Truffle fair: cooking show with chef Raffaele Lenzi

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

Raphael Lenzi

Raffaele Lenzi, born in Naples in 1984, is executive chef of Il Sereno Al Lago restaurant.
He began his career at the age of 14 in pastry and, at 18, devoted himself completely to cooking, leaving soccer and theater behind.
He worked in England and the United States, honing his skills and the English language. In 2008, he returned to Italy to work with Bruno Barbieri at the Arquade restaurant and later at the Bulgari Hotel in Milan.
He continued at Palazzo Sasso and Grand Hotel Villa Feltrinelli, where he learned a lot about vegetable cooking with Stefano Baiocco.
From 2011 to 2013, he managed the opening ofArmani Hotels & Resorts in Milan and then worked in 3 Michelin Star restaurants in Hong Kong and California. In 2016, he began working with the Contreras family at Il Sereno restaurant on Lake Como, earning a Michelin Star in 2017.
As of 2019, he is also Corporate Chef for the Contreras family’s Caribbean hotel.

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.