21-01-2014
Antonella Ricci, chef at restaurant Al Fornello da Ricci in Ceglie Messapica (Brindisi), third generation of women-chefs: from Nonna Rosa the restaurant was passed onto the daughters, Dora and Maria, and then to Antonella (who has two daughters...). The text of this article was edited by Sonia Gioia, unpocodibuono
Three generations of chefs have followed one another in my family. I am the last one and sometimes I ask myself if it is by chance that I had two daughters. Of course, in our kitchen, matriarchy has always been the rule, as women in the family have always represented a majority to which the men needed to adapt, at least from a numerical point of view. From my grandmother, Rosa, with whom the adventure of Al Fornello da Ricci began, to my aunt Maria who together with my mother Dora pursued this heritage, up to me. I grew up between one and the other, in the midst of all the pots and the hectic work, holding onto the skirts and the aprons of these laborious, fun, creative women – and who knows how they managed to cook from morning to night with us children always in the way. The association of food and feeling, of feeding and caring, took form inside of me at that time. I guess even now, I still don’t know another way of making my loved ones happy.
Antonella Ricci and her husband Vinod Sookar, from Mauritius
Al Fornello da Ricci, Ceglie Messapica (Brindisi), contrada Montevicoli. Tel.+39.0831.377104
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