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What do MasterChef winners do? The stories of the best – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

What do MasterChef winners do?  The stories of the best


What the winners of MasterChef? Everyone found their own way and – spoiler! – it’s always about cooking. The Sky television program that has cleared culinary talent, making the passion for cooking and recipes a real obsession, has launched several champions who have never strayed from the world of food and catering.

What the winners of MasterChef

Each in their own way: after the victory of the talent show, which earned him a prize of 100 thousand euros and the publication of a recipe book, he was among the winners of MasterChef there are those who are influencers, those who consult for companies, those who have become television personalities hosting programs dedicated to food and wine. And then, yes, there are also those who have opened their own restaurants. Here are the stories of those who reached first place on the podium, but also of those who, despite not succeeding, made a dream come true.

Fulvio Marino’s amusement park pancakes: recipe – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay


The amusement park pancakes? He teaches them to us Fulvio Marino. The famous baker, owner of the FuocoFarina bakery, opened in 2023 in Alba (Cuneo), goes back to top Food Network from February 17th every Saturday at 5.50pm with the program In your home ovenan opportunity to teach and share the recipes of its leavened products, easy and certainly successful, including this classic of Italian street food, to be redone at home in a few simple steps and also perfect for Carnival.

From pancakes to bao

Are you tempted to try and not just taste? Fulvio, as usual, will show step by step how to make simple and tasty bread-making recipes, revealing everything there is to know about the world of doughs, flours and leavening for breads, pizzas and sweet wonders. Each episode will be dedicated to a specific theme, including: An afternoon at the amusement park, with pancakes and hot dogs, or The eastwith Persian bread ei wow or again, Movie night at homewith donuts and grows leafy.
A step by step excursus that Marino takes through the ingredients, flours, equipment and different leavening, shaping and cooking techniques. A sharing of steps and little secrets to launch yourself, with lightheartedness and greed, into the world of bread making and leavened products, without fear, but with the desire to experiment with new things.

The recipe: amusement park pancakes

An irresistible recipe that recalls Carnival, but also village festivals, street food and its delicacies. Few and simple ingredients in this recipe Fulvio Marinowhich he draws from the basket of his childhood memories.

4 Restaurants: the best restaurant in Mantua and pumpkin tortelli – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

4 Restaurants: the best restaurant in Mantua and pumpkin tortelli


The “pearl” of the Renaissance, Mantua, was the final stage of the long journey of Alessandro Borghese 4 Ristoranti, who with his van went in search of the best restaurants on the French Riviera, the Oltrepò Pavese, Lisbon, the historic center of Ravenna, Ogliastra in Sardinia, Gorizia, Lucca and Monza.

Mantua, an architectural jewel of the Po Valley, between the Mincio river and Lake Garda, enjoys a strategic position which has certainly contributed to its historical importance and its commercial development. But also the Gonzagas, who held power for several centuries, participated in its cultural and artistic rise during the Renaissance. The historic center of the city is a fascinating labyrinth of medieval streets, squares and historic buildings, which justify the expression with which Mantua is often defined: «open-air museum. The Palazzo Ducale, residence of the Gonzagas, houses frescoes by a renowned artist such as Andrea Mantegna. The Basilica of Sant’Andrea is a notable example of Renaissance architecture designed by Leon Battista Alberti, and the Rotonda of San Lorenzo, an ancient Roman temple transformed into a church. Mantua, however, is also famous for its rich and varied cuisine: they can be found on the menus of typical restaurants the sbrisolona cake, pumpkin tortelli, pilot risotto and donkey stewbut also pike in sauce and Mantuan salami.

This time too, as required by the rules, four restaurateurs challenged each other to try to obtain the best ratings from colleagues and chef Alessandro Borghese, who first of all inspects the kitchens to ensure compliance with the standards of cleanliness and order. Each restaurant was evaluated for the level of hospitality, service and preparation: diners assign a score from 0 to 10 to location, menu, service and bill, in addition to the fifth category, the dish that all restaurateurs are asked to propose the same flat, the one that is considered most representative of the reference territory. They are on the Mantua tables pumpkin tortelli, an explosion of flavours in which the sweetness of the pumpkin harmonises with the saltiness of the cheese and the bitter-sweetness of the amaretti, in contrast with the spiciness of the mustard.

The restaurants competing in this latest episode of 4 Restaurants are Raw material of Giuseppe, who won the victory, The Rigoletto of Ekla, the restaurant Pumpkin yellow of Sciko and the tavern To the Gallo by Leonardo.

Let’s get to know them better in the gallery.

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