17-11-2023
A view of the Noliane Dakar from the garden
Never would I have imagined spending a week in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, to get to know Alessandro Merlo well. He’s a chef from Acqui Terme (Alessandria, Piedmont) and the owner of a business that he first conceived about eight years ago and then launched in 2016. The first step was a restaurant in a completely different location, six employees in all, plus him and his wife, Souadov Niang, Senegalese. A total of eight.
Between Milan and Dakar, there are 4400 kilometres, flying over the Mediterranean Sea, Algeria and a desert that is the negation of human life. But which exudes a hypnotic charm
Palms, a garden of palm trees in Dakar. It is no coincidence that Alessandro Merlo's boutique hotel is called The Palms
Felicetti chiocciole, risotto with saffron, Venetian-style liver, chef Alessandro Merlo in Dakar
Thiof alla ligure. Alessandro Merlo serves it with Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino
Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino at the Noliane restaurant
A room at The Palms boutique hotel in Dakar
1. To be continued
Translated into English by Slawka G. Scarso
Reviews, recommendations and trends from the four corners of the planet, signed by all the authors of Identità Golose
by
born in Milan in March 1955, at Il Giornale for 31 years dividing himself between sports and food, since 2004 he's the creator and curator of Identità Golose. blog www.paolomarchi.it instagram instagram.com/oloapmarchi