Do you know Fernando Trocca? He is a renowned chef from Buenos Aires. He owns “Santa Teresita” restaurant in the beautiful Uruguay, he is the executive chef of “Sucre Restaurant”, he has designed the menu of “Fresco Restaurant” and he recently published her first book. We had the lucky chance of interviewing him, a busy man.

Fernando Trocca

Can you please tell us a bit about your story as a chef?

I started when I was 10 years to look at my grandmother Serafina, I was very close to her during my childhood. At the age of 18 I decided to go into the gastronomy and I worked in Buenos Aires for 5 years, until I could travel to Europe. There I’ve worked in Italy, Spain and France. In 1992 I opened my first restaurant “Llers” until 1997 where I went to live in New York for almost 4 years. I returned to Buenos Aires and opened Sucre in 2001 –which is still open-. In 2007 I moved to Mexico where I had lived for almost two years, place in which I enjoyed a lot. In 2013 I opened my own restaurant “Santa Teresita” in Jose Ignacio, Uruguay. And I’ve also been working for Gaucho in the last 8 years in the UK.

What do you like most about what you do?

Cooking, cooking and cooking, besides I enjoy a lot creating work teams.

”Shrimps with black pudding and apple in two textures”, menu developed by Fernando Trocca

How is it to work in gastronomy in Buenos Aires?

Very beautiful and very hard.

How was the experience of opening a restaurant in New York?

It was like entering the world’s championship, a big experience.

“Candied pumpkins, boar ham, pumpkin seeds”, menu developed by Fernando Trocca

What’s your current favorite recipe?

Always Milanesa; cutlet (a dish common in South American countries, which consist on breaded meat fillet). With smash potato and pumpkin.

What things inspire you?

Travel, Fashion, books, restaurants, walk, read.

What are your upcoming projects?

My first book, “Trocca Cocinero“. Thank you!

Mostrador Santa Teresita
Address: Jose Ignacio, Maldonado, Uruguay
Opening hours: 8:00 – 23:00
Tel: +598 4486 2861
http://www.fernandotrocca.com