Originally from Northern Italy, chef Giorgio Locatelli has had many restaurant successes in London where he now holds a Michelin star - but he only really discovered the island at the tip of the boot a few years ago. He revealed this during the launch of the Dutch version in Amsterdam at Toscanini restaurant. He was fell in love with the island - the almost mythical atmosphere and stunning pure taste of the products - wine and olive oil, spices, citrus fruit, fish and vegetables - and the cinematic backdrop in which everyday island life takes place. A life that always revolves around the time of being together at the table.
Since then Giorgio and his wife and children visit Sicily twice a year; crisscrossing the island visiting local producers and gathering recipes on the way from all sections of the population that are passed down through the generations. From simple 'street food' to complex aristocratic dishes. All these experiences are gathered together by Giorgio in a very readable cookbook entitled Made in Sicily. An account of a personal discovery through an exciting exotic landscape - so close but still to many unknown. "Even their language is completely different," said an enthusiastic Locatelli. Fortunately, the language of 'food' is universal.
"Made in Sicily" by Giorgio Locatelli; Fontaine Publishers, ISBN 978 9072 9 75 102 34,95 euros.
Publisher: Fontaine Uitgevers B.V.
