The mild white meat of cod, conveys a delicate taste of Italy when cooked with a delicious sauce of basil and tomatoes. Chef Fortunato Leocata shares tips and tricks on how to prepare it from the comfort of your kitchen.
MonViso Italian Natural Mineral Water has been among the sponsors of the 10th Italian Cuisine & Wines World Summit held in Dubai in November 2018.
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Chef Fortunato Leocata:
Chef Fortunato has spent 20 years in the culinary world and has gained experience through exposing himself to a wonderful variety of menus with backgrounds from the authentic Italian cuisine and Italian-Mediterranean dishes. Originally from Catania, Sicily in Italy, he pursued his passion for cooking and entered ‘Istituto Professionale Alberghiero di Stato’ in Giarre and graduated in 1997 with Qualification in Food Science. Before joining GUSTO at the Rotana Hotel, he worked in Dubai at Cucina of the Marriot.Chef Fortunato has served in restaurants across UK and held senior positions in Hotel Cadogan in London and Del Lago Italian Restaurant in Manchester both as a Chef de Partie.
Gusto Italian Restaurant
Perched on the 18th floor, Gusto features authentic Italian cuisine in a cosy setting where you get to enjoy charming views of both Old Dubai and its New skyscrapers. Enjoy the cosy Italian restaurant with a modern trattoria feel, where the menu is presented on an old-school, free-standing black metal menu holder, lit with a single lamp. The half dozen starters and dozen main courses change on a fortnightly basis, depending on the ingredients available to Gusto’s chef.
MonViso in Brief:
MonViso is the Alpine Italian mineral water from Europe’s highest source, was launched in Dubai 4 years ago, and is now available in several outlets across the UAE. Due to our water’s consistent purity and our brand’s humanitarian and sustainability commitment, we have been endorsed by public and private institutions, who are partnering with us to achieve our non-profit goals:
• Socially Conscious:
In collaboration with Al Jalila Foundation MonViso launched “Take Water. Give Life”, a retail and hospitality sales donation program in which we donate 1 AED per liter of MonViso sold by program participants, to Al Jalila, whose mission is to transform lives through medical research and education. Until 31st of July 2019 we have donated the equivalent of 441,851 Litres.
• Eco-Conscious:
MonViso assures free collection of empty plastic and glass bottles for all our customers. We are in the final stages in closing the loop of the plastic recycling process and we will start producing Polo Shirts from textile fibres created from the plastic bottles. The revenue from the merchendize net sale is donated to Al Jalila Foundation. We are the first water brand in the UAE to launch such a sustainability program
MonViso has an unmatched set of health properties:
▪100% “natural mineral water” as defined by European and Italian regulations in force
▪Sourced from Europe’s highest spring (2,042 m), pure at origin and bottled at source
▪One of the world’s lowest sodium content levels (0.33 mg/L), making it perfect for low-sodium diets
▪Minimally mineralized and extremely light
10th Italian Cuisine & Wines World Summit Dubai:
The Italian Cuisine and Wines World Summit, the longest and most prestigious event dedicated to the promotion of the cuisine, wines and the “Made in Italy” agro-food industry, is celebrating the final stage of its tenth anniversary edition roadshow in Dubai.
The numbers of these ten editions of the Summit are impressive, involving over 250 chefs and 120 restaurants and hotels in Hong Kong, Dubai, Beijing and Shanghai, 200 sponsors and partners.
“The Summit, thanks also to its continuity, is perhaps the only international food and wine event focused on educating consumers, professional or private, as regards catering and Italian products outside of Italy “, says Rosario Scarpato, creator and director. The final stop in Dubai (November 19-24), is now taking place.
THE SUMMIT CHEFS IN DUBAI
Silvia BARACCHI , Heinz Beck , Nicola Cavallaro, Caterina Ceraudo, Giuseppe Conti, Domenico Crolla, Iside de Cesare , Antonio Di Sieno, Enrico Gerli, Paolo Gramaglia, Vincenzo Guarino, Tony Lo Coco, Giorgio Locatelli, Stefano Masanti, Massimo Mantarro, Valentino Palmisano, Matteo Rizzo, Alfredo Russo, Tano Simonato, Peppe Stanzione, Francesco Acquaviva, Salvatore Barcellona, Hadi Elawar, Davide Jack Gardini, Matteo Guerra, Antonio Iacovelli, Fortunato Leocata, Giuseppe Pezzella , Andrea Russo, Salvo Sardo, Michele Sciotti.