Ep. 1777 Emanuele Russo | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon

Welcome to Episode 1777 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Emanuele Russo More about today’s guest He began working in the kitchen at the age of 14, spending the summer seasons in tourist areas. Upon the completion of his school career, he began working in a hotel for several years during the summers, while in the winters, he traveled around Italy to gain experience in pastry making. He also participated in a well-known television program on Rai1. In 2007, he won the world couscous championship together with his master. He loves reinventing typical recipes and simplifying them delicately, using seasonal and local raw materials. The restaurant opened in 2009 with its own vegetable garden containing all the seasonal specialties. It offers an enchanting view of the Egadi islands and boasts a passion for bread and Panettone. This year, we celebrate the 15th year of activity. Connect: Website: www.ristorantelelumie.it Instagram: lelumie_ Facebook: Ristorante Le Lumie More about the host Marc Millon: Marc Millon, VIA Italian Wine Ambassador 2021, has been travelling, eating, drinking, learning and writing about wine, food and travel for nearly 40 years. Born in Mexico, with a mother from Hawaii via Korea and an anthropologist father from New York via Paris, he was weaned on exotic and delicious foods. Marc and his photographer wife Kim are the authors of 14 books including a pioneering series of illustrated wine-food-travel books: The Wine Roads of Europe, The Wine Roads of France, The Wine Roads of Italy (Premio Barbi Colombini), and The Wine Roads of Spain. Other titles include The Wine and Food of Europe, The Food Lovers’ Companion Italy, The Food Lovers’ Companion France, Wine, a global history. Marc regularly lectures and hosts gastronomic cultural tours to Italy and France with Martin Randall Travel, the UK’s leading cultural travel specialist. He is soon to begin a regular series on Italian Wine Podcast, ‘Wine, food and travel with Marc Millon’. When not on the road Marc lives on the River Exe in Devon, England Connect: quaypress.uk/ marcmillon.co.uk vino.co.uk quaypress.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624 Twitter: @Marc_Millon _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/ Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Thanks for listening! - This show is all about food and wine pairings, and traveling through Italy with Marc. Join his food, wine and cultural journey!