He is from Puglia, his name is Daniel Lopriore,and it is the young chef to fly into the finals in the review The Under 30 Taste Competition, the challenge convened by Taste Chronicles which rewards the best young chefs in Italy.
There are 3 chefs who will go to the finals to be held in January: in addition to Daniele Lopriore for Puglia, there are also Santino Corso from Sicily and Giacomo Ignelzi from Campania.
The event was held at Villa Neri, a resort on Mount Etna just outside Linguaglossa. This time, to go to the finals, is a representative of the Apulia, who distinguished herself at the stove with a promising young chef, from Masseria Garappa in Monopoly who presented his "Alice in Wonderland“.
In fact, the theme of the event this year was blue fish, and it was on this concept that the challengers measured themselves in composite and innovative dishes.
Judging the cooks under 30, an exceptional jury of chefs and journalists from the trade press. Specifically, Carlo Passera, Tania Mauri, Rocco Moliterni, Alessandra Meldolesi, Manuela Zennaro, Roberto Gatti, Rita Montanari, Elia Russo and Clara Minissale.
President of the jury chef a Michelin star John Santoro Of the Shalai of Linguaglossa.
Among so many men, one man stood out. woman chef, Diana Pignatelli from Agriturismo Le Caselle in Rignano Garganico, who presented Mackerel, anchovy bread, red turnip cream and berries, lemon.
Among the Apulians, Carmine Chiarelli of Borgo Vallerita in Ginosa, which offered a taralli dough button stuffed with anchovies, tomato and burrata cheese and salted lemon. And finally, Mirko Esposito from Cantina del pozzo in Lucera, which prepared a Gargano femminiello lemon mackerel in vinegar, white chocolate and arugula sprouts.
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