07-11-2014
A room crowded with chefs, colleagues and enthusiasts last night at Eataly Smeraldo for the presentation of Paolo Marchi’s book XXL, I piatti che hanno allargato la mia vita (Mondadori, 16.90 euros). On the stage, with the author, the colleague of a thousand adventures Roberto Perrone and the patron of Eataly Oscar Farinetti
Question: can we share a dish? Answer: to your own risk. This is how XXL, I piatti che hanno allargato la mia vita (Mondadori) [The dishes that broadened my life/waist] presents itself to the world, a book that Paolo Marchi first experienced and then wrote, as if it were the autobiography of Prussian blue in tuna sauce. Stories and recipes along a journey coloured with life, searching for the perfect dish like an Indiana Jones with a fork in his pocket. "My life is a craveable one, how about yours?". The question lingers in the (overcrowded) conference room inside Eataly-Smeraldo in Milan, where XXL evokes anecdotes and flavours, unleashes memories and promises smiles. On the stage with the author, host Oscar Farinetti and an exceptional interviewer like Roberto Perrone, journalist for Corriere della Sera, also proudly xxl not only with reference to his size, but also to his curiosity, his desire to experiment, his existence’s horizon. All this following the rule of Messegué: "Eating a good stew with friends is more dietetic than a sad leek soup finished by yourself ".
Left to right, Annalisa Cavaleri, journalist and co-author of the book, Paolo Marchi, colleague Roberto Perrone and Oscar Farinetti
In the audience, left to right, Pietro Leemann, chef at Joia in Milan, Roberto Restelli, previously the curator of the Italian edition of the Michelin Guide. In front, there’s Paola Jovinelli and Claudio Ceroni of Magenta Bureau and Luisa Acciarri, Paolo Marchi’s wife
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