Lebanon wins at Girotonno , an international event that involves gastronomes, chefs, tuna cooking experts, journalists and experts in Mediterranean gastronomy.
The exhibition, now in its eighteenth edition and organized by the Municipality of Carloforte, transformed the characteristic village on the island of San Pietro from 2 to 5 June into the "Capital of quality tuna".
Chef Richard Abou Zaki , from the Retroscena restaurant in Porto San Giorgio (Fermo) and representative of Lebanon, is therefore the absolute winner of the “Tuna Competition”, the competition between chefs from four countries: Italy, Japan, Colombia and Lebanon.
The final ranking was then completed by the second place of the chef from Colombia, Jose Narbona Rodriguez , executive chef of Mitù, a Colombian restaurant in Milan, from the third place in Italy represented by the Sardinians Davide Atzeni , chef and owner of Coxinendi, a restaurant in front of the castle. di Sanluri, in the heart of Medio Campidano and Mauro Ladu , chef patron of the Abbamele tavern in Mamoiada (Nuoro). Fourth place in Japan with chefs Roberto Okabe , chef and patron of the Finger's restaurant in Milan, and chef ShimpeyHirota .
At the Girotonno there is also a special award, which goes to the Colombian dish and to chef Jose Narbona Rodriguez.
(Unioneonline / vl)
