My New Favorite Sparkling Drink to Beat the Summer Heat!
This Spaghetti with Tuna in Olive Oil and Fresh Tomato is perfect for the hotter season, as we are already seeing days hitting the high 20’s – low 30’s. This pasta, though served hot, is topped with fresh sweet cherry tomatoes and purple mizuna (a peppery Japanese vegetable), and a drizzle of my homemade “Rosso” chili oil. To accompany this umami-packed dish, I poured myself a refreshing glass of San Pellegrino’s Essenza – a Pink Grapefruit and Citrus flavored sparkling water. The delicate hints of citrus fruits remind me of the days I spent traveling through Sorrento, where gigantic lemons dangle from trees throughout the countryside. With no-added sugar or calories, it’s the perfect drink to enjoy with grilled white meats or any umami-rich meal.
Salvatore Cuomo was born in Naples, Italy, in 1972, son of an Italian father and Japanese mother.
Cuomo was first inspired by his father who also was an Italian Chef in Naples. He began at the young age of 11, where he trained himself in the kitchen and traveled frequently between Italy and Japan. He gradually learned how to blend the traditional Italian art of cooking with the Japanese art of perfection.
A few years later he traveled to Japan with his father who opened an Italian restaurant in Chiba in 1984. About those early years Salvatore told the press that it wasn't a good starting experience: "I didn’t like Japan at all, so after one year, I went back to Italy and spent 2–3 years studying at a culinary school. When I was 18, I returned to Japan after my father became terminally ill and I have been here ever since."[3] Cuomo said that Italian Cuisine was just starting to get popular in those days. He and his two brothers decided that in order to succeed in the restaurant business in Japan they would have to understand the Japanese food mentality. They spent a couple of years researching the market before opening a new restaurant in Tokyo with what Cuomo calls "Original Neapolitan pizza."
Since that time, Cuomo has been credited with catapulting Neapolitan pizza to fame in Japan, and today in all Asia with over 100 restaurant.
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