Langosteria Founder & CEO: Enrico Buonocore & Strategy Manager: Alessandra Maestroni – Intuition, Understated Excellence, & Building Italy's Most Desired Table

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 sight of why you started. Filmed at Mandarin Oriental, Milan. (00:00) Intro ✨🎙️ (01:28) Langosteria 🦞🍽️ (03:25) Italian Passion 🇮🇹❤️ (06:38) PEPE Barra Italiana 🍹🇮🇹 (07:25) Building A Team 👥🤝🏻 (08:38) What's Right For The Business 💼⚖️ (09:50) Starting New Projects 💡🚀 (11:39) Langosteria A Casa 🏠🦞 (13:55) Understanding The Customer 👂🏻🎯 (16:16) Italian Excellence 🇮🇹🏆 (22:14) Types Of Consumer 👥🔍 (24:00) How Milanese Luxury Differs 🏙️💎 (26:20) The Details 🔍✨ (30:15) Running A Successful Restaurant 🍽️🏆 (37:13) The Truth Behind Table Reservations 📋🤫 (39:55) Working With Your Partner 🤝🏻❤️ (43:28) Passion Driven 🔥❤️ (44:05) Path & Strategy 🛤️🧭 (51:10) Langosteria DNA 🧬🦞 (55:24) À La Poubelle vs. Fantastique 🗑️✨ (1:01:05) Spending Time With Family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦❤️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices