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Largo to the young: the under-30 chefs arrive at the Torre restaurant of the Prada Foundation in Milan – Italian Cuisine

Five events from March to November 2019 with talented young international chefs for the CARE's Chef Under 30 project. We start with

From March to November five "Under 30" chefs will be invited to propose, for a period of two weeks each, a four-course menu, inspired by the gastronomic identity of their country of origin. Aldo Yaranga (1989) of the La Niña restaurant in Miraflores (Peru) will be the first young chef in the Torre restaurant from 8 to 24 March 2019. Pedro Miguel Schiaffino's pupil, in his dishes Aldo Yaranga translates his passion for the Peruvian tradition.
The Prada Foundation's Torre restaurant begins the 2019 program of the "CARE's Chef Under 30" project, created in collaboration with the three-star Michelin chef Norbert Niederkofler and with Paolo Ferretti, both founders of "CARE's – The Ethical Chef Days", A project conceived with the aim of promoting" the kitchen of ideas "and a gastronomic culture based on products of proximity, respectful of the environment, the use of products and resources, attentive to waste and a balanced quality / price ratio.

Chef Aldo Yaranga: the first guest
Trained in international kitchens, at the age of 17 he started working in the most prestigious restaurants in Lima. With the intent of rediscovering the products of the Peruvian Amazon, he resides for two years in the region. After this training period he meets chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino, who guides him during his experience at the Malabar restaurant in Lima. Thus began the dedication of Aldo Yaranga towards sustainability and responsible cooking in direct relationship with the farmers. At the age of 28 he is a sous chef at La Niña restaurant, where together with the owner he collaborates in developing an ethical vision linked to seasonality, using local ingredients and collaborating with local farmers and fishermen. Driven by curiosity for other cultures, Aldo Yaranga participates in numerous gastronomic events all over the world and continues to devote himself to the traditional cuisine of his country.

The project
At the Torre restaurant – next to his permanent chef and the Italian menu inspired by the best regional traditions – there are various gastronomic offerings dedicated to emerging international talents in the kitchen. With the support of "CARE's – The Ethical Chef Days" the Torre restaurant becomes a place for the exchange of ideas that characterize the cuisine of the invited chefs. Thanks to the comparison on the concepts of sustainability, care of the territory and protection of the environment, the Torre restaurant wants to link itself to different cultures, to create a conscious gastronomic knowledge and promote a conscious and careful ethics towards food.

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What to eat at the Torre restaurant of the Prada Foundation in Milan – Italian Cuisine

The new restaurant of the Prada Foundation is already a success. Design furniture, unpublished views of the city, panoramic terrace, and a novelty: a "permanent collection" with a menu of Italian cuisine and "temporary exhibitions" of young chefs under 30 from all over the world, for an ethical and sustainable cuisine. Prices? Pop.

The Prada Foundation is one of the last things that happened in Milan to be proud of, has given life to an entire suburban district and since 2015 has continued to be loved by lovers of good food. After the Light bar designed by Wes Anderson, it opened in May 2018 at the Prada Foundation's Milan office Torre restaurant, on the sixth and seventh floors of the new Foundation building.
It's not just a restaurant in a museum, there are so many. The concept of the new Torre restaurant is in line with the project of the entire Foundation and its layout: one permanent collection dynamic, which is flanked by the temporary exhibitions of emerging artists. The restaurant is exactly that, and a contemporary Italian cuisine adds to the experience of the temporary restaurant, thanks to the stay of chefs under 30.

The Light bar

On the ground floor the Luce bar is a small design jewel. Designed by director Wes Anderson (that of I Tenenbaun), the Bar Luce recreates the atmosphere of a typical old Milan coffee. All pink and blue, the furniture, the furniture of the ant, the floor, the veneered wood of the walls recalls our past and the aesthetics of Italy in the Fifties and Sixties. Instagram friendly, it even has popular prices to be in Milan (coffee at € 1.10, sandwiches € 5.50 and cocktails at € 10.00). The brioche are the best ones in the historic Marchesi di Milano pastry shop, which has been part of the Prada Group for some years.

Tower

Inaugurated in April 2018, the Tower is the last piece of the Fodazione. High 60 meters and made of white concrete, it houses six exhibition levels for the "Atlas" project, born from a dialogue between Miuccia Prada and Germano Celant. It brings together works from the Prada Collection created between 1960 and 2016 by artists such as Carla Accardi and Jeff Koons, Walter De Maria, Mona Hatoum and Edward Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Michael Heizer and Pino Pascali, William N. Copley and Damien Hirst, John Baldessari and Carsten Höller.

The Torre restaurant

On the sixth and seventh floors of the new Foundation building, in May 2018 the Torre restaurant was inaugurated, combining works of art, design furnishings, an incredible view of the city and a virtuous project of ethical and sustainable cuisine. The Torre restaurant's gastronomic proposal includes a authentically Italian menu inspired by the best regional traditions, while desserts range from the great pastry classics. But guests of the restaurant for two weeks there will be gods young chefs under 30 coming from the whole world and involved thanks to the support of CARE 's – The Ethical Chef Days, the project conceived by Norbert Niederkofler and Paolo Ferretti, to become a place for comparison with international cuisines. During their stay, in fact, the young chefs will propose dishes typical of their country of origin, according to the principles of an ethical and sustainable cuisine, care of the territory and protection of the environment, knowledge and gastronomic awareness and ethics.
From March to November five "Under 30" chefs will be invited to propose, for a period of two weeks each, a four-course menu, inspired by the gastronomic identity of their country of origin. Aldo Yaranga (1989) of La Niña restaurant in Miraflores (Peru) will be the first young chef in the Torre restaurant from 8 to 24 March 2019. Pedro Miguel Schiaffino's student, in his dishes Aldo Yaranga translates his passion for Peruvian tradition .

