Venice is on its knees, we save Venice – Italian Cuisine

Venice is on its knees, we save Venice


From the creamed cod mixed with the magnums provided by the Bisol family. Solidarity initiatives

Damages for "hundreds of millions" of euros. The record tide devastated Venice: on November 12, high water flooded the downtown stores, bars and restaurants, and flooded historic places like the crypt of the Basilica of San Marco, while the short circuits caused fire in houses, monuments, clubs and shops. And now it will be time to rebuild, try to start again after the last dramatic hours. Many families on the islands are suffering serious difficulties, and the younger ones help the elderly who often live alone in houses on the ground floor. But Venice now needs everyone's help.

The Bisols magnums

The Bisol family, owner of the starred restaurant Venissa and the adjacent vineyard (which was completely submerged: only in spring will we know how many plants will survive), to support the community, has decided to make available to collectors and wine lovers six magnums of old vintages of the Venissa wine, which had been kept aside for the family cellar. These are precious bottles that start at a value of 990 euros for the most recent year, that of 2014, reaching almost 5 thousand euros for the 2010 vintage. The proceeds will be totally donated to the families affected.

The solidary codfish

Another charity initiative was launched by Florentine chef Paolo Gori, patron of the historic and award-winning Trattoria da Burde. "I don't know how much damage there will be then, in our imagination they are rich merchants and great gentlemen, but in need no one has to feel," he explained on his social media. «There is art, crafts and work under water. And also a person. Have you ever been under a wave? Keeping in mind how big it is? I don't know how to restore, I don't know why the Moses is not yet in operation, but I can cook ". Thus Gori, who still remembers the flood that struck Florence in 1966, began to serve in his restaurant, as an appetizer, creamed cod, one of the typical products of the Venetian gastronomic tradition: it will be composed of an emulsion of mounted cod, served on roasted bread seasoned with a little olive oil, it will cost 5 euros. "What I collect from this dish will be given to those in need. Gori invited colleagues to join the initiative: word of mouth on social media is working, and many Tuscan chefs and Florentine Chefs Association have decided to follow his example. A bit like it had been done for Amatrice bent by the earthquake and for Genoa after the tragedy of the collapse of the Morandi bridge.

A dedicated current account

The venues of Venice are built to cope with the phenomenon of high water, "but here we are in front of an event of epochal importance, which destroyed everything, from furnishings to the equipment of bars, restaurants, and all other types of exercises, as well as that the rest of the city ", explains Lino Stoppani, president of Fipe, the Italian Federation of Public Exercises, which together with AEPE, the Association of Bars and Restaurants in Venice, wants to concretely support the over a thousand public businesses in the city. A will be opened Bank account to raise funds to help restart activities. Furthermore "we will undertake to collect all the claims for damages and will accompany the entrepreneurs throughout the bureaucratic process to obtain the contributions to get back on their feet".

A new newsstand for Mutti

The high water also destroyed a historic Venetian newsstand, that of Walter Mutti, in Fondamenta delle Zattere. But on Gofundme a solidarity race was immediately launched which has already collected over 26 thousand euros in 48 hours: they will be used to rebuild the kiosk.

From essential goods to car passages

Meanwhile, through the Facebook group Concrete Aid to the Venetians, hot meals, accommodation, passageways, basic necessities, sheets, blankets, coats are offered from all over Italy.

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