On the island of Sant’Erasmo, a pioneering co-operative founded by local chefs has established a kitchen garden, providing the city’s restaurants with fresh, sustainable produce
This article is part of a new guide to Venice from FT Globetrotter Some say Venice is in a doom spiral. La Serenissima is sinking into the rising waters of the surrounding Veneto lagoon, her population is in decline, as is her reputation as a dining destination, dragged down by sad spaghetti and pizza served at touristy venues. However, a handful of Venetian restaurant owner-chefs are throwing their home a lifeline and working towards a more sustainable future.
Agopyan is passionate about saving Venice — maybe it has something to do with Venice having saved his family from extinction two generations ago. His Armenian grandfather escaped to the city from Istanbul in the catastrophe of 1915 and married a Venetian woman. “Venice needs help,” he says while serving me spaghetti in cassopipa . “The world needs to know that a different Venice is possible.
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