About this episode

A conversation with Enrico Buonocore and Alessandra Maestroni about building Langosteria, a celebrated Italian restaurant, guided by intuition and passion.

The Gstaad Guy sits down with Enrico Buonocore, Founder and CEO of Buonocore Hospitality Group, and Alessandra Maestroni, Group Strategy Manager, the founders behind Langosteria, Milan's most quietly coveted restaurant and one of the defining expressions of contemporary Italian hospitality, to explore what it truly means to build something extraordinary without a plan, guided entirely by vision, instinct, and an uncompromising sense of what feels right. Partners in business and in life, they reflect on the rare alchemy of working alongside someone who shares both your values and your ambitions. The conversation moves through the philosophy that built Langosteria from the ground up: the importance of locality, the details that most people never notice but always feel, and why understated excellence will always outlast noise. Enrico and Alessandra share what Italian cooking means to them in an era when it has been recognised as Unesco cultural heritage, how Milanese luxury differs from everywhere else, and why passion, not strategy, has been the truest compass throughout. Honest, warm, and deeply considered, it is a conversation about building something that lasts by never losing…

People in this episode

Host: The Gstaad Guy

Guests: Enrico Buonocore, Alessandra Maestroni

Topics covered

• Italian hospitality
• business strategy
• culinary excellence
• partnership
• locality in dining
• cultural heritage

Keywords

• Langosteria
• Italian cooking
• hospitality
• business partnership
• Milanese luxury
• cultural heritage
• understated excellence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buonocore Hospitality Group

Places: Milan, Mandarin Oriental, Milan, Italy

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