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If food delivery becomes an experience – Italian Cuisine

Delicious boxes, bartenders and sommeliers at home. Artisans and starred chefs team up and equip throughout Italy

Restaurants and clubs reopen, but the food delivery it will not diminish, on the contrary: hybrid months and a complicated season await us. Yet we go to the rescue, with special packages, the so-called "box of flavors", full of delicacies ready to be enjoyed at home, to be assembled and cooked or even served, in complete safety, directly by the experts. Accompanying restaurateurs and craftsmen.
Many examples. Here are some.

Made in Senigallia

The idea was born in Senigallia, a small Eldorado of Marche food and wine. The authors of the project asked themselves a question: how do you react in view of a season that appears to be fading under the blows of recent events? With spaced umbrellas and the perspective of plexiglas dividers and igloo-like domes on the beach? With the tourism that looms, at the moment, purely local? With realism, optimism and desire to do. But also with an "emotional" box that promotes the flavors of the territory renamed, in fact, Made in Senigallia. The second most beautiful region in the world according to Lonely Planet, our brands, has in fact decided to put its flavors in a box and send them to whoever wants them. For now in Italy and then who knows, even in the rest of the world. That ambitious "made" basically bodes well. Behind the project 4 senigalliesi doc. Paolo Brunelli, ultra-awarded ice cream and chocolate maker. If you then join the bottles and delikatessen of theEnoteca Galli and the fragrant creations of the bakery Pandefrà the palette of flavors is complete. With Moreno Cedroni, chef of the restaurant The Madonnina del Pescatore of Senigallia and del Clandestino Susci Bar in the enchanting bay of Portonovo in Ancona. The products come from his Anikò fish delicatessen, always in Senigallia and the experimental laboratoryworkshop. The chef's experiments with the project continue The Tunnel, a research and development laboratory that aims to convey "the best of technology on the kitchen".

Four musketeers of taste who have thought of a gastronomic journey of memory, to be savored to return to Senigallia at least with the palate, for now.

The service is already active. Four formats: from the basic one (cost 40 Euros) to the Premium box at 150 Euros. Open and find the ready-made Cedroni sauces, its seasonal preserves (now with cuttlefish eggs and cuttlefish and peas for example), soft drinks and sweet and sour sauces. Brunelli offers its jams and the Brunelli cake, but also spreads, perhaps to be combined with Pandefrà rye bread or Amaro del Gallo, the new production of Enoteca Galli.
How is the "emotional" box delivered? Here is the beauty.
The delicious parcel is delivered by Cosaporto, a start-up born in Rome in 2017 from the intuition of Stefano Manili, a 48-year-old manager who decided to apply a real economic model focused on selecting the best products of Italian craftsmen. You can buy with a click and you can decide to send the goods to their destination also accompanying a personalized card or even with an audio message. In the offer, in addition to food and wine products, there are flowers and design objects, to make the experience at home unforgettable.

The restaurant? We take it home

Will we be pampered at home like at a restaurant table? It seems so second Vittoria Veronesi, director of the master's degree in Food and Beverage at the Bocconi University of Milan. "In the world of catering there is a before and after Covid-19. Food delivery will not decrease with openings, but will support it. To differentiate, it will be necessary to become increasingly competitive by providing real experiences that also push the customer to change the way they consume, perhaps by wearing a beautiful suit or preparing a sophisticated table for the occasion ".

From North to South there are those who equip themselves

Barman and home chef, this is the service offered Da Vittorio (Brusaporto, Bergamo). In the city most affected by Covid-19, the three-star restaurant of the Cerea brothers, already active with its offer at home, from early March. Do you want wines paired with your dishes in the delicious package? No problem, moreover, they say, "we are exploring the possibility of making available, on special occasions, also a cook, a sommelier and barman, in full compliance with the hygiene rules envisaged. We have tried to keep alive the deep bond that binds us to many guests, "they explain," and they seem to appreciate it. " There is the service Vittorio at Home (with three different menus: fish, meat and vegetarian) and then the Da Vittorio Selection gift packs with historic dishes to be assembled at home such as the legendary tomato Paccheri.

