Aldo Zilli and Nancy Dall'Olio Crown Antonio Calo' the Winner of the ECI Chef Contest

Aldo Zilli and Nancy Dall'Olio crowned Antonio Calo' as the winner of the 2015 European Country Inn Chef Contest

On Sunday evening 27 September at AVEQIA London, after an exciting day of competition, Antonio Calo’ was crowned with the prestigious European Country Inn Chef Award 2015. Antonio Calo’, an Italian who has been living in London for over one year, is the head chef of Italian Restaurant Li Veli, and has won the casting vote with his recipe of "orecchiette di grano arso" prepared with the delicacies of the producers of the LAGs territories.

Antonio Calo’ was presented with the prestigious award from celebrity chef Aldo Zilli and Nancy Dall'Olio.

Interesting competition today with real emerging talents in the London elite. The chefs have really put their hearts and souls into the competition; they were not just cooking, they were replicating the recipes they learn from their mothers and foremothers

Aldo, Zilli

Aldo Zilli has thus commented the coronation of Antonio Calo’ "interesting competition today with real emerging talents in the London elite. The chefs have really put their hearts and souls into the competition; they were not just cooking, they were replicating the recipes they learn from their mothers and foremothers".

The European Country Inn Chef Contest is the third event in a series of events aimed at the promotion of European and Italian rural food specialities and establishments.    

Luigi Casoria, a representative of the project European Country Inn and a fellow member of the jury has thus commented on the news: " this initiative was indeed a great success and a milestone of our campaign towards promoting the top delicacies from the producers of the LAGs territories. We have registered an increasing interest in the UK towards the real Italian dishes and not those customised to fit the international taste of the public.

The delicacies of the producers of the LAGs territories blend well with this trend". ​

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