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stack of pancakes on the plate

Why the recipes?

One of my favourite childhood memories is when, in the afternoon, us siblings would look at each other and utter the indecent proposal: shall we make crêpes? Maybe saturday afternoon crêpes are the secret to our harmony. Maybe they’re one of the reasons why the kitchen is my favourite place. I must have been 15 when we started doing that, Marco was 7, Emanuele 3. I remember the unconditional love and the light in their eyes when somebody pitched the idea, I remember looking for the ingredients, the mess we would make preparing the batter – which regularly ended up all over the walls –, the pure bliss of melting the dark chocolate with butter. And when we’d finally call mom and dad and eat together.

I also remember waiting for mom, who used to get home from work at 9 in the evening, cooking and chatting together. Marco was in charge of cutting the vegetables, and he’d ask for our approval on every single piece he cut.

Cooking just had to be a key element of this journey.

We are going to interview people in the kitchen, while we cook something together. So, along with the official interviews, look for the recipes in the dedicated section!

*** Translated by Beatrice Gechele***