The 18th version of the annual S.Pellegrino Sapori Ticino gourmand competition celebrates Germany, with over 20 occasions deliberate between September 19 and November 24, 2024. Throughout this time, almost a dozen Michelin-starred cooks working in Germany will journey to Switzerland. They are going to be hosted by among the nation’s high inns and eating places. I attended certainly one of three invite-only Gala Dinners deliberate for the competition, which occurred on the 4 Seasons Lodge des Bergues in Geneva. Michele Fortunato, govt chef on the resort’s Il Lago restaurant, partnered with 4 cooks from Ticino to arrange an distinctive menu for about 80 friends.
Sapori Ticino Gala Dinner Menu
After an apéritif with champagne and savory amuse bouches, with a view of Geneva’s well-known Jet d’eau from the balcony, we loved a 5-course dinner within the Salle des Nations of the 4 Seasons Lodge des Bergues. This elegant ballroom was initially created to host the inaugural League of Nations, typically thought-about the precursor for in the present day’s United Nations.
Vitello Tonnato
by Chef Michele Fortunato – 4 Seasons Lodge des Bergues Geneva
Blue lobster, caviar, yuzu
by Chef Federico Palladino – Osteria Enoteca Cuntitt, Castel San Pietro
Sole position, pumpkin sweet truffle potatoes, mushroom broth
by Chef Marco Badalucci, Ristorante Badalucci, Lugano
Duck ravioli, orange, balsamic pearls
by Chef Eugenio Belfiore, Villa Sassa, Lugano
Venison filet with autumn flavors
by Chef Alessandro Boleso, Grand Lodge Villa Castagnola, Lugano
Tiramisu
by Chef Lyece Main, 4 Seasons Lodge des Bergues, Geneva
Wines
SanZeno Viognier, Bianco Ticino DOC, 2022, Tamborini Vini
SanZeno Mosaico, Bianco Ticino DOC, 2022, Tamborini Vini
Quatromani, Ticino DOC Merlot 2021, Delea, Gialdi, Brivio and Tamborini
Champagne Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé
Sapori Ticino’s Dedication to Hospitality
In the beginning of the meal, Sapori Ticino CEO and founder Dany Stauffacher, enthusiastically welcomed us to the Gala Dinner. A consummate host who has been with the competition because it began in 2007, he talked about this 12 months’s partnership with the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL). One of many world’s high faculties for the hospitality sector, EHL prepares future generations for the gastronomy sector. Given this new collaborative partnership, on Monday, November 18, the Seven Lugano restaurant will host Chef Lucrèce Lacchio of EHL’s Berceau des Sens restaurant with college students from the college.
With a deal with the way forward for gastronomy, 4 Sapori Ticino occasions additionally function Swiss finalists of the S.Pellegrino Younger Chef competitors. The primary of those occasions occurred on the Grand Lodge du Lac in Vevey on October 10. The resort’s govt chef, Man Ravet, hosted Raul Garcia, winner of the Western European regional last. Ravet served as Garcia’s mentor through the competitors, they usually cooked collectively for this particular Younger Chef Evening on the resort.
Again within the historic ballroom through the Gala Dinner, Nathalie Seiler-Hayez, managing director of Swiss Deluxe Motels, a accomplice of the competition, additionally spoke earlier than the invited friends. 4 Season Lodge des Bergues is certainly one of this affiliation’s 42 member inns, all of which have a five-star score. She described individuals working within the hospitality discipline as “artisans du bonheurs” (craftsmen of happiness). An strategy that definitely matches the aims of S.Pellegrino Sapori Ticino, with its dedication to hospitality, high quality and gastronomy.
Sapori Ticino, By way of Beltramina 15b, 6900 Lugano, +41 (0)91 976 06 00, [email protected].
Classes: Culinary journey, Gastronomy, Eating places
