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Fellow
1998 - 1999
Cooking practices
Xavier Arrey Verges
Period: 1998-1999
Profession: Culinary Arts Spanish nationality, born February 12, 1971 (Catalonia).
“In Rome, at this brilliant Academy, I want to study cuisine from its roots, to discover what Apicius, Cato, Platina, the Medici, the Borghese and so many civilizing spirits have contributed to Western and Spanish cuisine. I’d like to discover Rome to get to know
Barcelona better, and in particular a Catalan cook, Robert de Nola (1385-1485) (…). ”

Since 2022, Villa Medici has welcomed cooks as residents. For the duration of their stay, they take over the kitchens of the French Academy in Rome to feed the residents and staff and build a culinary project.