Though French, Marc Lanteri has an Italian surname and comes from Tende, in the Roya Valley, a piece of France that once belonged to Italy, caught between the Alps and the Mediterranean. The flavors here reflect the varying landscapes, natural environments and historical and cultural contexts.
Over the years Lanteri has supplemented this rich background with an impressive professional experience. He began his career in Monte Carlo, at Alain Ducasse’s Louis XV, then worked alongside Michel Rostang in Paris. After moving to Italy he spent time with Annie Feolde, Enzo Santin and Paolo Teverini, and in 1998 became the executive chef at the Ristorante Delle Antiche Contrade in Cuneo. He won his first Michelin star in 2004.
In 2008 it was time for a new challenge, and he opened his own restaurant, Baluardo, in the splendid Mondovì Piazza. In 2015 Lanteri moved to the Langhe, to the historic Castello di Grinzane Cavour, where he continues his culinary adventures alongside his wife Amy Bellotti, a sommelier.
For the Academic Tables, Marc Lanteri will be offering dishes with deliciously fresh flavors. Here are the two menus:
The first starts with a cold tomato velouté, eggplant and fresh basil caviar with bread crisps, followed by Carnaroli asparagus risotto with Roccaverano fonduta, and concluding with an iced strawberry mousse with meringue and strawberry coulis.
The second menu features a smoked trout and ricotta mousse, cucumbers and warm bread, followed by potato gnocchi with mussels, Pachino tomatoes and green beans and a dessert of apple flan in a pastry crust and fiordilatte ice cream.
