Italian birthplace of amatriciana denounces chef's 'secret ingredient'

Town of Amatrice, where pasta dish originates, accuses Carlo Cracco of lapse in judgment for adding sautéed garlic to recipe


Carlo Cracco has cooked alongside Alain Ducasse and earned two Michelin stars for his restaurant in Milan, where the city’s elite feast on dishes such as lemon risotto with anchovies and cocoa, and marinated salmon with foie gras.

But the chef’s professional pedigree did not stop the local council in Amatrice, a town two hours from Rome, from publicly denouncing and ridiculing him.

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