i m leaving calabria s coast behind and heading deep into the back country of the aspromonte mountains. rugged and shrouded in folklore, few tend to venture through its impenetrable forests. but i m heading to meet a chef who s opened a restaurant in this most remote corner of calabria. this river that flows in our property is called the calabretto and comes directly from our big mountain, the aspromonte. all the southern part of calabria is just surrounded by aspromonte. nino rossi has been living and working out here since 2016, making food that celebrates the unique biodiversity of this mountain. and this land s been in your family for many generations? i think we are sixth generation. did you grow up here? i grew up in rome. but i ve never stopped being a calabrian child. growing up in a well-to-do
rugged and shrouded in folklore, few tend to venture through its impenetrable forests. but i m heading to meet a chef who s opened a restaurant in this most remote corner of calabria. this river that flows in our property is called the calabretto and comes directly from our big mountain, the aspromonte. all the southern part of calabria is just surrounded by aspromonte. nino rossi has been living and working out here since 2016, making food that celebrates the unique biodiversity of this mountain. and this land s been in your family for many generations? i think we are sixth generation. did you grow up here? i grew up in rome. but i ve never stopped being a calabrian child. growing up in a well-to-do family a thousand miles away from here, nino s keen interest in traditional calabrian cooking
battle against ancient sea monsters. but in this land of myth and legend, the sea is a mirror to the soul. wow. look at those mountains. i m leaving calabria s coast behind and heading deep into the back country of the aspromonte mountains. rugged and shrouded in folklore, few tend to venture through its impenetrable forests. but i m heading to meet a chef who s opened a restaurant in this most remote corner of calabria. this river that flows in our property is called the calabretto and comes directly from our big mountain, the aspromonte. all the southern part of calabria is just surrounded by aspromonte. nino rossi has been living and working out here since 2016, making food that celebrates the unique biodiversity of this mountain. and this land s been in your family for many generations?