THE COLOURS OF FLAVOUR Sara Preceruti offers a cuisine and pastry style that is very free and does not make any references. She follows only one North Star: flavour. Her style is inspired by having fun and by modernity, with a non-minimalist but well-balanced base. Born in 1983, Sara Preceruti – originally from Castello d’Agogna, a small town near Pavia, Italy – earned her first Michelin star at just 28 years old. It shines at Pellio Intelvi’s Locanda del Notaio located in the hills of Como’s hinterland. In December 2019, she makes her dreams come true by opening Acquada restaurant in Milan, where the historic Tano Passami l’Olio was located. Acquada, in Lombard dialect, means a “rain shower”, referring to the rain showers that surprise and overwhelm, but sometimes give life to a splendid rainbow. The restaurant’s sign is the best description of Sara’s cuisine, that is, surprising, bold and able to reveal all the “colours” of flavour. Sara’s cuisine In her restaurant, Sara Preceruti creates an irreverent cuisine, often bordering on provocative, by playing with colours, textures and temBy Monica Viani 13
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