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PATRIZIA DI In 1991 Patrizia Di Benedetto began her adventure
within the restaurant kitchen of the Bye Bye Blues.
BENEDETTO The result was surprising: the restaurant soon
became a benchmark for the most demanding
palates in Palermo.
ITALIAN (SICILLY) | MASTERCHEF
The restaurant quickly earned fame beyond the
Strait of Messina, and is now highly appreciated
WGS Masterchef Dining Delights Featuring both in Italy and abroad. Thus, Patrizia was able
Patrizia di Benedetto to create a new type of distinctly Mediterranean
Gattopardo Ristorante di Mare cuisine, where the flavours of delicious Sicilian
17 April (Tuesday) – 20 April (Friday) ingredients are interpreted in a more modern way.
Culinary Masterclass & Luncheon @ Miele feat. Under Patrizia’s guidance, Bye Bye Blues has
Patrizia di Benedetto become the best restaurant in Palermo according
Miele Gallery to wine and food guide books, such as “L’Espresso”
20 April (Friday) and “Gambero Rosso”. Patrizia is the only Michelin
starred chef in Palermo, as well as the only female
See-Food Italian w/ Patrizia di Benedetto chef to have won this prestigious award in Sicily.
Gattopardo Ristorante di Mare
21 April (Saturday)

LINO SAURO

HOSTING CHEF
Chef Lino Sauro (born 1970), chef-owner of Gattopardo Ristorante di Mare, is a natural advocate of
authenticity. Born in Sicily in Southern Italy, his culinary background is strongly influenced by his growing
years helping his father, a farmer, in his hometown. When the time came for him to see the “world beyond his
nose”, he spent six years on the road, encountering culinary traditions and chefs from Amazonas River, Peru,
Chile, Columbia, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, China and most of South East Asia, including Myanmar, Laos,
and Cambodia. When the opportunity came for him to set up his own restaurant in Singapore, he created
Gattopardo Ristorante di Mare, a restaurant dedicated to seafood – a celebrated specialty in his home region
in Sicily. He shares, “Gattopardo is synonymous with Sicily. Whenever anyone in Italy mentions ‘Gattopardo’,
it refers to a Sicilian mindset, where you need to adapt to your surroundings in order to progress. This is my
homage to my hometown.”

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