A Celebration of Piemonte, Italy Comes to Four Seasons Resort Orlando and Four Seasons Hotel Chicago

This December, Executive Chef Fabrizio Schenardi, who hails from Torino, Italy, will bring Italian guest chefs in partnership with the Region of Piemonte, Visit Piemonte and Italian Food Style Education (IFSE) Culinary School to prepare an Italian culinary extravaganza in both Orlando, Florida and Chicago, Illinois. Ravello at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort and Adorn at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago will host special dinner experiences highlighting the Piemonte region of Italy.  

Attending the special dinners will be talented Italian chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants and educators from IFSE Culinary School, including Raffaelle Trovato, founder and director of IFSE, and his associate Ugo Mura. In April 2015, Schenardi was presented with the Paolo Bertani Award for his Italian culinary achievements by the Italian Academy of Cuisine and IFSE.  During regular trips to Italy, including this past summer, Schenardi coordinated the details of this special partnership with Trovato.

 “I’m very excited to bring the IFSE professionals back to Ravello and have Resort guests and local residents take part in a truly authentic Italian experience,” says Schenardi.  “Raffaele Trovato is one of the most highly regarded instructors and mentors, and I am looking forward to having him return to Four Seasons Resort Orlando. This year, I am thrilled to bring Michelin star chefs from La Credenza Group in the Region of Piemonte to collaborate with Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, as well. We look forward to welcoming many from Chicago’s vibrant Italian community, and from Orlando’s growing culinary scene, to experience these events.”

In addition to welcoming special guests Trovato and Mura, Ravello at Four Seasons Resort Orlando will welcome Giovanni Grasso, chef/owner of the renowned Credenza Group, featuring the Michelin star-rated restaurant La Credenza in San Maurizio, Italy, near Torino. Chef Grasso has been cooking since age 12, working at several restaurants before opening La Credenza together with his friend and fellow Chef Igor Macchia. Grasso is known for a cooking style that is a blend of traditional with innovative twists reflecting his own personal cooking style. Grasso has also served as a LavAzza coffee brand ambassador since 2013.  

Ravello is the Resort’s modern Italian restaurant, serving pizza, bread and pasta made entirely from scratch, and numerous Italian specialties, featuring many ingredients imported from Italy. Guests love Schenardi’s housemade limoncello and charcuterie, and the delectable desserts made by twice-James Beard Award nominated Outstanding Pastry Chef semifinalist Rabii Saber, Executive Pastry Chef. This June, Ravello received a recommendation in the first Michelin Guide for Miami, Orlando and Tampa, while sister restaurant Capa on the Resort’s 17th floor received one Michelin star.  

Adorn Bar & Restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago will welcome Chef Ivan Onorato, head chef at La Credenza.  Onorato began cooking at age 15 at Davide Oldani restaurant, a Michelin star restaurant in Milan. His experience includes working for the 3-Michelin star restaurant Chateau Les Crayeres in Reims, France as well as with well-known chefs Gordon Ramsay and Alain Ducasse. In 2008, Onorato joined Igor Macchia at La Credenza and is now corporate chef at Credenza Group, under the guidance of chef/owner Grasso. Serving the past 14 years with Credenza Group, Onorato also serves as a worldwide culinary consultant. Schenardi will join Onorato and Adorn Chef Brian Rodriguez to prepare this special dinner.

Adorn Bar & Restaurant features globally inspired cuisine with several Italian dishes on its dinner menu. The restaurant recently celebrated its first anniversary, with several accolades. Adorn is listed in Chicago’s 2022 Michelin Guide; was named a finalist for “Pastry Program of the Year” by the Jean Banchet Awards; and was featured as one of Chicago’s “35 Best Restaurants to try in 2022” by CS Modern Luxury Magazine.

The decadent white truffle menu to be featured at both Four Seasons events, on December 6, 2022 in Chicago and December 9, 2022 in Orlando, is as follows:

• First Course

Rombo "in bianco," cavolfiore e mozzarella di bufala

Turbot seafood, cauliflower, buffalo mozzarella, white truffle

• Second Course

Gnocchi al profumo di mandorla e Toma di Bra tenero

Potato gnocchi pasta, almond perfume, Toma cheese from Bra, white truffle

• Third Course

Petto di pollo, glassaggio al foie gras e patate

Glazed foie gras, chicken breast, potatoes, white truffle

• Fourth Course

Uovo cotto a bassa temperatura, fonduta di Toma

Slow-cooked egg, cheese fondue, white truffle

• Dessert

Gelato alla crema, olio extra vergine di oliva, tartufo bianco

Cream gelato, extra virgin olive oil, white truffle

Each course will be paired with an Italian wine from the Region of Piemonte, several of which are limited edition varietals.

The dinner is USD 275 per person, plus tax and gratuity.

Reservations

Space is limited for these special dinners and reservations are recommended in advance.

Chicago

Join Adorn at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago for this special dinner on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 6:00 pm. Call 312 280 8800 for reservations.

Orlando

This incredible Italian dinner at Ravello at Four Seasons Resort Orlando will be held Friday, December 9, 2022, at 6:00 pm. Call 407 313 6161 for reservations.

About IFSE

IFSE is the only cooking school that is acknowledged by the General Secretary of The Italian Republic, referred to as the most innovative school of Italian cuisine. The school safeguards and promotes Italian nutrition and excellence through training courses, conferences, conventions and more. IFSE collaborates with food experts, nutritionists and agronomists of international acclaim to promote high quality education and focus on the health-related aspects of food. Students are trained in the principles of healthy cooking and the Mediterranean diet.