17th January Carbonara Day

Please join this celebration, cooking Pasta alla Carbonara at home with my recipe : http://cookinginrome.blogspot.com/2008/01/pasta-alla-carbonara.html, or asking for it in an Italian restaurant where you live.

THE COUNTDOWN has started: this Thursday, January 17th, 2008, is the International Day of Italian Cuisines. For one day, everyone who makes, promotes or simply loves Italian food outside of Italy is invited to carry out a small activity to celebrate authenticity and quality in Italian cuisine. This unprecedented celebration is led by over 130 Italian chefs and restaurateurs in 35 countries. They belong to itchefs-gvci, (Virtual Group of Italian Chefs) and will cook Pasta alla Carbonara according to the original, authentic recipe. This simple dish, a pillar of Italian gastronomy, is in fact the symbol of counterfeit Italian cuisine in the world at large. The International Day of Italian Cuisines, under the aegis of itchefs-gvci, is born of a desire to redress this imbalance.

The following is the list of the first chefs participating, more chefs and members are joining up every day.
ARGENTINA Donato De Santis, Da Donato, Buenos Aires
AUSTRALIA Gianmaria Morelli, Noosa, AustraliaSalvatore Pepe, Cibo Express Restaurants, Adelaide
AUSTRIA
Mirko Soncin, Rautz Restaurant, Salzburg
BRAZIL Francesco Carli, Cipriani Restaurant at Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro
BULGARIA Michele Micati, Il Ristorantino Italiano at Club Lavazza, Sofia
CAMBODIA Alessandro Colombis, Don Bosco Culinary School, Sihanoukville
CANADA Gabriele Paganelli, Romagna Mia Restaurant, Toronto
CARRIBEANS Ignazio Podda, Unique Villas of the Caribbean
CHILE Roberto Illari, Da Carla Restaurant, SantiagoWalter Monticelli, Pasta e Basta Restaurant at the Intercontinental Hotel, Santiago
CHINA Alessandro Angelini, Joja Restaurant, Hong KongDavid Bassan, Nuova Vita Restaurant, Puxi, ShanghaiGiancarlo Biacchessi, Murano’s Restaurant at Crowne Plaza Hotel, QingdaoFrancesco Brocca & Fabrizio Napolitano, Goccia Restaurant Hong KongGiandomenico Caprioli, Isola Bar & Grill, Hong KongDario Congera, Prego Restaurant at The Westin, ShanghaiAlessandro Di Cosimo, Va Bene Restaurant, ShanghaiSandro Falbo, Nicholini’s Restaurant at Conrad Hotel, Hong KongPaolo Federici, Va Bene Restaurant, Hong KongRiccardo Ferrarotti, Frankie’s Italian Bar&Grill, ShanghaiFrancesco Greco (chef) and Maurizio Moncalvo (Somm/Manager),Palladio Restaurant at The Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel, ShanghaiVittorio Lucariello, Angelini Restaurant at Shangri La Hotel, Hong KongLino Montaruli e Michele Cirillo (manager), Nuova Vita Restaurant, Pudong ShanghaiPaolo Monti, Gaia Restaurant, Hong KongRuben Rapetti, Pacific Bar & Grill Italian Restaurant at Jinling Hotel, NanjingSanuele Rossi, MGM Grand, MacauLuca Signoretti, Sabatini Restaurant, at Royal Garden Hotel, Hong Kong
DENMARK Maurizio Mosconi, Italy&Italy Restaurant Ringstead
FRANCE Giorgio De Chirico, Prego Restaurant, Serris
GERMANY Sante De Santis, Er Cuppolone Restaurant, Stuttgart
GREECE Angelo Saracini, La Dolce Vita at Santa Barbara, Athens
INDIA Fabio Mariela, Celini Restaurant at Grand Hyatt Hotel, MumbaiGiovanna Marson, The Patio at Taj Hotel Coromandel, ChennaiMax Orlati, Paprika Restaurant, New DelhiGiovanni Parrella, Stax at Hyatt Regency, MumbaiGiuliano Tassinari, Olive Restaurant, New DelhiLuca Voncini, Taj Bengal Hotel, Kolkata
INDONESIA Mario Caramella, Hyatt Sanur Hotell, BaliLuigi Girardin, Scusa Restaurant at Midplaza Intercontinental Hotel, JakartaFlavio Manzoni, Il Mare Restaurant at Mulia Senayan HotelMarco Medaglia, Puro Restaurant, JakartaAlessandro Santi, Rosso Restaurant at Shangri La, Jakarta
