Let’s be honest, for us at Wakapedia it was a big shock when we heard about the passing of one of our favorite interviewees.<\/p>\n
An illustrious chef, who was not only a great teacher but also like a grandfather whom we loved very much.<\/strong> Not only to us, but certainly to many others out there. The great chef GUALTIERO MARCHESI will always be remembered for his creativity and talent.<\/strong><\/p>\n The “Gualtiero Marchesi and La Grande Cucina Italiana World Tour”<\/strong>, a show in homage to the great Italian chef who died in December 2017,<\/strong> ended in Milan on the 19<\/strong>th<\/sup>of March 2019<\/strong> – what would have been his 89<\/strong>th<\/sup>birthday.The Wakapedia team, big fans of the chef’s gastronomy, met him for an interview back in YEAR(the article here<\/a><\/strong>) and we have been fascinated by his story and his passion for cooking and for art (which basically was the same thing for him, ed). Therefore we couldn\u2019t miss the Japan stage of his honourary World tour that started in November 2018<\/strong> in the US<\/strong> and included several international stops, involving 28<\/strong> chefs who have revived the marvelous culinary creations of Marchesi across the world.<\/p>\n Last December in Japan<\/strong>, we attended an evening organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo<\/strong> by the Gualtiero Marchesi Foundation<\/strong><\/a> – which created the tour in collaboration with ENIT<\/strong><\/a> (National Tourism Agency). The evening’s programme included a delicious menu inspired by Marchesi\u2019s most famous dishes, reimagined with ingredients and techniques borrowed from Japanese cuisine (such as the excellent Milanese wagyu fillet with saffron cream! Ed). For this occasion, the 12 course “Gualtiero Marchesi Masterpiece” menu was created by the chef, Antonio Ghilardi, together with Luca Fantin ofBulgari Il Ristorante Tokyo, and Simone Cantafio of Michel Bras Toya Japon (Hokkaido).<\/strong><\/p>\n