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Vancouver’s Founding Father of Fine Italian Dining Awarded the Order of the Star of Italy
Vancouver’s great Tuscan chef Umberto Menghi first graced the pages of Montecristo Magazine over a decade ago when we recognized him as one of the founding fathers of fine dining in Vancouver.
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Now he will also been recognized by his home country with the prestigious Order of the Star of Italy, an honour bestowed on remarkable individuals who promote the prestige and culture of Italy abroad. Menghi was recognized for his ambassadorship of Italian cuisine in Vancouver, as well as for training new generations of chefs in the Italian culinary tradition.
In honour of Menghi, we have republished below our conversation with him from 2016, soon after the reopening of his beloved restaurant Giardino.
When Umberto Menghi arrived in Vancouver, via Montreal, fresh from premier hotel and culinary schools in Rome and London, far from his native Tuscan village of Pontedera, he was not surpri