Octopus with potatoes is a very easy recipe that is as much part of the Italian tradition as the Spanish one. Having spent two years of my career in Spain today I wanted to present this simple recipe to prepare but very tasty. The original name in Spanish is Pulpo a la Gallega (Galician-style octopus)….
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10 Rules of the Chef in the Modern Era
Ten “Rules” of the Chef by Cristian Marino: The world of work has changed a lot and consequently also the way of working in the kitchen.When I started my career in the 1990s, chefs were famous for being fat and arrogant.Nowadays many new generation chefs are fit and with a very different attitude. But just…
5 June World Environment Day: consideration of the Chef & Traveler Cristian Marino
World Environment Day Significance and personal opinion from a chef who lives in the Maldives World Environment Day, which is celebrated every year on June 5, is the largest annual event of the United Nations to promote positive environmental action, aimed at raising awareness in the world for the protection of our planet. Since the…
2 June Italian Republic Day: the point of view of an Italian chef who lives in the Maldives
The Italian Republic Day is an Italian national celebratory day established to commemorate the birth of the Italian Republic. It is celebrated every year on June 2nd. The official ceremonial of the celebration of Rome provides for the solemn raising of the flag at the Altare della Patria and the homage to the Unknown Soldier…
Italian cuisine in the Maldives
The Maldives are a tourist place frequented by many nationalities and for this reason it is important to try to make all the guests of the resort happy.One of the most popular theme nights is the Italian Dinner . Making Italian cuisine known around the world has been my prerogative since I started traveling the…
Seafood festival over the festive season here in the Maldives;The recipe for a perfect “Baked Seafood Rice “
The seafood festival was the concept that I brought here to the Maldives for the festive season just passed.So I thought I’d give you a delicious recipe for baked seafood rice. Baked rice with seafood The seafood rice is prepared by separately cooking clams and mussels and peeled shrimps while the rice is cooked in…
Italian style “Oysters au Gratin” by Cristian Marino
Oysters au gratin in Prosecco sauceOysters au gratin with Prosecco sauce are a refined appetizer and particularly suitable for those who do not eat raw shellfish. Oysters au gratin with prosecco wine sauce, an elegant seafood appetizer of great Italian or French character ( in case you prefers Champagne wine ) , are a “special”…
The Octopus and its Secrets
Octopus (belonging to the cephalopods, mollusc family) is a fundamental ingredient for those who love seafood. Its tasty tentacles and its meat, when fresh and tender, can enrich sauces and first courses or offer grill lovers a worthy opponent. Before cooking it, however, the octopus must undergo some operations that will help make the meat…
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