04-06-2021
Since 2012 Livio Mancini is patron and pizzaiolo at El Gringo in Calalzo di Cadore, Belluno. Pizza Mari e monti is one of the pizzas he made for his 80’s Pizza Challenge
Calalzo di Cadore, in the province of Belluno, is a «Middle Earth», that's how Livio Mancini calls it. Since 2012 he's the patron and pizzaiolo at El Gringo. We're some 30 km from Cortina, in the heart of the Alps, in what was a very popular tourist destination in the Sixties. Today things have changed though the charming natural beauty of the place remains. Here Mancini developed his personal idea of pizza. The initial idea was ambitious: it's very simple to match creativity and variety with a large city where novelties immediately become trendy, a magnet for food lovers. But why not try to do this in a small town too? Why not offer an attractive product in terms of flavours and format also in Calalzo?
Livio Mancini
The topic of the moment at El Gringo? The 80’s Pizza Challenge, which Livio shared with his colleagues too: pizzas inspired by the most kitsch and unforgettable recipes from that decade. A pretext to give pizza the touch of lightness it deserves, to make it fun and to share some irony with guests!
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Born in Irpinia in 1991, she studied Foreign Languages at university, and then International Studies. But then she followed her heart and so her love for hospitality was born in the New Forest (U.K.). Her love for food had always been alive and kicking. After manging the hospitality at Identità Golose Milano, today she reports on flavours for Identità Golose. Isa travels, and tastes. She keeps her sensations alive through words.
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All photos are by Brambilla-Serrani
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