Alessandro Borghese celebrates 10 years of « four restaurants » with a gigantic cake in Piazza Mercanti

Crowd bath for the Roman chef and TV personnel Alessandro Borghesewho celebrated on Wednesday 14 May The 10 years of « Alessandro Borghese 4 restaurants »Sky Original Show produced by Banijay Italy, with a special one Meet & Greet in Piazza Mercantia stone’s throw from the Milan Cathedral. For the occasion it was made a gigantic installation cake Dedicated to his greedy trips around Italy: after turning off the candles, he met the fans and offered a slice of dessert to the public.

«We celebrate in Milan because everything has started here: I live in Milan, where I also have the restaurant, and here we invented the program – Catering in the Milanese capital, and in general throughout Italy, is very healthy: there are many enthusiastic young people who want to do, as 4 restaurants also testifies ».

In 10 years more than 130 episodes have been made for a total of 500 restaurateurs challenged to groups of 4, and the votes of bourgeois have overturned the result innumerable times. «10 years ago, when we started, I didn’t expect all this success: it’s all a gift from many years of effort, perseverance, resilience. We made a commitment to make an exceptional and very current product – explains Borghese – If I feel more chef or presenter? I am a multifaceted manI can do some of everything and also well ». But do you really fight in the transmission? « Absolutely yes, I do a little bit as a peacemaker. » A special memory? « The episodes shot abroad have a lot of fun: Italians open restaurants everywhere, from Hong Kong to Lisbon in London, and give the best. On the other hand, we have the best cuisine in the world ».

Among the fans rushed to greet the TV star, there is a special, Carmine Fonderico, his impersonator: «Everyone tells me that I look there, starting with my wife who made my hair grow. They promptly exchange for him: on the street they always stop me for a selfie And when I go to the restaurant the waiters tell me they keep the secret so customers believe it is bourgeois. But for me it’s a game ». Fonderico is also a cook «I am a rent for rent, private. Alessandro? I met him today, I came on purpose from Como, where I live, and I must say that he is very nice. If I am happy with this similarity? Very happy, I enjoy it a lot: then bourgeois is my wife’s idol, today he had two together! ».

And to celebrate the anniversary, two special episodes arrive on Sky: Thursday 15 May in the episode to elect the « Best Verace Osteria of Rome Est » for the first time there is a guest: Lillo. While Thursday 22 four restaurateurs from all over Italy challenge each other to look for the « best fresh pasta laboratory in Italy ».

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