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The public side of a restaurant seen by its protagonists: maître, restaurant managers, waiters


Giulia Caffiero: the joy of serving again at Geranium

The Italian dining room professional from the Danish restaurant tells us her story. And the emotion of opening again on the 3rd of June

15-06-2020 | 09:00
Giulia Caffiero, born in 1992 in Cagliari, has bee

Giulia Caffiero, born in 1992 in Cagliari, has been working at Geranium in Copenhagen since October 2019. After the Danish lockdown in March, the restaurant - 3 Michelin stars, number 5 in the World's 50Best – opened again on June 3rd 

Read | 15-06-2020 | 09:00 | In sala

Francesca Cane: being maître at Mugaritz, an experience beyond limits

Italian, not yet 30, she’s the dining room manager of one of the most important and innovative establishments in the world

27-11-2019 | 10:00
Francesca Cane, born in 1990 in Bra (Cuneo), she

Francesca Cane, born in 1990 in Bra (Cuneo), she’s maître at restaurant Mugaritz in Errenteria, Basque Country 

Read | 27-11-2019 | 10:00 | In sala

Pass, the kings of the dining room have their guide

The first edition presented in Rome. The wish of Reitano from La Pergola: «Restaurants should no longer be chosen just because of the food»

16-10-2019 | 09:00
A souvenir photo in Rome for the presentation of t

A souvenir photo in Rome for the presentation of the first edition of PASS, the very first guide dedicated to "the protagonists of hospitality in the Italian restaurant scene" curated by association Noi di Sala and published by Giunti. Left, behind the bookstand, there’s president Marco Reitano while he pridefully holds a copy.

Read | 16-10-2019 | 09:00 | In sala

Dining room is the real revolution of the century

Events and guides pay more and more attention to service: Identità and Intrecci in New York, Noi di sala in Rome with a special guide

10-10-2019 | 09:00
It was a really great moment, during the 10th edit

It was a really great moment, during the 10th edition of Identità New York, when the topic of dining room service debuted, thanks to the passionate collaboration with the Cotarella family. Left to right: Dominga CotarellaVince GerasoleAntonio Begonja and Marta Cotarella. Photo Brambilla-Serrani

Read | 10-10-2019 | 09:00 | In sala

A tribute to Diego Masciaga, a Master of hospitality

Piedmontese, almost legendary, he left his role as general manager at The Waterside Inn, in England, after 30 years

16-07-2018 | 10:00
Diego Masciaga, born in Oleggio, Piedmont, is one

Diego Masciaga, born in Oleggio, Piedmont, is one of the greatest representatives of international hospitality. In June after 30 years he left his role as general manager at The Waterside Inn in Bray, in the UK

Read | 16-07-2018 | 10:00 | In sala

Alfieri, in view of an entirely female dining room

Andrea and Samantha together since catering school. Both trained as chefs, but she now dreams of a dining room service led only by women

12-08-2017 | 07:00
Andrea Alfieri and Samantha Serafini, husband an

Andrea Alfieri and Samantha Serafini, husband and wife, with Roberta Zulian, to the left, sous-chef of Alfieri for the past 17 years

Read | 12-08-2017 | 07:00 | In sala

Catia Uliassi: my dining room in pink

A staff (almost) entirely composed of women in Senigallia: our grace adds a completely different atmosphere

06-11-2016 | 06:00
Luana Mariani, Daria Nakhaeva, Catia Uliassi and V

Luana Mariani, Daria Nakhaeva, Catia Uliassi and Vanessa Serenelli: the four female faces at Uliassi in Senigallia. Another woman, Sonia Gioia, discusses with Catia with the usual wit, collecting stories, secrets and backstage notes from a dining room with more elegance than others

Read | 06-11-2016 | 06:00 | In sala