Italian food does not think only of the pleasures of the stomach but also of solidarity. In fact, over 200.000 euros were raised in the three days of the culinary event which attracted 400 chefs from all over Italy to Vico Equense and Seiano, on the Sorrento coast, 70 of whom were starred, for the pleasure of 15.000 people who flocked to the coastal town to savor the latest culinary trends of great Italian cuisine. For three days, the forerunner town on the Sorrento coast was transformed into an "open-air kitchen" because the Festival involves everything and everyone (as many as 100 shops have lent themselves as locations to host the preparations of the chefs but also doors and gardens that are open for the occasion). Vico is literally invaded by enthusiasts of the genre and simple tourists. An incredible crowd of onlookers gathers in front of the artisan workshops, shops, newsstands or pharmacies to taste the dishes freshly prepared by the chefs.
Proceeds from the event “Party in Vico” conceived and organized by the starred chef Gennarino Esposito” 17 years ago and which is renewed every year with new proposals and inventions, everything will go to seven non-profit organizations selected by the organization. The "Festa" born as an opportunity for chefs who wanted to discuss their culinary practices and meet pass on the secrets of the different territorialities production has developed over time as a propulsive engine of great Italian cuisine by bringing together great and young chefs: all of them lend their work for free to allow humanitarian projects to be financed with the money collected from the various evenings and many, generously to participate in the event, close their premises for a day or two.
“It is not easy to mobilize an entire town for three days, set up the locations and at the same time be able to make the chefs and guests feel at home – he declares Gennaro Esposito, taking stock of the event – fortunately, a common feeling has been created between those who come to the Fest and those who manage it and this allows the event to work. For this I thank all the chefs, from those on Sundays to the multi-starred chefs, for the enthusiasm with which they participated, demonstrating, once again, that they are the soul of the Fest and have now embodied its spirit. I was truly struck by the exceptional quality of the dishes presented at the Cena delle Stelle and by the products displayed at "soSTAnza", our "craftsmen's square" which this year intrigued many insiders because it is representative of the many gastronomic facets of our territory" .
Among the numerous initiatives planned the Dinner of the Stars, the key event of the culinary event, lined up the elite of Italian cuisine that is difficult to replicate in any other event. The 250 guests who paid for the charitable ticket to be admitted to the evening participated in a riot of flavors that will hardly be forgotten. Here are the chefs present: Bruno Barbieri, Masterchef / Consulting Judge; Matteo Baronetto del Cambio of Turin; Antonino Cannavacciuolo of Villa Crespi in Orta San Giulio (No); Nino Di Costanzo of Danì Maison in Ischia (Naples), Pino Cuttaia of La Madia in Licata (Ag); Giorgio Locatelli of the Locanda Locatelli in London UK; Giuseppe Mancino of The Little Prince of Viareggio (Lu); Giancarlo Morelli of Pomiroeu in Seregno (Mb); Alessandro Negrini and Fabio Pisani of Aimo and Nadia in Milan; Giancarlo Perbellini of Casa Perbellini in Verona; Valeria Piccini From Cain to Montemerano (Gr); Emanuele Scarello of Agli Amici in Udine; Maurizio and Sandro Serva of La Trota di Rivodutri (Ri); Massimo Spigaroli of the Antica Corte Pallavicina of Polesine Parmense (Pr); Francesco Sposito of Taverna Estia in Brusciano (Naples); Cristiano Tomei of L'Imbuto in Lucca and, of course, Gennaro Esposito of La Torre del Saracino in Vico Equense (Naples).
At the end of the evening the halls of the best Italian pastry shop opened, represented by Fabrizio Camplone – Pasticceria Caprice – Pescara; Diego Crosara – Consulting – Valdagno (Vi); Salvatore De Riso – Sal de Riso pastry shop – Minori (Sa); Salvatore Gabbiano – Pastry shop Dulcis in Pompeii – Pompeii (Na); Fabrizio Galla – Fabrizio Galla confectionery and chocolate shop – Turin; Alfonso Pepe – Pastry shop Pepe Mastro Dolciere – Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino (Sa); Emanuele Valsecchi – ArteSapori pastry shop – Oggiono (Lc) and Lecco; Gabriele Vannucci – Rest. The Legend of the Friars – Florence; Salvatore Varriale – Varriale pastry shop – Naples and Carmine Di Donna – Rest. The Saracen Tower – Vico Equense (Naples).
