d’Italie Turin, May 18-21 2017 Chaîne des Rôtisseurs - TURIN 18-21 MAY 2017 CHAÎNE DES RÔTISSEURS 1 49°GRAND CHAPITRE Welcome to Turin, barolo wine, chocolate and white truffle land! iedmont is Italy’s second-largest region long reign of the Savoy family: for example their Pand it is arguably its most elegant area: elaborate residences surrounded by grand parks a purveyor of Slow Food and fine wine, (also a UNESCO World Heritage Site). regal palazzi and an atmosphere that is Anyway, the most visible evidence of the Sa- superficially more French than Italian. But voy’s power is on view in Turin, the capital of the digging deeper you’ll discover that Piedmont Piedmont region, an eclectic city that is a sort of has ‘Made in Italy’ stamped all over it. open-air museum combining Baroque palaces, Emerging from the chaos of the Austrian monuments from its glorious past and contempo- wars, the unification movement first exploded here in the 1850s, thanks to Victor rary architecture. It is truly a dynamic scene, where Emmanuel II of Savoy (Last King of Sardinia various styles can exist in complete harmony. from 1849 to 1861 and the first king of Turin is also famous for its food (delicious rice and Italy from 1861 to 1878) and to the Prime white truffles, the famous gianduja chocolate and Minister Camillo Benso – Count of Cavour - the eggnog) and also for its excellent wines. who acted the Italian Renaissance. The innovative Torinese gave the world its first chocolate, has perpetuated one of its greatest The area is characterized by varied landscapes: mysteries with the Holy Shroud, has released the magnificent alpine resorts, vast pasturelands, best-selling car (Fiat) and has inspired the stripes woods and large stretches of vineyards. in black and white of one of the most famous foot- The Province is also home to a number of reserves, ball teams in the world (Juventus). including the Sacro Monte Natural Reserve in Bel- The 2006 Winter Olympics shook the city from a monte, and the wonderful Gran Paradiso National Park, the undisputed realm of ibex, chamois, mar- deep post-industrial malaise, and sparked an ur- mots, rare birds and other animals. ban revival, with a cultural knock-on effect that has In this spectacular natural landscape, cultural and seen a contemporary art, architecture and design historical finds abound. scene blossom in the city… So, let’s see us in Torino The entire territory is permeated with signs of the to discover this city together! Chaîne des Rôtisseurs - TURIN 18-21 MAY 2017 CHAÎNE DES RÔTISSEURS 2 49°GRAND CHAPITRE Barolo “wine of kings and king of wines” y dear Consoeurs, Confrères the eighteenth century, as indicated French and the Italian gastronomic Mand Friends of our beloved by the Association of chefs in pri- tradition. This derives from a treaty Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, I sincerely vate homes and families, founded in in 1776 entitled “The Piedmont thank my friend Maurizio Giorda- Turin in 1722. cook” through which the author no, Bailli of Turin, for his great Our Piedmont confrères teach us succeeded in the attempt to transfer commitment, together with other that, among the various legends the recipes he had learned in Paris local confrères, in the organization about the mysterious origins of to Turin: in this book white truffles of the 49th Grand Chapitre of Italy, eggnog (sabayon), there is one ac- supersede those blacks of Perigord, an event that honors us. Thanks to cording which it would have been the dry white wine takes the place this huge effort, we will meet each invented by St. Paschal Baylon and of Champagne... other in Turin, a place dear to all initially was known as “cream of The quality of the Piedmont vine- of us, as citizens of Europe and of San Baylon” and then sanbayon, as yards, celebrated since Roman the rest of the world. The illustrious still called locally. The same legend times, were recognized by various history of this city, with its marve- also tells that St. Paschal, protec- kings - such as Louis XIV, who de- lous architecture, is well known; its tor of women as well as cooks and scribed them as “excellent” along vast culture has been and still is a pastry chefs, recommended zaba- with local cheeses - and by states- recognized symbol. jone to wives as a men such as Count Camillo Benso Moreover there are remedy for their di Cavour, who greatly admired the «Plures amicos mensa other reasons, espe- shortly passionate diplomatic virtues of Barolo, called quam mens concipit» cially related to our husbands. Another “wine of kings and king of wines”. being members of culinary anecdote My dear Consoeurs, Confrères the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, for re- concerns Vittorio Amedeo II (1666- and Friends, I would conclude my joicing immensely. For we are in the 1732), whose reign included Pied- speech with the words that Cavour most French city of Italy, in the ide- mont, Valle