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The city of Naples has a new mural: Partenope, Mother of the neighborhoods – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay


It is well known that the city of Naples always reserves some pleasant surprises. Perhaps it is not one of the Italian capitals of street art.
If you have the opportunity to take a guided tour of the city to discover these open-air works (there are guides specialized in just this), the quantity and quality will leave you speechless.
Just like the new gigantic mural donated by Voiello to Naples and created by the artist Leticia Mandragora in collaboration with the Neapolitan fashion designer collective VNMNS1926.

The mermaid of Naples

The mural Partenope, Mother of the neighborhoods of Napleswhich represents the mermaid Partenope, the mythical founder of the city, is located in Piazza Francesco Muzii, in the Arenella district, takes us back to the origins of the city and underlines the beauty and variety of the neighborhoods that compose it.
The mermaid Parthenope, according to one of the legends concerning her, was among those who tried to enchant Ulysses in Homer’s Odyssey. Desperate for her failure, she decided to take her own life and her body, dragged by the waves, landed in the gulf of Naples, on the islet of Megaris. Here in Piazza Muzii he holds ears of wheat in his hand, a symbol of fertility and abundance and right on the tail, depicted as scales, there are the 30 coats of arms that identify the neighborhoods.

The artist

The artist, Leticia Mandragora, born in Madrid to a Spanish mother and Neapolitan father, is closely linked to the capital of Campania, so much so that she decided to move there at the age of 15. The city hosts several works by her, all characterized by the use of cobalt blue (Maradona, Sophia Loren, Eleonora de Fonseca Pimentel) – a color that has always also characterized Voiello’s brand identity – and by the intensity of the expressions that her interpretation makes it even more realistic. Furthermore, her predilection for the representation of female subjects ties perfectly with the idea behind the mural.

A moment from the inauguration: Clementina Cozzolino, president of the Fifth municipality (second from left), the artist Leticia Mandragora, the designer couple VIENMNSUONNO1926, Francesco Del Porto, president region Italy Barilla and Gianpasquale Greco, art critic and doctor research at the University of Naples Federico II.

in the city the small green spaces multiply – Italian Cuisine

in the city the small green spaces multiply


Urban gardens in Milan are multiplying. Small green spaces are increasingly meeting places for communities who decide to take care of themselves and the city

Milan is not only the city of unexpected views, hidden courtyards and post-industrial lofts, but also that of urban gardens. Wandering through the streets of the more peripheral neighborhoods, it is easy to come across small cultivated plots, squashed next to each other, separated by slightly danceable nets, but overflowing with vegetables: zucchini, eggplant is tomatoes in the summertime, cabbage is cabbage, perfect for making cassoela, in winter. For some years, however, urban gardens have begun to appear even in the most central or otherwise redeveloped areas of the city. Have you ever been, for example, to the flower gardens under the skyscrapers of City Life? Or, do you know "Cultivating" in Bovisa, theshared garden on the campus of the Politecnico di Milano?

Urban gardens in Milan, a phenomenon extended in time and space

Someone talks about fashion, but in reality that of the Milanese urban gardens is a phenomenon extended both in time and in space. In the economic boom years those who cultivated the garden did so for need or out of nostalgia of their peasant origins. Over time, the garden has become the pastime of those who have reached retirement (also because the municipal garden is addressed, by choice, mainly to the over 60s).

Making the vegetable garden: an activity that is good for the community and the city

Today, however, the garden is being strongly re-evaluated for its size community, but also how urban regeneration tool is social innovation. The urban gardens that have appeared in Milan in recent years have in fact become meeting points where one can take care of the city together, spaces of well-being where one can stay in contact with nature and places to rebuild a healthy and conscious relationship with food.

Milan, the city of gardens told in a book

In all, there are more land dedicated to these crops than one imagines: "In the metropolitan city area their extension, added up, is equal to over 850 hectares, We read in The city of gardens. Cultivating and building social relations in the small green spaces of Greater Milan, the book, fresh off the press, signed by Mario Cucchi, Daniela Gambino, Antonio Longo. An in-depth reading on the phenomenon of urban gardens in Milan, which tells us how the city is not only not alien to the phenomenon, but also that in the past it has already been the seat of some pioneering experiences.

Urban gardens, the first pioneering experiences

First of all that of informal gardens born in the 70s starting from the experimentation of urban forestation of Boscoincittà, promoted by Italia Nostra in the western area of ​​Milan, in a space given in concession by the Municipality. Another emblematic example cited in the book is that of Garden of Aromas, the community garden that is located in the park of the former Paolo Pini psychiatric hospital in Affori, carried out with the aim of promoting the social reintegration of disadvantaged people.

From individual practice to a shared garden

Today they are counted in the metropolitan area of ​​Milan 2255 vegetable colonies. Many of the urban gardens born in recent years are "Shared". Realities generated by the thrust of associations or groups that have particular social and / or ecological purposes and that are trying to "Rejuvenate" the figure of the orthist. They do this through the involvement of people with propensity and sensitivity to ecological-health issues, but also through the organization of training courses aimed at citizens.

