LOREDANA BERTÈ: “LA MIA ‘RICETTA BOMBA’ PER CONQUISTARE ANDY WARHOL…”
DI CESARE ZUCCA –
New York. La “Regina dl Rock ” si trasforma in “Pasta Queen” per conquistare il “Re della Pop Art”. Loredana Bertè e Andy Warhol, coppia “bomba” nel magico mondo della Factory e di Fiorucci.
Ciao Loredana, è uscito da poco il libro “Caro Elio” dedicato al grande Fiorucci.Ci sei in molte foto…Praticamente ero la madrina delle aperture di negozi Fiorucci in mezzo mondo: Milano, dove andavo spesso con Mimi, Londra, Los Angeles, New York dove ho vissuto più di 1 anno…Un momento che ti piace ricordare?Tanti momenti indescrivibili…forse la conferenza stampa per la presentazione del mio primo album. E’ avvenuta a Milano, proprio negli uffici di Fiorucci in Galleria Passerella. Elio aveva tappezzato le vetrine con i miei poster e regalava a tutti uno strepitoso borsone da spiaggia con dentro una maglietta e il mio album… non potrò mai dimenticare fan, giornalisti e discografici che facevano a botte per averne una…






SPAGHETTI ALLA BERTÈ CON TONNO E CILIEGINI
!ngredienti
- 360 g di spaghetti
- 160 g di tonno sott’olio
- 20 pomodorini ciliegini
- Origano
- Prezzemolo
PreparazioneScaldate dell’olio in una pentola, versate un’abbondante presa di origano secco.Aggiungete il tonno e schiacciatelo con la forchetta per sbriciolarlo.Dopo 5 minuti regolate di sale e aggiungete i pomodorini che avete tagliato a metà.Disponeteli nella padella tutti con la parte tagliata rivolta verso il basso. Mettete il coperchio e fate andare per circa 15 minuti.Attenzione: l’olio non deve friggere, ma solo trasmettere calore e far appassire i pomodorini.Aggiungete un cucchiaio abbondante di prezzemolo tritato e, se vi piace un po’piccantino, un pezzettino di peperoncino. Fate insaporire per 5 minuti, a fuoco dolce e con il coperchio, mescolando più volte.Intanto, cuocete gli spaghetti in abbondante acqua salata, scolateli al dente e amalgamateli al condimento. Fateli saltare per qualche istante a fuoco allegro e poi lasciateli riposare un minuto prima di servire.
CESARE ZUCCATravel, food & lifestyle.Milanese di nascita, vive tra New York, Milano e il resto del mondo. Per WEEKEND PREMIUM fotografa e racconta città, culture, stili di vita e scopre delizie gastronomiche sia tradizionali che innovative. Incontra e intervista top chefs di tutto il mondo, ‘ruba’ le loro ricette e vi racconta tutto nel suo blog, in stile ‘turista non turista’.
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BY CESARE ZUCCA –
New York. The “Queen of Rock” is transformed into “Pasta Queen” to conquer “the King of Pop Art”. Loredana Bertè and Andy Warhol, a “bomb” couple in the magical world of the Factory and Fiorucci.
Hi Loredana, the book “Caro Elio” dedicated to the great Fiorucci has just come out. You are there in many photos …Basically I was the testimonial of Fiorucci’s store openings all over the world: Milan, where I often went with my sister Mimi, London, Los Angeles, New York where I lived for more than 1 year …A moment you like to remember?So many indescribable moments … maybe the press conference for the presentation of my first album. It took place in Milan, right in the Fiorucci offices in the Galleria Passerella. Elio had plastered the windows with my posters and gave everyone an amazing beach bag with a t-shirt and my album inside … I will never forget fans, journalists and record companies who were fighting for one …
What was Elio Fiorucci like?A unique, special, generous person … he filled my wardrobes with his things, I couldn’t wait to be able to wear them on some TV show or in my videos. I remember we were in London and Elio is divided to return after a couple of hours with a surprise. He went to Carnaby Street and brought me a dress made of handkerchiefs … a true work of art, Yes, he really loved me.Speaking of Fiorucci New York, is it true that you met Andy Warhol there?Of course, right in the Fiorucci Store on 59th Street. There I spent practically every afternoon there … it was an enchanted world, frequented by crazy VIPs: Grace Jones, Mick Jagger, Brooke Shield, Truman Capote, Jackie Onassis, Keith Haring … There was a wonderful coffee machine disguised as a organ and nobody knew how to use it … so I started it myself, I learned quickly and I was making fantastic cappuccinos, so much so that everyone mistook me for a “rock bartender”. One day Andy Warhol arrived and my dear friend Leonardo Pastore introduced us: “Andy, you absolutely must know Loredana, she is a great Italian rock star and a very good cook, she makes sensational pastas ,,,,”
How did Warhol react?Well, I must say that the fact of the rock star didn’t give a damn much … but he pricked up his ears when I heard about the pasta … “Tonight I have to make a contract with some Italian clients. Loredana, it would be great to let him find a real pasta ‘Made in Italy .’…”In short, it was an invitation to the Factory! And do you think I was saying no ???I immediately ran to the fantastic Bloomingdale’s shop and took them with everything and more, including the colander … and thank goodness, because then I realized that at the Factory no one knew about the colander’s existence, including Andy who took douzen of Polaroid of it…How did your debut as a chef go?A hit! … Andy nicknamed me “The Pasta Queen” and I’ve been back to the Factory many times. I spent a lot of afternoons there, I had my favorite corner sitting on a maxi version of the Campbell Tomato Soup can, but an original, not a copy …. I swear to you, it didn’t seem real … Meanwhile my fame as a chef it had spread and I liked to surprise the friends of the Factory by cooking delicious dishes. One of my top recipes was beer chicken with baked potatoes, very simple, but everyone was crazy about it …
Then my friends started calling me, from Elsa Martinelli to Tito and Leonardo Pastore, to Dan Munroe, the director of the video clip for my song “Movie”. One of my top recipes was beer chicken with baked potatoes, very simple, but everyone was crazy about it … We had dinner and then we got glamorous to go to Studio 54.
A nice experience? Yes! Playing the role of “Queen of Pasta” was an unforgettable experience, in addition to eschange the courtesy, Andy wanted to collaborate in the creation of the video clip for my song “Movie” with images of New York that he took at night and Christopher Makos, great photographer of the Factory, made the cover photo of my Made in Italy album, a beautiful black and white close-up.
