Cooking is the best way to show your personality, to tell people a life without rules. It should intrigue and satisfy you because discovering is the aim and travelling is the medium. You should travel not only with your mind but also with your body because is the right way to get cooking become rich in ingredients and pleasure.
Contaminazioni di gusto is an intimate travel story, which let the author discover his own marvelous identity. From his worldwide experiences, Emanuele brought a mix of cultures, techinques and elements which now are part of his menu and give his recipes the energy and the happiness of discovery.
Exotic ingredients get mixed up with Italian matters, refined techniques and old recipes memories create the perfect harmony to conquer senses.
He was born in Piedmont and got his studies at IPSSAR in Pinerolo. After a first experience at Il Ciabot and Flipot, (both belonging to the 2 Michelin stars chef, Walter Eynard), in 2004 decided to go to UK where he worked with the 3 Michelin stars chef, Michel Roux at The Waterside Inn in Berkshire. Then he moved to work on Navy Regent Seven Seas cruise ships for five years, travelling all over the world. In 2014, after a short period at La Rose des Vents in Montecarlo, he opened his own restaurant in Ventimiglia, Il Giardino del Gusto. In 2017 became part of JRE Italia and in 2018 of Michelin Guide. Contaminazioni di Gusto is his first book.