They are the beacon of our catering, not only in the province. Now a volume tells thirteen great signs that have linked each other: beautiful stories of men, territory and food
The fact that the heart of our restaurant is represented by the restaurants / taverns cannot be discussed. The historical sentence of Gualtiero Marchesi ("Italy is a country of hosts and trattorias") should not be considered limiting, but if anything, it was the awareness of the importance of developing a valid haute cuisine and the spread of formats often not very attentive to quality. From here, the eternal need for places dedicated to good food and good drinking. On this Carlin Petrini, the god of Slow Food (born for the record at Osteria Boccondivino di Bra) has always had very clear ideas. «The restaurants are the engine of a community. For quality food and wine, but above all because people are confronted there: there is more than ever a need to be together, to conviviality by following the rules. That's why I always say to the hosts who have a social role, they manage a meeting place and not just a place where you eat and drink. "
Often familiar signs
Now, a book brings together thirteen of these jewels along the peninsula: it is titled Award-winning Italian trattorias – published by Gambero Rosso and sold for 26 euros – and tells the story of these places, not only at the top of the guides, but protagonists in the area. Because they have been able to best interpret what local nature and nearby companies offer: an aspect that is always meritorious. A food alphabet, the result of deeply rooted traditions, portrayed in the images of the photographer Lido Vannucchi and told by Sara Favilla. The signs are thirteen, from north to south, as gathered in the associative hat of the Award-winning Italian trattorias. Thirteen very different stories, united by the love for hospitality handed down from parents to children. «We consider ourselves rewarded not by presumption, but by time and by our customers" He says Federico Malinverno (president of the Association, as well as being the latest generation managing the La Crepa coffee in Dovarese Island). In fact, in the rooms you see in the gallery, relationship, continuity and exchange with your guests is fundamental, as if you were in a large family which also includes suppliers.
The secrets of the dishes
The most delicious part is entrusted to the recipes, true cult for fans. From the Risotto alla Milanese of the Antica Trattoria del Gallo in Gaggiano (Milan) to the marinated soup of Lo Stuzzichino in Sant'Agata dei Due Golfi, on the Amalfi coast, passing through the Gnocchi of leavened pasta with rabbit ragout of the Devetak Inn in Savogna d 'Isonzo (Gorizia) and the Cuniggiu Magro de La Brinca in Ne, on top of Liguria. Malinverno further underlines: «Every now and then they ask us what a trattoria is. We see it as a gateway to the territory, a key to understanding cultivated and wild horizons. A timeless place that keeps the flame of memory alive, but also the ardor of contemporaneity. The book tells thirteen different family stories in which to grasp, each time, the dignity of an identity never lost and constantly renewed ". It is so.
