A Benvenuto from the Heart, Chef Vincenzo Piacente, Hotel Parco dei Principi, Sorrento (Na)

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The benvenuto.  In English it means welcome.  Welcome.  We appreciate your visit.  Sit back, relax, and ci pensiamo noi/we’ll take care of you.
A while back Chef Vincenzo Piacente brought benvenuto to a whole new level. 
Piacente, Executive Chef at Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento,  thought hard about what to serve me…my first bite after an hour or so drive.  A drive which included a panic call from me to the chef when my tomtom went crazy.

So – back to the  the table and the tray arrives.  A real benvenuto packed with miniature memories of my favorite foods.  My Americana that even after 23 years in Italy, Piacente knows that there are certain ricordi/memories that I still have close to my heart.

First off – a mini bacon cheeseburger.  I mean, every cheeseburger needs bacon!




Spaghetti and meatballs.  Sure, maybe a part of my past that I would like to deny, but it is still a part of me.  Piacente’s version has spaghetti (from Gragnano – of course) inside the meatball.




Last but not least – fried chicken.  A mini chicken leg with a spicy barbecue sauce on the side. 




Grazie Vincenzo…
Grazie Chef!


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