Bring the world closer to Naples: An Interview with Chef Antimo Maria Merone from Estro
A proud Naples native, Chef Antimo Maria Merone is among the vanguard of chefs rewriting the rules of Italian cuisine. Bringing the world closer to Naples, Chef Antimo shares his commitment to supporting the local disadvantaged and his life inside and outside the kitchen.
Q: What motivated you to become a part of the r é n community?
Chef Marco: Being part of a community means being part of a collective of individuals who give support to one another because they share a common belief, experience or goal. Be a unit that gives people a sense of association and belongingness.
Q: Let's tell our readers a bit more about yourself. What is your favourite meal?
Chef Marco: I love pizza. I could eat pizza seven times a week.
Q: What is your least favourite food?
Chef Marco: I dislike strong cheeses.
Q: If you could choose one kitchen utensil or appliance for everyone to have in their kitchen, what would it be?
Chef Marco: Nice charcoal BBQ.
Q: Switching gears out of the kitchen, what is the one item of clothing you can't live without?
Chef Marco: I can't leave the house without a spray of perfume.
Q: What is something that recently made you smile?
Chef Marco: Be in Italy for the birthday of my brother.
Q: Is there a quote or mantra you live by?
Chef Marco: What goes around, comes around.
Q: What is your idea of a perfect rainy day in Hong Kong?
Chef Marco: At home cooking meals, watching thriller movies and building Lego.
Q: How do you unwind?
Chef Marco: Searching for vinyls of disco music from 80’ and 90’s.
Q: What is the last book you read?
Chef Marco: Air, the biography of Michael Jordan.
Q: What is the one song that makes you dance?
Chef Marco: Supernature - Cerrone.
Q: To wrap up this one, who should we interview next?
Chef Marco: Chef Adam Cliff from Samsen.
