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"Fuori Porta", the journey to discover the history of Italian taste and style – Italian Cuisine

An exhibition-journey to rediscover Italian gastronomy and style, in the name of Vespa, that stroke of genius that has revolutionized our way of moving for more than seventy years, and The Italian kitchen in an original combination of the iconic scooter and the historic food and wine culture magazine, directed today by Maddalena Fossati Dondero, which has ferried Italy from the thirties to the present day through war, reconstruction, boom, Sixty-eight and all the great stages of our history, up to a day of conscious homage to a happy tradition that serves good humor in the table.

"Fuori Porta", inside the Piaggio Museum in Pontedera, from May 15th to September 8th, retraces moments of our country's history when "our parents and our grandparents jumped on a Vespa to go on a trip with a copy of La Cucina Italiana fluttering in the luggage rack, the right sandwiches in the basket, a smile on the lips and a great desire to 'make' the Italy of yesterday, today and tomorrow ".

A light and agile exhibition, like the Vespa, but also fragrant, interactive, unpredictable and always shared, like the recipes that for almost a century La Cucina Italiana experimented with care on its stoves. The thematic areas set up along the exhibition route are like windows opening onto a character, an era, a fashion, a curiosity: "Ladies and young ladies", "Outdoor", "Italia Fuori Porta", "A window on the world "," A question of style "and" Today ".

Each has a supporting element Wasp and, as a testimonial, a cooking recipe identified by La Cucina Italiana which characterizes that period or that topic: from the “stuffed with optimism” rolls, to the light lasagne with ragù, from the “czarist” version of the stuffed eggs, to the Ungaretti spaghetti, from the truffles to the champagne to the “quick toast” and refined ”.

An exhibition that retraces and revives a story that belongs to everyone, offering an opportunity for current events, a reflection of the image of Vespa and La Cucina Italiana, always modern, contemporary and cool performers, despite their long tradition.

Outside the Door – Piaggio Museum in Pontedera
from 15 May to 8 September 2019
Free admission
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10.00am-6.00pm / Monday: closed
May, June and September: second and fourth Sunday of the month 10.00-18.00 July and August: every Sunday 10.00-18.00
Open 2 June and 15 August 10.00-18.00

The recipe of barbajuan, fried ravioli with Ligurian style – Italian Cuisine

Barbajuan or barn owl, there is Liguria, the Côte d'Azur, Provence in this delicious fried ravioli that chef Luigi Taglienti, a Michelin star, offers at the opening of his menu dedicated to Italian cuisine «of memory. Here is the recipe served at Milan's Lume.

The legend says that we owe the birth of the barbajuan to a certain Mr. Jean, evidently beyond the border of Ventimiglia and probably Provençal. Ravioli that in the absence of sauce, decided to fry for the joy of the guests: they were to find the name of the new dish, Barba Juan, or uncle Jean in Monaco. Watch case 'U' barba 'is synonymous with the' uncle 'also in Liguria, not for blood but in tribute to his wisdom. It is evident that this is a transnational and transregional ravioli, which It is cooked at home, in the trattorias and even in the most famous restaurant in Montecarlo: the tristellato Hotel de Paris. Obviously it does not have a codified recipe, only elements in common are the flour for the dough and the frying in olive oil. On the filling there is a fading, in short: Alain Ducasse for example he prepares it by joining peeled white onions, leeks and green leeks, spinach leaves, ricotta, grated parmesan and a couple of eggs.

Stellate, as an aperitif

To recover – proudly – the barbajuan in Italy could only be Luigi Taglienti: most ligurian-modern among Italian cooks (but also one of the most 'French', since the cuisine of the West and that of the French Riviera have a sea of common points), never so careful to the recovery of the regional and Italian tradition in general. It is not surprising to see this 'raviolo' so particular at the opening of the tasting 'Taglienti tells Taglienti', set entirely on his vision of many recipes of memory. «I discovered the barbajuan when I was working in my area in my youth – explains the chef – and I saw them served, ready, as an aperitif. It was the expression of the true Ligurian cuisine, that inland, and were characteristic of the Val Nervia, guardacaso bordering France. Finding them even in the premises of Menton was normal

It is no longer time to brussu (a cheese)

