The explosion of chef Giorgio Locatelli’s restaurant. Streetfoodnews.it
“Our kitchen no longer exists, there is a huge crater on the external wall” is how chef’s assistant Locatelli describes the explosion in the restaurant.
Among the starred chefs who appear in the various programs of cuisine of Italian television, chef Locatelli he is one of the latest arrivals, but he immediately conquered the public.
Indeed Locatelli appears for the first time on Italian screens as a guest of the program Masterchef Italy during the seventh season, which went on aired since 2018. The following year, then, he was chosen by the production to replace Antonia Klugmannwhich in turn had replaced Carlo Cracco.
The chef, born in the province of Varese, is a son of art, in fact, the family managed the starred restaurant La Cincianella for years on Lake Comabbio. So the young Giorgio, after graduating, decides to dedicate himself to cooking too. In 1983, he decided to abandon Italy to cultivate his passion first in London and then in Paris where he collected years of experience in various restaurants.
The first Michelin star the conquest right in Londonin 1999, with the Zafferano restaurantthe second arrives in 2003, still in the same city but with another restaurant, Locanda Locatelli opened together with his wife for only a year.
The accident that destroyed Giorgio Locatelli’s restaurant
«It was around 23.40, I was in the kitchen and I was finishing the service with other colleagues, when, suddenly, a very loud bang was heard, like a bomb! A terrorist attack: that’s the first thing I thought. We all fell to the ground due to the violent shaking and, before the light went out, I even saw the shock wave from the explosion pass in front of me! They were terrifying moments: as soon as it got completely dark, part of the ceiling started to fall on us and we were sure that everything had collapsed.”
With these words a young assistant to chef Locatelli talks about theaccident occurred in 2014 at “Locanda Locatelli”. A strong explosion, probably due to a gas leak, shatters the silence of the London night causing over 500 displaced people and around fifteen people injured, 5 of whom were taken to hospital.
The Locanda Locatelli restaurant in London. Photo Facebook Streetfoodnews.it
What happened after the Locanda Locatelli explosion
Following the explosion, the chef said he was devastated and, in some interviews, stated that he had even thought about ending his business. The place that he, together with his wife, had worked so hard for had been swept away in an instant.
Today, if Locanda Locatelli is still there in London, the restaurant where it is said that even the Queen loved to eat, is all thanks to his wife and daughter, Margherita, who inherited Giorgio’s passion. The girl, in addition to being vegan, seems to suffer from various food allergies, which pushed both her and her father to revisit cooking in a more inclusive way. The problem thus became a stimulus to do better and to expand its offering.
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2023-10-24 00:29:54
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