Pizza: home courses and pairings with the best wines

The idea came to Mirko Petracci, among the most creative interpreters of the so-called gourmet pizza. In addition to your delivery (active every day from 7 to 10 pm), The Ladder (Ascoli Piceno) is thinking, in the Ascoli area, to enrich the offer with home cooking courses at home, to make the perfect pizza even in the home oven.
In the menu of ready-made pizzas, however, next to the classics, there are his famous Margherita 2.0 and Amatriciana. Meanwhile, on his social networks, the master dispenses secrets about the dough: his very light Gran'Aria, with a highly hydrating dough, has sparked the excitement of his customers, but also of many followers: «I do it to give a bite of happiness .

Menu with DJ set

In addition to its traditional Tuscan dishes (homemade pici, truffle ravioli and croutons with a license of livers its must), it also offers a musical accompaniment the Lucca restaurant in Milan, among the long-lived. In practice, for each order, and upon receipt of payment, the customer receives an exclusive track on WhatsApp, created by DJ Disway, Manuela Littardi. A private link that contains a composition of 30 minutes, to be combined according to lunches, dinners and after dinner.

High pastry and aperitif with wine

The chef Matteo Baronetto, with the delivery of his restaurant Del Cambio, of turin, offers pastry desserts and aperitifs with paired wines (its cellar is vast). A way to share the excellent raw materials provided by many small artisans in the area. Personalized menu when ordering, almost tailored.

Dinner with instructions (for assembly)

He trusts the creative flair of customers Tiziano Tomei. The chef of The Funnel of Lucca in fact, it has started its delivery service, throughout Italy, with a refrigerated box and complete with a subsidiary of "romantic and creative cuisine", with precise instructions for use. These are five courses, like the five senses, based on meat, fish, fresh pasta and game, to be chosen from a wider menu.
An example?
The delicious ravioli filled with extra virgin olive oil and parmesan, accompanied by these words: "Cook the ravioli for a few minutes in boiling water and gently pull them up with a slotted spoon trying not to break them. Serve them with the cabbage powder. Warning: eat the ravioli with a spoon, being careful not to break them . The kit is completed by a selection of renowned labels, from bread and dessert. For orders: 3319308931.

TO Milan same thing, with clumsy proof kit, al 142 Restaurant by Sandra Ciciriello, which delivers you, with the service 142 Restaurant – At your house, in neat vacuum-packed bags, all his delights to be composed, according to the indications of chef Nello Barbieri and his staff. Guaranteed unforgettable breakfasts, lunches, dinners and aperitifs. For sudden cravings, for example, there is the bao (the heat-cooked sandwich according to Chinese tradition) with wild boar stew and vinegar shavings, or the spaghetti to be seasoned with mullet bottarga. To pamper yourself, just 10 minutes of trivial assembly.

Condé Nast Italia presents Frame: experience store – Italian Cuisine

Wednesday evening, in Milan, the official inauguration of Frame, the first Condé Nast experience store. A space to be discovered

In collaboration with San Carlo pastry shop, on the evening of Wednesday 12th, Condé Nast Italy has officially inaugurated Frame, the first experience store by Condé Nast. The shop is located inside the Milanese headquarters of the multimedia company, in Piazzale Cadorna 7, and is the first space open to the public based on inclusiveness. Here you can meet the various worlds that make up the universe of Condé Nast Italia: readers, users, followers, companies and, of course, the editors. A meeting place therefore, but also, and above all, of inspiration, which blends tradition and innovation, shopping and cultural experiences with talks and presentations.

