“Sono Barù! Barù is my name. No, my real name is Gherardo Gaetani from L’Aquila d’Aragona, I think. Every now and then I forget a surname here and there ». This is how he introduces himself in the incipit of Embers by Barùthe special broadcast on Food Network channel 33 today at 10pm, Gherardo Gaetani from L’Aquila d’Aragona, for everyone, in fact, Barù. Roman by birth and Maremma in the soul, the noble seen in the latest edition of Big Brother Vipis an “esprit libre”.
Gherardo Gaetani from L’Aquila d’Aragona, known as Barù (Photo Food Network)
Passion for the grill
The only one constant in the life of Barù is being a gourmet and loving the embers to the point of even becoming a host of Embers by Barù. This is the temporary restaurant that gave the title to the Food Network special. Made in collaboration with Mare Culturale Urbano in the Food Hub of the Canottieri San Cristoforo headquarters, in Milan on the Navigli, the restaurant will close its doors on Sunday 31 July. «I don’t know when my passion for the grill was born», says Barù. Certainly there is thehaving grown up in the Maremma woods“Where – he remembers – the fires were always lit also to save a little on bills”.
Barù in front of the grill in “Braci by Barù” (Photo Food Network)
The special “Braci by Barù”
In the special Embers by Barùthe nobleman from Maremma guides viewers to the discovery of perfect cooking on the grill, reveals his favorite grilled preparations, the right sauces to accompany them and gives advice on spices to use in marinades. Don’t expect a plastered schedule, though. Barù, who knows how to please, plays by telling his dishes in his own way and relying on his masculine vanity. The biggest difference between him and others who make their recipes available, though, is the absence of doses. The cook, with a bandana on his head to wipe away the sweat, cooks by eye the dishes proposed starting from Venison fillet with cranberry sauce and kren of great-grandmother Lea.
Barù and the Octopus in “Braci by Barù” (Photo Food Network)
“Braci by Barù ”, the other dishes of the special
In addition to the Venison fillet, the former Gf Vip prepares Grilled octopus with baked potato, Tartare with babaganoush which is a cream of aubergines of Middle Eastern origin, Sliced beef with vegetables. The recipes are interspersed with the activities of Gherardo Gaetani who, in addition to being behind the grid, fishing and rowing … often shirtless. But for those who met him on TV as a competitor of the Gf Vip it is not new.
Who is Barù
Born in 1981 under the sign of twins, studied in Switzerland and received his BA in History from the University of San Diego. “In life I like to do as little as possible,” she says. He has spent part of his life studying wine around the world and, today, he is a wine expert as well as a food influencer. Grandson of Costantino della Gherardesca, he made his television debut in the first edition of Beijing Express where paired with his uncle he qualified third. Over the years he has made his contribution to him Those who football And No sooner said than done on Rai2 and in 2017 he was judge a Cooks and flames. On December 20, 2021 he enters the home of the sixth edition of Big Brother Vip where he remains until the end, closing his experience in third place. AND, Embers by Barù apart from, we are sure that it will be back on television soon.
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