Truffle fair: cooking show with chef Fabio Sgrò

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

Fabio Sgrò

Fabio Sgrò, born
1985 and originally from Santo Stefano Roero (CN), is theexecutive chef of La Locanda della Rocca restaurant at La Rocca di Arignano.
After training at the Scuola Alberghiera di Barolo, he worked at renowned restaurants such as Massimo Camia in Barolo and L’Enoteca di Canale.
At age 20, he became sous chef at Marcelin in Montà. In 2005-06, he did an internship atAlbereta in Erbusco with Gualtiero Marchesi.
He returned to Marcelin in 2011 as Executive Chef, winning the Chef d’Autore Award.
Since 2014, he has been working in Hong Kong with Umberto Bombana and at the fusion restaurant Lai Sun, winning important awards.
His restaurant is chosen among the top 100 Asian restaurants. Returning to Italy at the end of 2017, he worked at theAlbergo dell’Agenzia in Pollenzo and now leads the restaurant La Locanda della Rocca with advice from Ugo Alciati.
He was recently called to the Guido da Costigliole restaurant at Relais San Maurizio.

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.