The weak point (or strong, at the same time) is the presence of the brussu in the filling of the original barbajuan: it is a typical cheese of the Ligurian and Piedmontese peasant culture, especially of the poorer areas. In ancient times it was produced by fermenting crusts or pieces of other cheeses (often also moldy) in the pomace distillate that the farmers produced on their own. Today it is obtained from sheep's or goat's milk, with different techniques, but it remains a creamy product with an intense flavor. «Too much to start a lunch or a dinner, then I replaced it with lighter and more delicate foods – says Taglienti – following my concept of not losing tradition but serving it with elegance, in a path aimed at enhancing our cuisine historical "

The chef's recipe

Its recipe – for 4 people – provides for the dough 220 g of flour, 10 g of water, 10 g of oil, 5 g of Lumassina wine, 2 g salt. Leave it to rest in the fridge for at least four hours. For the filling that must be homogeneous, 100 g of pumpkin, 20 g of butter, 10 g of chinotto mustard, 10 g of boiled rice and marjoram. «The dough should be pulled very thin, then after filling it, you will obtain small ravioli with a diameter of 3 cm. It is fried in plenty of oil and once drained, it can be served explains the chef of Lume. With a large bubble, Italian and French, immediately put in a good mood.

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Bocuse d'Or: the Italian team (also) of style – Italian Cuisine

Ovens and atmosphere begin to warm up in Lyon, where the final of the 2019 edition of the Bocuse d'Or, the prestigious international gastronomy competition founded in 1987 by French chef Paul Bocuse, will take place on 29 and 30 January. And so the Italian team, which last year managed to conquer its place among the 24 finalist teams, is ready to take the field – pardon – in the kitchen, with the aim of bringing the Italian flag high, very high. With all the taste and technique that will be the protagonists of the dishes prepared during the race, of course, but also with that elegance of which our nation is undisputed queen globally.

Yes, because Italy will remain a champion of style even far from the stove. To dress the team – starting with the chef Martino Ruggieri, our candidate for the trophy, to get to the coach François Poulain, the commis Curtis Clement Mulpas, the senior coach Luciano Tona, the chef consultant
Alessandro Bergamo and the president of the Academy Bocuse d'Or Italy, the chef tristellato Enrico Crippa – will in fact be the renowned Lanificio Cerruti of Biella, who in collaboration with the artisans of Filrus has designed and produced two special clothes designed specifically for the competition of Lyon.

"The final of the Bocuse d'Or will be a unique opportunity to show the world the most authentic and profound values of Italianness – underlines Paolo Torello Viera, Cerruti's managing director. – We want to remember once again that Italy is not that stereotype made of pizza, mafia and mandolin. Today's Italy is above all haute cuisine, design, architecture, fashion and elegance. We are proud to have collaborated with Filrus to create the clothes for Martino and the other boys of the team, because we feel to share with them and with the Bocuse d'Or Academy the high quality objectives that have always accompanied our brand and the 'work of Mr. Nino Cerruti, the patron of the company ".

Here then is the first dress, the day dress, made with a Korean collar in iridescent Gentleman fabric, of a blue color that turns towards the shades of red. And then the tuxedo for the evening, in Jacquard fabric, embellished with refined damask decorations that stand out in shades of black: a tribute – a little more than a year after his death – to Maestro Gualtiero Marchesi and his concept of chef also protagonist in the dining room, ready to wear the most elegant dress to best accommodate its customers and give them an all-round experience.

"For our part, we will try to translate the uniqueness of Italian culture in the two dishes that the competition has requested, the calf carré and the chartreuse of vegetables with crustaceans, trying to avoid any kind of banality -, comments the candidate tricolore, the young chef from Puglia, Martino Ruggieri, today head chef at the Pavillon Ledoyen of Yannick Allenò, in Paris. – The taste will remain the main protagonist of what we will present, because it is in the spirit of our kitchen, but we wanted to include in our dishes also details that recall the art of Giorgio de Chirico and his studies on perspectives. What does "having style" mean in the kitchen? For me it means creating something immediately recognizable. When I create a strong identity in the dish that I create, which can be easily recognized by those who order it and see it arrive at the table, then I can be satisfied ".