GRAND HOTEL VICTORIA - CHEF GABRIELE NATALI ENG

02 May 2022

HAUTE CUISINE AT THE GRAND HOTEL VICTORIA IN MENAGGIO

In a concern of permanent innovation and constant attention to the customers, the R Collection Hotels Group pays a particular attention to the gastronomy with the presence of highly qualified and creative Chefs in its hotels.

In the case of Gabriele Natali, called to manage the kitchens of the Grand Hotel Victoria in Menaggio, it is about a young Chef, at least from the point of view of age, who already has a consolidated and respectable curriculum to his credit.

THE CAREER PATH

In his professional career, Gabriele Natali has never missed an opportunity to set important goals and has chosen to work almost exclusively in starred restaurants. After graduating from the hotel school, he immediately worked at the ‘Marc Lanteri’ restaurant in the Castle of Grinzane Cavour, an establishment where the truffle is protagonist, with all the ingredients of the local oenogastronomy, influenced by a French Chef. He then returned to his hometown, Bergamo, for a significant experience among the most renowned Italian restaurants, the ‘Da Vittorio’ restaurant, awarded with three Michelin stars, where he learned to deepen the concept of the quality of raw ingredients both prestigious and more common, with a great work on the traditional Italian cuisine.

The common thread in Gabriele Natali’s career is his work in traditional gastronomy contexts. This is the source of his creative inspiration which, as is the case for every Chef, is expressed through the transformation of recipes according to a personal logic and philosophy. In Milan, Gabriele Natali worked in Enrico Bartolini’s restaurant, Mudec, which has been awarded three Michelin stars. There, he participated in a large project focused on a different cuisine from that of the territory and entirely based on Italian raw ingredients.

Natali’s following experience was with Paolo Griffa in Courmayeur, a Michelin-starred restaurant, and focused on the search of naturalness, from the collection of wild herbs to the accentuated influence of Asian cuisine in terms of both raw ingredients and preparation techniques. A short experience in the Courmayeur hotel completed the CV of Natali who then arrived at the Grand Hotel Victoria in Menaggio.

GABRIELE NATALI, CHEF AT THE GRAND HOTEL VICTORIA IN MENAGGIO

The territory where the Grand Hotel Victoria Menaggio is located is a treasure, we are very lucky, as Maestro Gualtiero Marchesi said, that Italy is rich in microclimates and that this particular territory benefits from the combined influence of the lake and mountains. The fundamental factor is to give a logical sense to menus in which the use of local raw ingredients with its particular seasonality is very important, but also to create gastronomic paths combined with the great potential of more than 400 wine labels present at the Grand Hotel Victoria. They were given a thread, in the form of a tale directed either to the ‘Ristorante gourmet 1827’ (whose name recalls the date of release of the Betrothed’s first edition) or to the Lago dell’hotel restaurant, a beautiful bright space with a view, that will remain forever an all-time dining, maintaining a link between the two menus.

Chef Gabriele Natali

For the gastronomic restaurant, Natali thinks of a menu dedicated to the arts, or to the world of literature or poetry, which integrates coherently in a very original and for some aspects unexpected space.

The large wood and resin table inside the cellar can inspire special events that will help enhance the theme of conviviality.

In every creation of the dishes, the quality of the Italian raw ingredients is fundamental.

I am particularly interested in quality Italian raw ingredients with their product seasonality, preferably biological. The latter is a factor which is today very important also in the eyes of the customers: biological, natural, no waste; it is something that goes beyond any trend and is about awareness of the use of raw ingredients.

Gabriele Natali

In Gabriele Natali’s vision, cuisine as conviviality and sharing finds its place in the gastronomy of the Grand Hotel Victoria in Menaggio, with its exceptional setting, capable of meeting all customers’ expectations and where it is possible to live unique gastronomic experiences in a prestigious context.

The Grand Hotel Victoria is the expression of the excellence of the Italian hospitality and the promotion of the wellbeing of its guests.

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