 2011 by Kettmeir): «The issue was finding a dessert that would be craveable but would also suit this heat and not be heavy. Hence no chocolate and the like». The solution: infusing basil in the milk, as if it were tea, and using it to make the panna cotta. You then add seasonal fruits (apricots, but peaches would also do: it depends on what is the best the market offers), preserved in a vacuum pack with syrup – little sugar, only 30%; a crumble made with toasted corn flour, almonds and salt; a lemon cream that is very similar to a lemon curd. Delicious!
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journalist born in 1974, for many years he has covered politics, mostly, and food in his free time. Today he does exactly the opposite and this makes him very happy. As soon as he can, he dives into travels and good food. Identità Golose's editor in chief
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