02-12-2014
Octopus cooked in olive oil with pumpkin cream, coffee pearls and watercress sprouts: this is one of the dishes that for one month will be offered in one of the restaurants at Harrods, continuing the Stelle di Stelle programme. After Gennaro Esposito, the Cerea brothers and Carlo Cracco, in December, in London, it will be the turn of the historic three-star restaurant from Florence, Annie Féolde e Giorgio Pinchiorri’s Enoteca Pinchiorri, with chef Italo Bassi
The extraordinary series of excellences from Italian cuisine continues inside The Winery at Harrods. Stelle di Stelle is the second collaboration between Identità Golose and the prestigious department store in London and is bringing, from September 2014 until January 2015, a programme illuminated by 13 Michelin stars pinned on the chests of 5 great chefs. Throughout the month of December, Annie Féolde and Italo Bassi will present their dishes to the public in the British capital. Before them, it was the turn of Carlo Cracco in September, Enrico and Roberto Cerea in October and Gennaro Esposito in November. Enoteca Pinchiorri is one of the historic institutions in Italian signature cuisine, and Annie Féolde says she wanted to «represent Italian cuisine, and in particular the Tuscan one, on this occasion. We designed these dishes respecting the seasonality of ingredients and thinking about the public we will meet. We want to put people at ease, without scaring them with unknown ingredients, or others that may be unpleasant to the English palate. However, we did not distort our style: for instance, even though we know that in England there is little interest for white truffle, we decided to present our Poached egg with Alba white truffle and Grana Padano fondue. We are nonetheless ready not to add the truffle in the plates of those who will prefer so.»
Poached egg with Alba white truffle and Grana Padano cheese fondue
Fusilli al ferretto with artichokes, scampi and liquorice powder
Lamb fillet topped with garlic and thyme, with polenta and black cabbage
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This article is curated by Identità Golose, the publication that organises the international fine dining congress, publishes website www.identitagolose.com and the online Guida Identità Golose, on top of curating many other events in Italy and abroad