12-03-2014
Chefs Fabio Barbaglini, Gianni Sarzano of Bivio in Quinto Vercellese, tel. +39.0161.274131, and Breton Jacques Thorel, for a long time at the helm of the Auberge Bretonne in La Roche-Bernard, in North-West France. They met in Sarzano’s home for a memorable lunch called "When a lobster meets a paddy field "
This is the story of a long friendship and of the esteem between a Breton chef (please, do not call him French) and one from Piedmont. They are similar, both reserved but with a sensitivity and a profoundness that are hard to find these days. They are two nonconformist chefs who are not yet known enough and who, in some ways, resemble each other. The Piedmontese one, first as a client and then as an assistant in the kitchen, when his restaurant is closed, takes parte in the magical universe of the Breton chef. There’s sharing, technique, experience and humanity. The Breton chef, the same Jacques Thorel who at Auberge Bretonne used to enchant his clients some five years ago or so. A strange destiny didn’t allow him to receive the highly deserved (as those who have dined at his restaurant say) three stars, except granting him later a constant and consistent success both from the audience and the critics (on the other side). As for Gianni Sarzano of Bivio in Quinto Vercellese, he is undoubtedly considered a great, refined and sensitive interpreter of Vercelli’s cuisine, according to both professional and non-professional gourmet fanatics. He’s reserved yet concrete, leaving his mark in impressive dishes.
Lobster, apple and chartreuse
Close encounter of a craveable kind
Reviews, recommendations and trends from Italy, signed by all the authors of Identità Golose
by
Girovago dei ristoranti, come piaceri indulge soprattutto su quelli della tavola. Ama dialogare nei blog a tutta gola ed è uno dei fondatori del sito www.passionegourmet.com