Venezuelan chef Adriana Cittadino participates in the Carla Hall contest

Published on: Jun 11, 2023

By: Carlos Camargo

Carla Hall since her debut on Top Chef season 5, she has entertained audiences with her wit, culinary savvy, and charisma. This vibrant chef strives to communicate that food is love and is proud to share soul food recipes inspired by her Nashville roots. Carla will guide the competitors on their Favorite Chef journey offering tricks of the trade and tips to get ahead.

Carla Hall has become one of the most successful Top Chef alumni, becoming a co-host of ABC’s The Chew in 2011 and also working as a contributor on shows like Good Morning America. In 2018, she published her cookbook, Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration by Carla Hall.

But the most striking thing now is his great contest WHO WILL BE THE NEXT FAVORITE CHEF? A witty quiz from Carla Hall looking for inspiration, the human side and cooking with purpose. That is why she has opened this contest to find out who or what inspires you to cook? And what would you do with the $25,000? which is the winning chef award. Participation and the winner is done by popular vote through online voting.

On this occasion, a luxury participant and she is Venezuelan. This is Adriana Cittadino who expressed “what inspires me is to give people an experience, through flavors, textures and aromas to fill their senses, awaken emotions and memories. Putting all my love in each dish, with a daring and delicious fusion since I am the daughter of Europeans, born in Venezuela. Also being able to honor and thank everyone who supported me and helped me to be in this beautiful and wonderful country, working hard and doing my best is my way of saying thank you and my greatest source of inspiration. I love preparing dishes that integrate traditional Italian cuisine with fresh and vibrant Latin flavors. Choosing just one from my repertoire is somewhat difficult, as my favorites include stuffed tomatoes, ricotta gnocchi with cashew pesto, pumpkin and mandarin risotto with crispy goat cheese, cocoa pappardelle with lamb ragout I also love making desserts like the mango-lime semifreddo, panna cotta with rice pudding and pineapple flambé with rum, and cinnamon tiramisu.

You can vote and support this fantastic Venezuelan chef at the following link: https://favchef.com/2023/adriana-cittadino

Adriana Cittadino has over 12 years of experience, with a solid track record of success in the restaurant industry. She has a Diploma in Gastronomy Science and Management, Healthy Eating from the Simón Bolívar University, pastry chef and chocolatier, expert in the development of sensory flavors, among other academic ranks. She is currently Sous Chef at the prestigious The Ray Hotel Delray Beach, Florida.

Carlos Camargo is a Venezuelan journalist with 40 years of experience. Specialized in Entertainment and Lifestyle. He is the author of the book “Happy and without ties”.