ITALY Luigi Cremona with chefs Gabriele Terralavoro and Marco Bottegaat Tempio di Vesta Restaurant, TivoliAndrea Cristofoletto, Hotel Claudia, San Virgilio di Marebbe BolzanoGiovanni Grasso, La Credenza, San Maurizio Canavese (Torino)Gianfelice Guerrini, Ferrari F1 motorroom restaurant service, MaranelloMario Musoni, Al Pino Restaurant, Montescano (Pavia) see OMAN Massimiliano Sepe, Casa Catullo Restaurant, Fondi (Latina)Piero Pulli, Il Canonico Restaurant, Carignano (Torino)Andrea Pini, Ustareja di Du’ Buto, Soloarolo (Ravenna)Max Telloli, Osteria Stallo del Pomodoro, Modena
JAPAN Stefano Dal Moro, Antica Osteria del Ponte, TokyoMassimo Pasquarelli, Benoit Restaurant, TokyoLuca Pecorari, Splendido Restaurant at Ritz Carlton Hotel, OsakaAndrea Tranchero, Armani Restaurant, TokyoGiulio Vierci, Giulio Restaurant and Wine Bar, Sapporo
MALAYSIA Federico Michieletto, Santini Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur
MEXICO Silvia Bernardini, L’Invito Restaurant, San Miguel de Allende
OMAN Alessandro Dal Zotto and Mario Musoni (visiting Chef),Tomato Restaurant at Intercontinental Hotel, Muscat
PUERTO RICOA lberto Gianati, Casa Italia Restaurant, San Juan
RUSSIA Massimo Ferrari, Bistro di Mosca Restaurant, MoscowPietro Rongoni, Fidelio Restaurant, Moscow
SAUDI ARABIA Roberto Collini, Roberto’s Restaurant, Khobar
SINGAPORE Carlo Marengoni, Bologna Restaurant at Marina Mandarin HotelGabriele Piegaia, Senso RestaurantClaudio Rossi, Something to go Restaurant at The Regent Hotel
SOUTH KOREA Paolo De Maria, Buonasera Restaurant, SeoulSebastiano Giangregorio, SeoulLuca Marchesi, Vinoteca Ristorante Antonio, Seoul
THAILAND Silvano Amolini, Amari Boulevard and City Lodges, BangkokSaulo Bacchilega, Figs Restaurant at Hyatt Hotel, Hua HinFrederik Farina, Spasso restaurant at Grand Hyatt Erawan, BangkokGianni Favro, Gianni’s Restaurant, BangkokFrancesco Greco, La Gritta Restaurant, BangkokGaetano Palumbo, Rossini Restaurant at Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, BangkokMarco Priolo, Flow Restaurant at Hilton Millennium Hotel, BangkokAndrea Sacchi, Lan Tania at Four Seasons Hotel Koh SamuiGiacomo Turzo, Portofino Restaurant at Le Meridien Beach Resort, Phuket
TURKEY Daniel Evangelista, Mezzaluna Restaurant, AnkaraCarmine Antonio Lombardi, Mezzaluna Restaurant, IstambulGiuseppe Pressani, Papermoon Milano, IstambulDomenico Ranieri, Mezzaluna Restaurant, Izmir
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Andrea Strim, Carnevale Restaurant at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai
USA Paolo Alabisio, Sabatini Restaurant on the Gran Princess cruising the CarribeansAndrea Aiudi, Intercontinental Hotel, San FranciscoGaetano Ascione, at The Biltmore Hotel, MiamiIvan Beacco, Borgo Antico restaurant, New York CityPaola Bottero, Paola’s Restaurant, New York CityCesare Casella, Maremma Restaurant, New YorkEnrico Bazzoni, New York CityFrancesco Farris, Pomodoro Restaurant, DallasItalian Culinary Academy, New York CityAlessandro Mancuso, Riva Grill, Caliente & Garwoods, Lake TahoeCarlo Minotti, Houston
VIETNAM Massimiliano Ziano e Michele Gulizzi, Opera Restaurant, Ho Chi Min City
* Chefs working in Muslim countries will cook another traditional dish.
Other itchefs-gvci members celebratingthe International Day of Italian Cuisines:
Rocco Bova, Kuala Lumpur,MalaysiaSilvia Caramella, Seville, SpainOrnella Fado, New York CityNicola Fabbri, Bologna, ItalyStefano Fontanesi, Mauritius IslandBonaventura Mansi, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMauro Martelossi, Spoleto, ItalyVincenzo Perez, Doha, QatarLivio Ranza, Bora Bora, French PolynesiaSamuele Rossi, Macao, ChinaElena Ruocco, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilRosario Scarpato, Melbourne, Australia