An amazing ten-handed dinner with some of Italy's most renowned chefs, all belonging to the Relais & Châteaux association, for a unique food and wine experience.
On 18 November, Castello Banfi hosted one of the stages of the Vini&Chef Symposium, for a surprising dinner for ten hands. The event featured renowned chefs from some of Italy's most important restaurants, all belonging to the prestigious association Relais & Châteaux.
Wine & Chef Symposium
Wine & Chef Symposium was born thanks to the collaboration of Domenico Francone, Chef of La Sala dei Grappoli at Castello Banfi Wine Resort, with Alessandro Negrini and Fabio Pisani of Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia, Valeria Piccini of Caino, Ivan Ruocco of Hotel Bellevue Syrene, and Egon Heiss of Castel Fragsburg. In previous stages, Domenico Francone was a guest of the other chefs at their restaurants.
At the Castello Banfi Wine Resort event, each of the chefs tried their hand at a dish, for a sophisticated five-course menu, accompanied by a prestigious selection of wines Banfi.
Relais & Châteaux, founded in 1954, groups together luxury hotels and restaurants that are owned and managed by independent entrepreneurs - in most cases, families - united by a passion for their craft and a desire to establish an authentic bond with their guests.
Castello Banfi is among the very few Italian Residences in the Association that boast their own wine production that captures and conveys the history, passion and culture of their host region.
The evening's programme was enriched by a conversation of the guests present with Gabriele Gorelli MW: Fine Wine & Fine Dining. During the activity, the links between wine and fine dining were explored, with the chefs present as protagonists, through their personal links, and their dishes, with the world of wine.
