Covid-19 Chef Manifesto
Would love to hold you tight and tell you:
It's nothing bambino!
The Baron in the Trees:
COVID-19 Since March 15, I remember the day, because I filmed myself for the first time on twitter and the network made that nostalgic moment of mine, viral! The light went out and the heart lit up, especially the hearts of the women who have us immediately guided to the best to the forced and viral break. The world we know has gone, forcibly and naturally arrested, defeated by the invisible transparent nature that has always surrounded us and that in a moment in a synchronized and genetic matrix has equaled all of us and decided that everything was changed.In the past months and every day more, I’ve grown more excited in my passion even though I deam we keep staying at the starting point. I wanted to close the door to leave the all world outside my restaurant just holding my 11 year old daughter hands to find a balance that fades pretending to be happy with a life that is not what we wanted.
Waiting time:
Waiting time to let nostalgia pass by itself, for the passing of time to make everything a little clearer, because everything has changed forever, every part of the world, of us and of me and I feel more than ever now than every fears that we universally have, are also mine, because everything has returned to us, because the stronger hands have closed into fists while the others, including mine, have opened more than ever looking for hands. I decided that I would change and contribute to everything that was in my power to, because the meaning, the species, the evolution, the world wanted to teach us humanity. Since, I decided to be the Best Italian Chef, someone who performs acts of humanity and unique and exceptional acts for the community, to pursue my dreams, fears and feelings even more. I’ve being thinking a lot while never stopping, I felt the primal urge of protecting my family, my world, ”My people”, "my story”, “my fear" but above all my mental health.
I have felt all the children:
I have felt all the children and all the mothers and all the fathers being so responsible and my sense of responsibility grown. I decided to start again from the street, because I had started from the street, I decided to run to help hospitals, because I studied medicine and surgery. I rebuilt my premises, the one I had created from the street, I looked out to internet and decided I decided that the web would have being be my next greatest journey and adventure! I‘ve being searching since for the smallest and most unique suppliers, human beings, through the net I felt and met a lot and more than ever. Felt was about time to go deeper, deeply detailed and listening. Once lived in the jungle, I felt, perceived and returned in agreement and contact with my biological species, with the only language and terms I value the most: determination and solidarity. Today, months later, I still feel at the starting point and recognize its value. I’m rebuilding my restaurant, reducing spaces and increasing knowledge, increasing my ability to study and dedication, reducing the capacity of my restaurant to host more and better who can and who will want to enjoy the quality, honesty and achievement of those who never give up. Today I am alone, my family has returned to Italy, have I lost everything? No, because I chose to stay and rebuild now, here once again in Gotham City. Since, I decided to mutate myself to wear the clothes and deeds of the Michele Casadei Massari “The Best Italian Chef" and that "Best" refers to the best I can be, to be, the greatest Italian Chef, because my dream that defeated fear, grown even bigger: Now that so much has been taken from me, I want 1 Michelin Star, all Italian, here in NYC, for me, for my whole team, for all my colleagues who will no longer be here and for my little girl in Italy. Like King Kong I decided to go higher … but this time in the role of the greatest and fearless aviator of my biggest dreams!
With Love Truly,
Michele- Il Barone Rampante
The Best Italian Chef, the greatest aviator of dreams!
