Truffle fair: cooking show with chef Philippe Léveillé

The International White Truffle of Alba Fair is one of the main showcases ofhaute gastronomy and Italian excellence.
The 2024 edition is dedicated to the exploration ofnatural intelligence in relation toartificial intelligence.
The event highlights the importance of plants and mushrooms in biodiversity and environmental sustainability, promoting concrete actions such as forest maintenance and tree planting. Through the comparison between
nature and
technology, the fair aims to raise awareness of the responsible use ofAI to ensure a sustainable future, learning from nature to protect theecosystem and future generations.

Cooking show

The cooking show is a show where a great Chef cooks live, describes the ingredients and illustrates all the steps up to the making of the recipe.
It will be like entering the kitchen of a restaurant during the autumn season, where the scents of excellent raw materials blend with the unmistakable aroma of the White Truffle of Alba.
Gourmet creations born from the masterful flair of great names in national and international cuisine will seduce you and make you ideally travel among the unmistakable flavors of Piedmontese and Italian cuisine.
It includes:

• welcome aperitif with a glass of Alta Langa DOCG and tasting plate of Prosciutto Crudo di Cuneo DOP
• Chef’s tasting plate with a glass of wine
• water

Philippe Léveillé

Miramonti l’Altro is an embassy of grand cuisine in Italy, celebrating traditional cuisine and butter, far from modern techniques.
Philippe, born in
Nantes in 1963, began his career after hotel school in Saumur and humanitarian service in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Yemen.
His international career includes experiences at Hotel Winsor Clovis in Paris, Hotel Helton Kennedy in New York, Boucairre Meridiane in Martinique, and Vis Palace Grand Corniche in Monte Carlo. From 1987 to 1991, he worked at Maschere in Iseo and then landed at Miramonti in Caino on October 25, 1992, moving to Concesio in 1994.
Working with Mary Piscini, Philippe learned the secrets of Brescian cuisine and earned two Michelin stars in 2001 with Miramonti l’Altro.
Philippe has had international experience, including consulting for L’Altro in Hong Kong until April 2017.
He was a guest on MasterChef 3 and hosted The Chef 2 in 2014.
In 2015, he published “My Life in Butter” and collaborated with “Inside Home.”
He also participated in Beijing Express and hosted Chopped on Channel 33. In 2018, Philippe was Chef judge on “Il ristorante degli Chef” on Rai 2, along with Andrea Berton and Isabella Potì.

Beppe Fenoglio Hall

The Hall is dedicated to Alba writer Beppe Fenoglio (1922 – 1963), author of such works as The Partisan Johnny, A Private Matter, and Springtime of Beauty.
In the splendid monumental complex of the Maddalena courtyard, the center of Alba’s cultural life, two large works by Gallizio face each other on the walls of the conference room dedicated to Beppe Fenoglio.
This room, set up during the Truffle Fair, hosts Cooking Shows.