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Riccardo M Strada

35 years

Bio

I am a Marine Biologist, an expert in Environmental management, fishery and acquacolture. My background is an Army tradition family, continuosly moving across Italy, and cooking was my father and my mother passion. In such way I learned the pleasure of cooking and discover the incredible food diversity that is one of the most amazing Italian Human Art. Afterthat I continued applying to my job of fishery expert, and then of National Protected Areas manager the wish of discovering local food and hidden traditional recipes, still now when I decided to gift to you the teasures discovered during my experience.

What was your inspiration to get into cooking, food and teaching how to cook?

I had, for my job, move into an international field, and often I used my cooking ability for my business Public Relations. So I noticed that if the Italian food is very appreciated around the world otherwise the real Italian Way to the food is very poorly known. So I started teaching to the best friends of mine how to understand and prepare the basic Italian Dish.... and the story begans...

What excites you the most about your work?

The smile and the glance of my guests when they taste the first bite of the dishes they prepared under my guide.

How do you select the menu for you classes?

My menu vary on the base of the season and the availability of fresh ingredients. Using fresh vegetables bought in the stall street market the final decision is allways taken the day before or the same morning looking at the best product. Obviously my guest are invited to communicate if they have special need, or wish, that I will satisfy if possible.

What do you love the most about cooking?

Cooking is a sort of smiling meditation exercise, that compell us to cutoff every trouble to concentrate to the joy of imagine a taste, and prepare every ingredient in the right way to reach thata final happyness result.

Additional information

If you look for my cooking classes, please contact me. We will talk about your experience because it must be unforgettable. I have not clients, I have guests