Alice Delcourt
Born in Angoulême, France to an English mother and a French father, Alice and her family moved to the States to live in Chicago and then settled in the hills of North Carolina where she spent her formative years.
Alice then attended Smith College where she studied Political Science and Italian which included a year abroad in Florence where Alice fell in love with the Italian obsession for excellent ingredients and food. She worked on a boat in Panama and then a law office in New York City before she would eventually return to her beloved Italy in 2004. Landing in Milan, she started out in the kitchens at the Park Hyatt Hotel but then quickly accepted an invitation to train at the notable River Café, a Michelin Star restaurant, in London, where she developed an appreciation for seasonality, simplicity in ingredients, and sustainability. Returning to Milan, she continued her training with chef Andrea Provenzani at Il Liberty, and then at Alice (a funny irony, as Alice is anchovy in Italian) , with celebrated Michelin star chef, Viviana Varese.
She went on to open and run Osteria di Lambrate in Milan. In 2011 along with Cesare Battisti and Danilo Ingannamorte, she opened Erba Brusca on the outskirta of Milan, Soon after, Alice and Danilo created their own partnership in work and in life and assumed sole ownership of Erba Brusca. Her passion for plant forward cooking, seasonality and sustainability has been further supported by the establishment of Orto Brusco, their 5 acre urban farm adjacent to the restaurant, where they grow a broad variety of vegetables. Each week, at her restaurant, she assesses what is ready in the orto, pairs that with offerings from excellent small, local producers and she develops an inspired menu for the restaurant.
Alice enjoys bringing her knowledge, point of view and passion about food to people through the restaurant, her cooking classes and retreats. She also enjoys being at home with Danilo and their twin sons, Lucio and Emile.
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Born in Angoulême, France to an English mother and a French father, Alice and her family moved to the States to live in Chicago and then settled in the hills of North Carolina where she spent her formative years.
Alice then attended Smith College where she studied Political Science and Italian which included a year abroad in Florence where Alice fell in love with the Italian obsession for excellent ingredients and food. She worked on a boat in Panama and then a law office in New York City before she would eventually return to her beloved Italy in 2004. Landing in Milan, she started out in the kitchens at the Park Hyatt Hotel but then quickly accepted an invitation to train at the notable River Café, a Michelin Star restaurant, in London, where she developed an appreciation for seasonality, simplicity in ingredients, and sustainability. Returning to Milan, she continued her training with chef Andrea Provenzani at Il Liberty, and then at Alice (a funny irony, as Alice is anchovy in Italian) , with celebrated Michelin star chef, Viviana Varese.
She went on to open and run Osteria di Lambrate in Milan. In 2011 along with Cesare Battisti and Danilo Ingannamorte, she opened Erba Brusca on the outskirta of Milan, Soon after, Alice and Danilo created their own partnership in work and in life and assumed sole ownership of Erba Brusca. Her passion for plant forward cooking, seasonality and sustainability has been further supported by the establishment of Orto Brusco, their 5 acre urban farm adjacent to the restaurant, where they grow a broad variety of vegetables. Each week, at her restaurant, she assesses what is ready in the orto, pairs that with offerings from excellent small, local producers and she develops an inspired menu for the restaurant.
Alice enjoys bringing her knowledge, point of view and passion about food to people through the restaurant, her cooking classes and retreats. She also enjoys being at home with Danilo and their twin sons, Lucio and Emile.
