Truffle fair: cooking show with chef Andrea Aprea

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

Andrea Aprea

Andrea Aprea, a Neapolitan chef born in 1977, combines memory and contemporaneity in his cuisine, offering a complete sensory experience.
After years of training in renowned kitchens in Italy, Asia and Britain, Aprea developed a personal poetic path, creating a new sense of the relationship between food and the experience of the senses.
In 2012, he earned his first Michelin Star at Vun Andrea Aprea at the Park Hyatt Milano, the first hotel restaurant to receive a Michelin star in Milan.
Five years later, he earned his second Michelin Star. Today, he is Chef Patron of the “Andrea Aprea” restaurant located on the top floor of the Luigi Rovati Foundation at 52 Corso Venezia in Milan.
The restaurant was awarded two Michelin stars just two years after opening, marking the beginning of his entrepreneurial project based on a holistic approach to the total quality of the experience.

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.