Truffle fair: cooking show with chef Stefano Sforza

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

Stephen Sforza

The chef Stefano Sforza, born in 1986, offers a clean and precise cuisine, characterized by well-delineated flavors and a clean approach.
Following Gualtiero Marchesi‘s philosophy, he favors the concept of “taking away” rather than “putting on,” aiming for a cuisine that enhances only the essential and studied flavors.
His cuisine is based on territoriality, innovation and concreteness, with a menu that changes seasonally. Sforza learned rigor, respect, and discipline from his masters, such as Pier Bussetti and Alain Ducasse.
After more than 15 years of experience, including Bellevue in Cogne, Del Cambio in Turin, and Trussardi alla Scala in Milan, he became executive chef at the Cometto family’s Opera restaurant .
Offering two distinct menus, one vegetarian and the other “Opera,” Stefano expresses his fondness for vegetables and offers a creative path that reflects theessence of the restaurant.

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.