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London, May 30, 2022 - E. Luke Sanna, born in 1977, originally from Iglesias, the winner of The Best Chef of Italian Cuisine - Parmigiano Reggiano Award, the competition that was held on Monday 30 May in London and which has crowned the best Italian chef in the UK.
A great enthusiasm for the first edition of this competition organized by the Italian Federation of Chefs - UK Delegation, in collaboration with I Love Italian Food, cultural association and international network that promotes the authentic Italian food and wine culture in the world.
The jury will be chaired by Enzo Oliveri, President of the Italian Federation of Chefs in the United Kingdom and an established chef for years, also thanks to numerous television appearances. Alongside Chef Oliveri, four other judges, also known in Great Britain and beyond, for the promotion of Italian cuisine: the starred Chris Galvin, Alberico Penati, Carmelo Carnevale and Massimo Rossi.
“A few hours after the award ceremony, I have not yet achieved this important result of mine. I am really satisfied with my performance, I worked a lot on the preparation of the dish, using high quality products. My idea was to enhance Italian excellences such as Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, Guanciale Amatriciano IGP, Piedmont hazelnuts IGP. " declares the first classified Luca Sanna, who has lived in London since 2015 and is Chef Tournant at Al Mare Restaurant Jumeirah Carlton Tower London.
The Best Chef of Italian Cuisine - Parmigiano Reggiano Award competition took place within the event "The Italian Show", an important showcase for Made in Italy and Italian products in London, which attracted over 1.500 professionals catering and press and producers and protection consortia arrived from Italy to represent the world of food, wine, but also mixology. Among the most appreciated excellences, the presence of Parmigiano Reggiano is important, represented by the protection Consortium which in recent years has particularly insisted on the promotion of the Protected Designation of Origin on Great Britain with the aim of protecting the authentic product to the detriment of the much widespread Parmesan .
Still excited, the Iglesiente chef, who excelled among over 200 competitors in the early selection stages and then over the other five finalists of the Best Chef of Italian Cuisine - Parmigiano Reggiano Award, sees a bright future ahead of him: “I am happy with how I worked during the race, I think many have noticed my commitment and my performance. And from this experience I come out very enriched: I have met extraordinary people, both among the judges and among the other competitors, it will certainly be an important step in my career. "
The United Kingdom, where the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II are taking place during this week, is a central market for the export of Made in Italy products. After the sudden slowdown in 2021, a consequence of Brexit but also of the pandemic, in the first quarter of 2022 the numbers started to grow again, affirming the English market as the fourth market for Italian Food & Beverage exports.
