01-03-2014
Except for a few people missing, the whole team that worked on stage and behind, during Identità Milano 2014. Directing, Claudio Ceroni of MagentaBureau (in the centre - photo by Brambilla/Serrani)
We have asked those who attended the tenth edition of Identità Milano to recall their most memorable moment of the three-day-event in a sentence. It could be anything: a lecture, a meeting, a quote, a dish. The result was a mosaic of 100 snap-shots that we will publish in 4 episodes. The last one is today. Moments worth remembering.
The corridor full of memories from all the editions, but most of all the emotion of the first time I got on stage (Moreno Cedroni, La Madonnina del Pescatore in Senigallia, Ancona)
Two memories: Roberto Ghisolfi’s ease when aiming straight at the heart, his great professional attitude and technique. A great sentence he dedicated to his wife: «What can I say? I love her». The other memory refers to Pina Toscani: at 7 pm, the first time she appeared in public she was rock-like. What a tasty intelligence! (Lello Ravagnan, Grigoris in Chirignago, Mestre-Venice) I was struck by the backstage: I can still feel the friendliness and respect, the incitement and the humble collaboration between the various speakers, acknowledged by international critics but often thousands of kilometres apart (Marco Reitano, La Pergola, Rome) It gave me the tangible certainty that for those who develop such passions and have the success of a strategic sector as that of food at heart, this was the place to be. I attended various lessons and what I bring home is a snapshot of a reactive and not resignedly cornered Italy (Roberto Restelli) The strongest memories are the emotions of the first congress, the emotions of the night before each congress and of the tension on stage. Since 2006 nothing has changed. Energy, stimuli, contacts, faith and union. Identità, to me, is family (Niko Romito, Reale-Casadonna in Castel di Sangro, L'Aquila) The light hearted meeting with some crazy people in the restaurant scene: Beppe Palmieri, Alessandro Pipero, Heinz Beck and Luciano Monosilio (Alessandro Roscioli, Rome) The welcome panels inspired by Italian kitchen gardens. I live abroad and it is hard for me to find aubergines that taste like aubergines, endive that tastes like endive. I didn’t want to leave (Alessandra Rotondi, sommelier)
The most social congress ever
Paolo Marchi, now the tenth edition has been archived, we already have the dates of the eleventh edition of Identità: February 8-10th 2015
Mauro Uliassi, the zen and the art of eating well
Quique Dacosta’s two lessons were an extraordinary experience: the abundance of insipiration, ideas and solutions enclosed in a few minutes truly startled me. (Niccolò Vecchia, Radio Popolare) Mauro Uliassi, asking for a green tea at the beginning of the dinner at Rebelot while everyone else was drinking cachaça. And then he listed the many commonly used foods that are unhealthy. Struck (and striking) on the way to healthy good food (Gabriele Zanatta, Identità Golose) 4. the end SEE ALSO 101 snapshots of Identità Dieci/part one 101 snapshots of Identità Dieci/part two 101 snapshots of Identità Dieci/part three
The events you cannot miss and all the news of topical interest from the food planet
by
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