The opening night: the beating heart of Condé Nast

The guests present at the inauguration evening had a taste of all this, where the DNA of the Condé Nast brands was revealed to them through performances and video installations. Milo Manara – one of the artists who made the cover of the January issue of "Vogue Italia”- met the guests and signed covers and posters. Tommaso Paradiso and Elodie, interviewed by the deputy director of “Vanity Fair" Malcom Pagani, they spoke for the first time between words and music and became the protagonists of a live performance that involved the audience. To accompany guests throughout the evening the dj set by Fabrizio Oriani (talent by Condé Nast Social Talent Agency) and cocktails prepared by bartender Alex Siliberto of Pastry San Carlo, including the one dedicated to "GQ": Obsession cocktail, made with bourbon whiskey, passion fruit, cardamom, ginger beer, lemon juice, sugar syrup and steamed vanilla.

Frame: a multifunctional multi-space

The Frame space, designed by the architectural firm Locatelli Partners, consists of 3 main areas: the Cocktail Lounge Bar Cafeteria, the events area and the shop. The first, open from Monday to Saturday from 7 to 22, is managed in partnership with Pasticceria San Carlo. The events area is a multifunctional location created to host exclusive appointments, cultural projects and meetings promoted by the Condé Nast brands and beyond. Finally, inside the shop, open from Monday to Saturday from 10 to 19, you can buy limited edition items, the must-haves signed by the Condé Nast brands and a selection of trendy brands.

The inaugural event was made possible thanks to the support of La Marca Vini e Spumanti which, founded in 1968, made the pursuit of excellence its strong point. In fact, with 9 associated wineries, 5 thousand donors and 13 thousand hectares of vineyards, the company is internationally recognized as a Prosecco ambassador. The guests toasted with Prosecco Superiore Docg brut Novecento collection, Prosecco Doc Treviso extra dry Novecento collection, Pinot Grigio Doc Delle Venezie and Merlot del Piave Doc, also used for making some cocktails.

In London you can experience the favorite luxuries of Winston Churchill – Italian Cuisine

Between Champagne, cigars and chocolate, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park celebrates the distinguished British Prime Minister and his peculiar habits with the special package "Stay like Sir Winston Churchill"

The habits, the idioms, the sometimes very original found of Winston Churchill they are indelibly written there, halfway between history and legend. Certainly the British politician, for over a decade as British Prime Minister, has been a character capable of leaving an indelible mark on the collective imagination of his United Kingdom, of course, but not only: and that is why the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, a luxurious 5-star hotel in the heart of London inaugurated in 1902, has decided to celebrate its complete reopening after the recent restoration with a special package of style and elegance with a pinch of healthy madness, christened precisely "Stay like Sir Winston Churchill".

Great little rituals

During his long institutional career, the British Prime Minister has been a guest of the hotel more and more times, during delicate periods such as the World War II, but also on much less solemn occasions, such as during the renovation and decoration of his private residence. His usual requests inspired the special package developed by the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park: in addition to a English Breakfast complete for two people, guests will also receive a bottle of Champagne Pol Roger, Sir Churchill's favorite, and a vintage photograph of the politician at the hotel entrance. Moreover, at the counter of the Mandarin Bar, they can taste the special cocktail Vices & Virtues: a tribute to one of the famous phrases that the politician spoke about his colleague Stafford Cripps, "He has all the virtues that I don't like and no vice I admire".

Between cigars, cakes and chocolate

But good Churchill was also well known for his excessive passion for i quality cigars, that guests will have the opportunity to buy directly inside the structure. Not only. The package, available until December with a price per double room starting from 690 pounds, also includes two specials chocolate cigars, in memory of a curious episode that saw the Prime Minister offer two cigars to the waiters in room service in exchange for an early delivery of his breakfast. The "Stay like Sir Winston Churchill" initiative is part of a wider celebration of the history of the luxurious hotel, which in addition to a list of cocktails dedicated to the great characters of the twentieth century also includes a special appointment with the afternoon tea inspired by the 20s: in the hotel tearoom, guests can sample exquisite cakes from around the world, such as the French Religieuse, the English Banoffee and the Russian Coconut Pavlova, toasting with a glass of Champagne and listening to jazz music.