08-06-2016
Niko Romito at Identità Milano 2016. The chef from Abruzzo is the Italian new entry in the 50 Best: the first 50 places will be revealed on Monday. A few hours ago, the list from the 51st till the 100th was revealed
With the ceremony for the 50 Best coming up (on Monday night in New York, Paolo Marchi will be there, with fingers crossed for Massimo Bottura possible number one) today the list for the places between the 51st and the 100th was revealed. Niko Romito enters, Davide Scabin leaves, being 65th, after 51st in 2014 (but this could also be a good news, the reason below). Five main considerations.
Davide Scabin
2 – Some are saying “Romito is the only Italian in the 51-100 list”. Not true: Umberto Bombana is 86th, many forget about him because his 8 ½ is in Hong Kong. Yet the passport is the right one. His position is sweet and sour, since he was 62nd in 2015.
Enrico Crippa, Massimo Bottura, Davide Scabin and Umberto Bombana at 50 Best 2013
4 – Up or down? Last year, together with Bombana there was another Italian between the 51st and 100th place: Davide Scabin. This year he’s not in this list. Is it another clamorous failure, after Michelin’s choice of taking away a star? It could be, but it could also be the opposite: the chef from Rivoli is of course crossing his fingers as he could also be among the first 50 places. Has the jury of the 50 Best decided to reward him, given what happened? Maybe there’s justice, even in this world.
Hypothesis: with Bottura possible first place, Crippa and Alajmo confirmed among the 50 Best, Scabin perhaps growing among them, Bombana holding on and Romito as a new entry, Italian fine dining could well be satisfied.
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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