d’Aosta, Sardinia, in was used to say: “The table se- al place in order to feel worthy heirs addition to the Savoy in France. It cures more friends than the mind” of the founding fathers of our Asso- seems that, when he was a child, the (“Plures amicos canteen quam mens ciation that has been recognized by king was suffering from stomach concipit”). We can only agree with King Louis IX of France later can- problems, due to the breadcrumbs, him, pervaded by the admiration onized a Saint by the Church. Not so his doctor asked a baker to pre- for the great Piedmontese cuisine, surprisingly, as a confirmation that pare a bread without crumbs and failing which the very concept of gastronomy - the real one, those he invented the famous breadsticks. Italian cuisine would never exist that unifies peoples and nations - It is said that, whenever the king with serious implications for the In- has been a source of inspiration for went to the palace of Venaria Re- ternational cuisine. Vive la Chaîne! people bearers of the values of peace ale, he brought with him a basket of and brotherhood, as St. Louis, right breadsticks and it seems that, even here in Turin we can find the traces today, his ghost roams through the of another very important Saint for rooms of the castle with a breadstick all of us: the Franciscan friar Pas- in his hand! quale Baylon, canonized in 1690 Anecdotes aside, it is clear how im- Roberto Zanghi (his feast day is May 17), the patron portant it was the role of Turin and Bailli Délégué d’Italie/Con- saint of cooks and pastry chefs since Piedmont as a synthesis between the seiller Magistral,Paris Chaîne des Rôtisseurs - TURIN 18-21 MAY 2017 3 Ciau Turìn! ow many times I have heard: in such a modern way. Turin ex- in exclusive use to the Chaîne des H “I had been away from Turin ported its subalpine urban model Rôtisseurs for one night. for a while and now I seem to be in in Vienna, in Potsdam, Prague, St. Around the highlights of the pro- another city ...”! This is true. Petersburg. gram, there will be also a wide At the beginning of the second From 1561 to 1865 Turin was the range of proposals for all interests millennium, the capital of Pied- capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then and for all tastes, from the Savoy mont has abandoned the industrial of the Kingdom of Sardinia and fi- residences to the taste temples, metropolis shoes, which were gray nally of the Kingdom of Italy. from the Egypt’s treasures to the and sad as the apron of a sacristan, Turin was also the capital of Ital- car history, from the contemporary so to wear the glittering robes of ian fashion (the SAMIA was the art to the lands of wine. cultural, artistic, gastronomic and first exhibition of our national A program designed to make us tourism spotlights. fashion), of the cinema (in fact the spend a good time together. The Today Turin is fervent: there are largest National Cinema Museum people of Turin do not have the people, exhibitions, events and is here), of the technological inno- vibrant wit of the Florentines, the nightlife - not only during sum- vation (do you remember the SIP? natural confidence of the Romans, mer - as if the geographical loca- The acronym stands for Hydroe- the determination of the Milanese tion is no longer lectric company of and the creativity of the Neapoli- an excuse to give Piedmont), of cars, tans but when they are required, up living and en- books, taste. their heart and head move in uni- joying… now Tu- Welcome to Turin. This is why the son to achieve something good. rin is a place with Better to say: Grand Chapitre We have joined Italy and we many souls. Welcome to the new Turin. in 2017 intends to will be able to organize a chap- Nowadays this Eu- highlight all the ter that is worthy of the best ropean city that suggestions mak- Rôtisseur tradition! attracts and wel- ing up Turin: a Let me give you some advice; let comes visitors with an efficient blend of tradition and modernity the city to pick you slowly and transport system and a futuristic that you can find everywhere you take you in this atmosphere where train station, that marks excel- look. nature, art and history come to- lence in universities and hospitals, The Induction Ceremony and the gether. I am sure that you will soon is proud to show its unique im- gala dinner will take place in a real return in Turin! print: a long history as the capital royal palace, one of the most im- of a militarized monarchy that, pressive architectural ensembles in in the seventeenth century, had Europe: the Reggia di Venaria that projected the vast square squares, has been recently reported to its Maurizio Giordano wide boulevards and the grid plan ancient splendor and that will be Turin Bailli Chaîne des Rôtisseurs - TURIN 18-21 MAY 2017 CHAÎNE DES RÔTISSEURS 4 49°GRAND CHAPITRE Allegroitalia Golden Palace Hotel***** The Allegroitalia Golden Palace in Turin is the general headquarters of the event.