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The hall and the bar

The hall is located at sixth floor and is divided into two areas, the bar and the restaurant, which offer an unprecedented view of the city of Milan. At the bar you can have a cocktail and a light dinner in front of a fireplace and two works by Lucio Fontana. The restaurant is placed on three levels slightly offset from each other with exposed paintings by William N. Copley, Jeff Koons, Goshka Macuga and John Wesley. The last level features original furnishings from the "Four Seasons Restaurant" in New York designed by Philip Johnson in 1958 and the walls feature artist's dishes created for the restaurant by contemporary artists. There outdoor terrace It is divided into a bistro-style restaurant area and a bar area. Finally, on the seventh floor there is chef's table, an exclusive and reserved space with a glass wall overlooking the kitchens and a private terrace.

Emporio Armani Coffee and Restaurant in Milan: renewed design and gastronomic offer – Italian Cuisine

It closed its doors last May, and then reopened with a completely new look both in design and in the kitchen: theEmporio Armani Coffee and Restaurant in Milan he celebrated the reopening last night. Contextually with the Milan Fashion Week, the exclusive event welcomed the reborn local signed Giorgio Armani which, like a phoenix, has returned to give the Milanese and tourists an important point for the food and level hospitality.

Thursday morning, the stylist ambassador of Italian style in the world presented the collection Autumn Winter 2019/20 of Emporio Armani in front of a selected public of professionals e celebrity Which Georgia May Jagger, Olivia Palermo, Ludovica Comello, Eva Riccobono is Serena Rossi. King George, so often called by the foreign press, has imagined the next winter colored red, a color charged and vitamin that "together with white and black, everything that is seen around is so much, it's too much", He told the Corriere. And it is precisely this his search for the discrete good taste and the attitude for timeless elegance that we find in the new local Red Cross street presented the same evening.

Giorgio Armani at the end of the Emporio Armani fashion show (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP / Getty Images)

After the applause on the catwalk, the court of King George has come to discover the renewed space ofEmporio Armani Coffee and Restaurant expanded (a second was added dehors) and completely redesigned by the designer with his infallible team of internal architects. Like the main building, the interior architecture is inspired by some elements of the style thirties, a period appreciated in particular by the designer, going to develop a totally contemporary design. The furnishing elements, the subdivision of the rooms and the choice of colors merge to create a welcoming and refined atmosphere characterized by the Armani lifestyle.

Giorgia Surina at the opening of the Emporio Armani Caffè e Ristorante (Instagram)

New structure

On the ground floor with access via the Red Cross is the new large bar cafeteria where it is possible to taste and buy both fresh pastries of own production and products Armani / Dolci by Guido Gobino. From here (or from the new entrance of Via Giardini) you can access a versatile space, designed for entertainment at any time of the day, from breakfast to Sunday brunch until the aperitif or after dinner. Like an urban sky, the walls are covered with fabric panels of a special iridescent shade between green and blue and are reflected on the dark green of the large square slabs with a 'seeded' effect on the floor. Around the long ribbon bar in champagne-colored lacquered wood, round or rectangular tables take place, accompanied by colored, slightly padded chairs in blue, green or red fabric for an effect of liveliness and movement.

EA Caffè and Ristorante Milano – Caffè interiors (Photo by Beppe Raso)

From the spectacular dark green and gold staircase, you access the upper floor to get to the Restaurant, open for lunch and dinner, preceded by an elegant one champagne bar at the entrance. Here, the color palette continues with softer hues between light blue gray and sage green, enhanced by gently screened natural light. The rectangular tables along the walls are separated by small glass screens with a delicate palm motif, one of the most significant patterns in the collection Armani / Casa. Particularly pleasant and engaging is the visible kitchen thanks to the shaded effect glass. Not a small one is missing private room to allow VIPs or those who wish to have lunch or dinner in an intimate and intimate atmosphere in front of the large dark marble fireplace.

EA Caffè and Ristorante Milano – Restaurant interiors (Photo by Davide Lovatti)

The Emporio Armani Caffè e Ristorante menu

In the fashionable and tourist center of Milan, theEmporio Armani Coffee and Restaurant promises to satisfy the tastes of its international audience through a wide and varied gastronomic proposal. How to Giorgio Armani, the kitchen is Mediterranean and continues to offer a all-Italian menu, where simplicity and lightness give life to a sophisticated and unique taste.

Spaghetti with Volcano Tomato (Photo by Federica Bottoli)

To the Coffee, more informal, the offer is based on a modern and fast card with the most classic, genuine and tasty dishes that have always distinguished the Emporio Armani Caffè – the Saffron risotto, i Spaghetti with tomato sauce or the Milanese cutlet they are made with a care that enhances the simple and special flavors at the same time. Gourmet it is instead the menu of the Restaurant, which mixes tradition with innovation with great skill. And it is in this paper that Italian philosophy is enriched with more typical features and traits of northern, Lombard and other cuisine, always maintaining a balance between meat and fish.

Whole cooked pigeon, red fruit sauce, celeriac puree and apple chutney (Photo by Federica Bottoli)

The research of the highest quality raw materials, the careful preparation of even the simplest proposals, the elegant and essential presentation and the dishes, reflect the pleasure of the table according to Giorgio Armani and are the elements that identify and unite all the Armani restaurants in the world.

Emporio Armani Caffè today it is present in Bologna (we talked about here), Dubai, Milan, Monaco, Paris, Tokyo.