Delicacies in “Symphony”
Chef Giacomo Gaspari
The Seven Stars Galleria represents, since 7th March 2007, excellence in Milan, with its seven suites overlooking the heart of the city: the famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Flagship of The Small Leading Hotels of the World, the Seven Stars Galleria by Town House set its main objective in providing the best of services to clients. The butler becomes an all-round personal assistant and the chef becomes a tailor able to design tailor-made menus, unique in the world.
We are talking of Giacomo Gaspari, Chef Executive of the “La Sinfonia” restaurant that, only for its guests, prepares tasty seven stars dishes.
The relationship with clients starts upon their arrival, with a little test to understand the characteristics of each person so to create an ad hoc menu. “To achieve total wellbeing, it is good to follow the directions given by Ayurvedic Dosha – says Gaspari – that are of three types: Vata, Pita and Kapha. According to the person, a number of matching characteristics are looked for.”
Here is what the famous Chef recounted to us.
How did your collaboration with the Seven Stars Galleria originally start?
I have collaborated with the Rosso family for over 20 years and we have always tried to offer our guests a focus nutrition, in the search for total wellbeing. After years of study, today I can design a menu based on each person’s characteristics. My philosophy is “give to your body what it needs, not what you want”. In nutrition it is very important to separate body and mind.
Which ingredient should never be missing in your kitchen?
Water, it is the source of life, a primordial element whose purity reminds us of the importance of life.
For your creations, where does inspiration come from?
Observing the people for whom I cook. Each of us has different characteristics and as a consequence different needs. At the base of my theory there the relationship that every person has with the five elements: water, earth, fire, space and air. If we could use sports terminology, the Pita is a sprinter, the Vata is a marathon runner and the Kapha is a weightlifter. A Pita, for instance, will need a spice-less menu, preferably fresh, able to satisfy his distinguished curiosity. I would suggest a starter consisting of salmon carpaccio and scallops, a first course consisting of gnocchi made of ricotta and fresh tomato coli, a main course consisting of citrus black sea bass fillet and finally a strawberry cold soufflé.
Fine taste and dish design: how do you find the right balance?
The keyword in my kitchen is naturalness. What I do is offer healthy and simple dishes that my guests can do themselves. For this reason we thought of creating one-to-one cooking courses. What makes the cuisine of the “La Sinfonia” Restaurant so special and priceless is, in fact, its uniqueness in the world. There is no other place in the world where the Chef designs a tailor-made dish as if it were a perfect suit; this is possible thanks to the fact that the Seven Stars Galleria is a small and extremely luxurious home.
Wellness first?
To have a long life, caring for what we eat is essential and I’m not only talking of quality. What our body needs to survive is air, water, salt and potassium and our nutrition has to be well-balanced so to contain all these elements without forgetting the climate factor and life habits. I will never give out an orange juice or a centrifuged apple because what our body really needs is fibre. This theory becomes practice every single day for myself and my family, and our guests too. What I can say is that my children eat an apple and a piece of parmesan cheese before their basket matches and manage to run throughout the entire match while their team-mates find it difficult, and here, at the Town House, during the past year, nobody had to ask for sick leaves.
And what about body silhouette?
Reward yourself with a raspberry soufflé. Egg whites, sugar, a spoon of Philadelphia and a few raspberries. Sprinkle cocoa on it as garnishment. Your greediness will be satisfied and the calories will be equal to a coffee with sugar.
Francesca Zottola
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Tags: Giacomo Gaspari, La Sinfonia, Personal Chef, Seven Stars Galleria, The Small Leading Hotels of the World, Town House
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