andiamotrips - campania, italy with karen phillips

I've spent time in many kitchens over the past 12 years or so, but this one,  well this one was special. I spent several hours  deep in the heart of Naples housed in a courtyard… I spent a cool rainy afternoon at Made in Cloister.  So what made this particular kitchen visit special ?    Does a kitchen need to have a Michelin star to be special?   Does an experience need to include a sit down meal with an appetizer, first course second course dessert choice of wines from an extensive wine menu.    I do not believe so.   I   spent time in the kitchen in the company of Chef Sabrina Russo the executive chef of Made in Cloister .    Russo, the  mind and hands behind the project Food for Soul which is a project headed by 3 Michelin star chef Massimo Bottura whose goal is to cut down on food waste and turn unused/unwanted produce, meats, and breads into meals that can be cooked and given to the needy.   Chef Russo has been responsible for the Naples’s chapter of this amazing project