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Eating at Il Pellicano on Nowness.com
Eating at Il Pellicano
Celebrating the Charmed Life of the Tuscan Hotel and its Chef Antonio Guida
Raised in Puglia in southern Italy, in 2002 Antonio Guida moved north to Tuscany’s Argentario coast to become Sous Chef, and then Head Chef, of the prestigious Hotel Il Pellicano. Today’s super-8 film by Leigh Johnson captures Guida’s complex gastronomic flair that has earned the restaurant two Michelin stars and three Gambero Rosso forks, and the timeless allure of the Marie Louise Sciò-owned retreat. “Antonio is humble and likes to keep all the fruits and vegetables local,” says Sciò. “Food has to talk about the place, and here, it does.” Guida’s beguiling dishes—including squid-ink risotto, fig-fed chicken and licorice parfait with tobacco leaves—feature across visceral spreads shot by Juergen Teller inEating at Hotel Il Pellicano, the book recently published by Violette Editions with a foreword scribed by Will Self. “We always try to improve and evolve the dishes,” explains Guida, who has trained in Paris with Pierre Gagnaire. “For example, a simple risotto nero di seppia started life with baby squid and then we added turmeric flavored rice cream and garnished with edible flowers and sage from our garden. The most important thing is achieving a balance within the flavors, and having fun with the colors.”
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