Don Alfonso 1890 – The Book

An icon of Mediterranean haute cuisine, Alfonso Iaccarino has made his restaurant in Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi, on the Sorrento Peninsula, a landmark for gourmets everywhere. Its philosophy is based on the highest quality of raw materials, sourced from small local producers or organically grown on the nearby Le Peracciole estate, which the restaurant owns, and on the balance between the culinary tradition of Campania and a curious and creative spirit of innovation. The added value, then, is the family: the Don Alfonso 1890 restaurant, as its name suggests, has been linked to the Iaccarino family for more than a century, and still today spouses Alfonso and Livia are its soul, together with their sons Ernesto and Mario. The book explores the world of the bistellato Don Alfonso starting with the family and then moving on to Don Alfonso’s present and future, that is, the different realities that the Iaccarino family is currently involved in. Each chapter is complemented by recipes, all illustrated with photographs: the “heart dishes” of family members, historical preparations and new creations that have won international acclaim.