Su First&Food, the FIRSTonline magazine dedicated to Italian food and Italian agri-food excellence, this week there is the story of chef Francesco Apreda, born in Miano, on the outskirts of Naples, in January 1974, the years in which the clans of Scampia and Secondigliano waged open warfare. His father, a bank employee, hadn't felt like raising his children in that abyss of humanity that could have heavily influenced their future and, facing courage with both hands, one day he took the family and loaded it on a car. They ran away from that horror, abandoning everything and the family moved to the quieter and more human dimension, Formia, a seaside town in the Gulf of Gaeta, forcing the father to commute daily to Miano to keep his job. From there the story and career of the young Francesco took off, through Naples, London, Tokyo, Mumbai to then land at the Hassler in Rome.
First&Food also offers a recipe from Apreda in its pages: risotto with pomo d'oro, provolone cheese and black cardamom. A play on words, but also a delicious and relatively simple dish to make.
The magazine also features news from the world of the agri-food industry, with the European Union having created the ideal conditions to foster a strategic understanding between industry and agriculture. Thus, the primary sector will supply agricultural products on the basis of the high standards required, obtaining guaranteed prices on a multi-year basis and above the production costs. Latest news: mark this date on your calendar, March 24th. All over Europe it will be Gelato Day, with the superstar Italian tiramisu.
