28-11-2015
Giorgio Armani in a photo from mid November amongst the super chefs from his four gourmet restaurants. Left to right: Alessandro Salvatico of Armani in Dubai, Fabio Bano of the restaurant in New York, Francesco Mazzi, who runs the restaurant in Tokyo. Finally, with the goatee, Filippo Gozzoli, chef in Milan. Credits SGP
There’s no doubt: as soon as you mention Armani everyone will think about the fashion world that king Giorgio, born in 1934, has been enlightening for half a century. His entry on Wikipedia lists every step, decision and success he’s had but ignores one side of his empire and this shouldn’t surprise us. Indeed, associating the fifth richest man in Italy according to Forbes (and number 174 in the world) to the restaurant industry is not immediate. Still the group counts on a surprising number of 25 (twenty-five!) establishments, what with cafés, restaurants and hotels, of which three alone are in via Manzoni in Milan, and the rest is between Tokyo, New York and Dubai. The problem is that those working there need to put aside any ambition of standing out as protagonists. There are no individuals here, just the Armani style. It is the very opposite to the Masterchef protagonist-attitude, as if a football team wouldn’t tell the name of its coach because people change but flags don’t. The only exception was in 2000, but this had to be the case with Nobu, too big a star not to include his name in Armani Nobu.
The four starters, one per each of the four chefs from the four gourmet restaurants opened around the world by the group founded and guided by Giorgio Armani
Scallop raviolo with ricotta, black olives and tomatoes by Francesco Mazzi, chef at Armani in Tokyo
Wagyu fillet with finanziera-style morels and white polenta presented in Milan by Fabio Bano, chef at restaurant Armani in New York
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