Sorrento Gnocchi Day, the gnocchi festival on the Amalfi Coast and in the rest of the world

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From Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 October 2021 the awaited first edition of the Sorrento Gnocchi Day, an event that wants to celebrate one of the typical dishes of the beautiful Sorrento and which will be attended by more than sixty clubs, trattorias, bistros, historic clubs and starred restaurants of the peninsula and beyond, which will insert this dish in their menus.

A simple and exquisite dish that of Sorrentine gnocchi, whose traditional recipe consists of potatoes, flour, eggs, mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil and tomato sauce, and that on the first day of the event will be overturned by 10 Chefs from Campania who will propose their own interpretation of the Gnocchi.

Sorrento Gnocchi Day: the Chefs

On the Terrace of the Sirens of the Circolo dei Forestieri of Sorrento exclusively for the press the 10 Chefs will compete to propose their reinterpretation of the dish, these will be: Mario Affinita, Giuseppe Aversa, Paolo Barral, Pasquale De Simone, Domenico Iavarone, Andrea Napolitano, Marco Parlato, Lino Scarallo and Giuseppe Stanzione.

A special will also be presented during the event sweet unedited, which will be dedicated to the Sorrento Coast. In fact, there will be Ciro Poppella, the creator of tasty Snowflakes, which for the occasion will present a new dessert at Caffè Illy, and from 8 October it will be possible to taste it in its patisseries.

Restaurants and cooking schools

Here part of the restaurants who have joined and where we will be able to taste exquisite dishes. The complete list can be found below:

  • Giuseppe Aversa - Il Buco, 1 Michelin star - Sorrento 
  • Marco Parlato - resident chef Terrazza delle Sirene c / o Circolo dei Forestieri - Sorrento
  • Andrea Napolitano - NDRE '- Sorrento
  • Alfonso Natale - CuCù Mixtures & Kitchen - Sorrento
  • Eugenio Cuomo Terrace of the Hotel Continental - Sorrento
  • Pasquale Di Meglio Belvedere Restaurant of the Tramontano Hotel - Sorrento
  • Giacomo De Simone Le Terrasse Royal of the Royal Hotel - Sorrento
  • Antonietta Ferraro of Basilico Italy - Sorrento
  • Giuseppe Svato di Prosit - Italian Prosciutteria - Sorrento
  • Da Filippo Restaurant - Sorrento

The complete list is available on the facebook page event.

Information on Sorrento Gnocchi Day

When

From the 7 10 October 2021

Where

Various restaurants in Sorrento

Contacts

Sorrento Gnocchi Day facebook page

  • Where: Sorrento
  • When: from Thursday 07 October 2021 to Sunday 10 October 2021
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Written by Serena De Luca
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