Sport and legality at De Filippi with the Nazionale Ristoratori

Context

TL;DR

• De Filippi welcomed NIR's chef-footballers
• The event took place on Monday, September 28, in Varese
• The discussion focused on the educational value of rules
• The NIR-De Filippi match ended 2-3

Key facts

• Participants → NIR and students of the De Filippi Institute
• Location → via Brambilla 15, Varese
• Coordination → Laura Broggi, principal of De Filippi
• Match → 14.30, final score 2-3
• Conclusion → gourmet aperitif at 19

A day between school and the restaurant industry

On Monday, September 28, the De Filippi hotel management institute in Varese hosted a day that brought together sport, education and the restaurant industry. The students met NIR's chef-footballers, the Nazionale Italiana Ristoratori, in a program held at the institute's premises at via Brambilla 15.

The initiative brought the hotel management school and the chefs' association together through several stages. The centerpiece of the event was the meeting on the theme «Sport and Legality – The educational value of rules», a discussion involving several voices coordinated by principal Laura Broggi. De Filippi students and NIR representatives gathered around that theme, focusing on the topics set out for the day.

The program did not stop at the discussion. In the afternoon, at 14.30, NIR's representative team faced a selection from the De Filippi Institute in a football match that later ended 2-3. In the evening, at 19, that same day concluded with a gourmet aperitif prepared by NIR's chefs with the support of the De Filippi fourth-year class.

The event's structure thus brought together the discussion of values, the on-field challenge and the work in the kitchen. These are three distinct stages, but part of the same initiative hosted by the institute in Varese: the discussion dedicated to legality, the sporting event and the final culinary moment. For the students, the program brought restaurant professionals to the school and offered them a multifaceted encounter with the world of NIR, without separating sport and education from the theme of hospitality.

Operational details

The discussion on the culture of legality

Rules, hospitality and responsibility

The title “Sport and Legality – The educational value of rules” guided a discussion that was not limited to the competitive dimension. At the center was the importance of respecting the rules, identified as an educational value and linked to the culture of legality. The topic was addressed before the students of the De Filippi Hotel Management Institute, where future hospitality professionals are trained.

The discussion also touched on the value of hospitality and welcoming customers. These elements were presented together with training in food service, because the day connected the work of chefs with the students’ course of study. The source links these themes to the responsibility everyone has toward Italian cuisine, described as a heritage to be protected and enhanced.

Laura Broggi, principal of De Filippi, coordinated the discussion. Mauro Elli, president of the NIR, Michelin-starred chef and owner of the Il Cantuccio di Albavilla restaurant, took part in the debate. His colleagues from the association also participated. The discussion with the students made it possible to contextualize the themes of sport and food service within the broader topic of the culture of legality.

The point highlighted by the day therefore concerns the relationship between rules, hospitality and responsibility. Respect for the rules was addressed together with how a customer is welcomed and the shared responsibility toward Italian cuisine. For the students, the debate connected hotel management training with a reflection on the value of hospitality and the protection of a gastronomic heritage. The culture of legality was the framework within which the source places both sport and food service, with the involvement of the principal, the president of the NIR and the other chefs from the association.

Key points

From the match to the gourmet aperitif

The result on the field

At 14.30, the program entered its sporting phase. The NIR representative team faced a selection from the De Filippi Institute in a football match that ended with a score of 2-3. The score concluded the scheduled contest between the Nazionale Italiana Ristoratori team and the selection from the Varese hotel management institute.

The match gave concrete form to the participation of the chef-footballers in the day. On one side was the NIR representative team; on the other, the students chosen to represent De Filippi. The final result, 2-3, is the only sporting data reported for the match and completes the initiative’s transition from discussion of the rules to the challenge on the field.

The closing in the kitchen

At 19, the day concluded with a gourmet aperitif. It was prepared by the NIR chefs, with the support of the fourth-year class at De Filippi. The class’s contribution also involved the students in the event’s gastronomic phase, alongside the professionals of the Nazionale Italiana Ristoratori.

Among others, Stefano Minervino took part in the aperitif; he is the chef-owner of the starred restaurant Condividere in Arona and a teacher at De Filippi. His role was indicated through both activities: on the one hand, ownership of the starred restaurant in Arona, and on the other, teaching at the institute involved in the day.

The sequence of events describes the initiative’s concrete continuation: at 14.30, football between NIR and De Filippi; at 19, the gastronomic conclusion with the fourth-year class and the chefs. The program thus paired the match with a haute cuisine moment, maintaining within the same event the presence of the Nazionale Italiana Ristoratori, the students and the hospitality professionals trained by De Filippi.

Source: varesenews.it