quarta-feira, 20 de janeiro de 2010

PU-JIE gourmet 2 - Carlo Cracco em Milão con 2 estrelas Michelin





Carlo Cracco

Carlo Cracco, born in Vicenza in 1965, attended the “Istituto Professionale Alberghiero” (Professional Hotel Institute) in Recoaro Terme (near Vicenza, North Italy). The Institute is part of “Associazione Europea delle scuole alberghiere e del turismo” (European Association of hotel and tourism school) and it was established on 1963.

While attending the Institute, he also worked for the restaurant “Da Remo” (Vicenza). In 1986, he began his professional career at “Gualtiero Marchesi”, in Milan, the first Italian restaurant awarded three Michelin stars.

Today, only 4 restaurant in Italy have been awarded two Michelin stars, an honour bestowed from the well-known Michelin restaurant guide.

Following, Cracco worked at “La Meridiana” of Garlenda (Savona) part of the famous Relais &Chateux chain.

For the next three years he resided in France, where he learned on French cuisine at Alain Ducasse (Hotel Paris) and Lucas Carton (Paris, Senderens).

Cracco finally returned to Italy where he was appointed Chef at “Enoteca Pinchiorri”, Florence. During his tenure, the restaurant was awarded the three Michelin stars.

Gualtiero Marchesi called him back for opening of his restaurant “L’Albereta”, Erbusco (Brescia), where Cracco worked as chef for the next three years. Soon after he opened the inn “Le Clivie” in Piobesi d’Alba (Cuneo). Which after only one year, was awarded the Michelin star.

A few years later, he accepted an invitation from the Stoppani family, owner of Milan’s famous gourmet shop “Peck – in Milan since 1883”, to open “Cracco Peck restaurant”.

The restaurant opened on 2001, it is in an elegant building in the city centre and cuisine re examines Milan’s traditional dishes in a contemporary way. It was awarded of two Michelin stars.

Since July 1st 2007 Carlo Cracco is the only owner of Cracco Restaurant.

Contact

RISTORANTE CRACCO
Via Victor Hugo, 4 20123 Milano
Line: +39 02/876774
Fax: +39 02/861040
e-mail: info@ristorantecracco.it
For Reservations & Events:
babini@ristorantecracco.it
gardini@ristorantecracco.it

Winter holidays:

From 24th of December 2009 and the 11th of January 2010.
We will open on the 12th of January 2010 for dinner.

Que comentários posso fazer?

Uma maravilha! O menu de degustação fantástico, os vinhos e o serviço sem igual.

Estou a habituar-me mal, pois no fim fui convidado para visitar a cozinha e conhecer o Carlo Cracco e o maître á minha frente dá uma ordem para dentro através de uma porta entreaberta para a cozinha: Attenzzione!

Senti-me um general em revista às tropas!

Apresentou-me ao Chef que me levou a visitar toda a cozinha com os cozinheiros perfilados e a saudarem-me cordialmente, e como falo bem italiano, de repente fez-se-me luz e apercebi-me que julgavam que eu era o "chef" de Barcelona!!!! o qual é um dos futuros "chefs" do "Pedro e o Lobo", o Diogo, que estava em Barcelona e trabalhava num excelente restaurante com estrelas Michelin cujo correligionário e dono o Cracco conhecia e admirava!

Esclarecido o mal entendido, ouviram-se instruções do "Chef Cracco" para " descansar" e a azáfama voltou à cozinha!

Ainda estive a conversar com ele uns bons 15 minutos e prometi voltar.......sempre!

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