Orto Comune di Niguarda, an emblematic case

An emblematic example is represented by theCommon Garden Niguarda, where spices and ancient varieties are grown. In five years, the promoting association, in collaboration with the Municipality of Milan and the Parco Nord body, has managed to transform a large piece of uncultivated lawn right inside the North Park in one of the liveliest and most original shared gardens in the city. Since 2015, the year of birth, they have been over six hundred inhabitants of the neighborhood who have cultivated it, giving life to various work groups: from the “Mani di fata”, which they create aromatic salts, dried herbs and floral compositions, to the beekeepers who produce organic wildflower honey. Part of the land was also used for the construction of a synergistic garden, that is grown in a completely natural way, without fertilizers or fertilizers.

From the social to the productive dimension

During the months of lockdown, the volunteers had to stop the initiatives open to citizens. Yes they are though data to be done to distribute fresh food to the neediest families in the neighborhood. An experience, that of direct support, which demonstrates how the social dimension can coexist with the productive one. A good example from which to start answering the question of our century: "If in 2050 68 percent of the population will live in urban centers, who will produce 80 percent of the food that – they say – will be consumed in cities ? "

How to have your own vegetable garden?

This new "green wave" is also due to a push from the Municipality of Milan which, since 2015, has focused on urban gardens, assigning numerous new parcels of land. The temporary concession usually takes place through area notices to which private citizens can apply on a voluntary basis, against an annual fee of 1 euro per square meter. Furthermore, the Municipality of Milan also promoted between 2012 and 2015 the concession to associations of spaces for the creation of shared gardens. Finally, numerous gardens are located in schools, and just recently, the office of the Food Policy of Milan has drawn up the Guidelines for the creation and management of "Educational Gardens".

Spaghetto Milano, Andrea Ribaldone's homage to his city – Italian Cuisine

Spaghetto Milano, Andrea Ribaldone's homage to his city


It was born five years ago to celebrate the Expo, today it is more relevant than ever to combine Italian cuisine with typical Milanese cuisine. A delicious dish, beautiful to look at and suitable for all seasons

"I wanted to create something that represented the city, but that was also an recognizable Italian dish for everyone." Words of Andrea Ribaldone who created it Spaghetto Milan in a particular moment, beautiful for everyone: Expo 2015 when he led the Identità Golose restaurant inside the large space. A unique experience, in his hometown and that represented the springboard of a brilliant career: the following year he already won his first Michelin star with the Due Buoi restaurant in Alessandria. From 2015 onwards, Ribaldone has done a lot of things. He runs a restaurant in the Langhe – the Osteria Arborina, Michelin star since 2017 – and follows the cuisine of many projects in Italy: Borgo Egnazia a with its six restaurants (one of which is a starred restaurant, entrusted to Domenico Schingaro), the emerging Lino in the center of Pavia, the suggestive Garage Italia in Milan. And stay the coordinator of Identità Golose Hub, in the heart of his city.

A brilliant career

Today Milan is experiencing a terrible moment, which sooner or later will end. That's why we found it perfect to recover this recipe – delicious and for all seasons – so as to propose it to our readers. Ribaldone describes his dish this way «It is a spaghetti cooked in water, with a little salt, and stirred with a Milanese risotto, blended to obtain a cream of saffron rice 3 Cooks, singular for softness. And there is also a gremolada seen with a contemporary touch. The important step is represented by the preparation of the cream which must be beautiful smooth and homogeneous. Once the rice is blended, it is good to pass the mixture in a colander, so as to eliminate any possible soul of the grain. There is Italy of pasta and there is the city of Andrea. "It's wonderful, Milan asks a lot but gives a lot and today it deserves even more love". He is right.

Ingredients (for 4 people)

400 g spaghetti
2 thick cut ossibuchi
30 g of tomato paste
50 g of ossobuco brown base
1 carrot
1 onion
1 celery stick
1 bay leaf
120 g of Carnaroli rice
Saffron 3 Chefs
1 l of vegetable broth
1 lemon
butter
Grana Padano
parsley
extra virgin olive oil

Method

For the ossobuco ragù
Cut celery, carrots and onion in a small brunoise; put the ossobuco, bay leaf, salt and extra virgin oil in a vacuum bag. Cook for 10 hours at 71 °, then cut the ossobuco for the ragù, add the vegetables, the concentrate and the brown background and cook for 20 minutes.

For the rice cream
Make a classic Milanese risotto, toasting the rice, sprinkle with the vegetable broth, add Zafferano 3 Cuochi, cook for 20 minutes and stir in Grana Padano and butter. Then whisk the rice until a smooth and homogeneous cream is obtained. If necessary, add some broth, to be put aside because it will be used to stir the spaghetti.

For the gremolada
Grate the lemon peel and chop the parsley, then put everything in a container and cover with extra virgin oil.

To finish the pot
Cook the spaghetti in plenty of salted water, drain and stir in the rice cream, serve them on a plate and lay the ossobuco ragù on top and season with the gremolada

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