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Eccellenze Italiane in Phuket: Authenticity deserves to be recognized

August 03, 2026
๐„๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ณ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ค๐ž๐ญ: ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐
 
๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ค๐ž๐ญ, ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” - the ๐“๐ก๐š๐ข-๐ˆ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ž (๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐‚) proudly celebrated the ๐„๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ณ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ at Amari Phuket, honoring the restaurants that keep the true spirit of Italian cuisine alive in Southern Thailand.
 
More than 70 guests, including institutional representatives, chamber members, business leaders, hospitality professionals, and local authorities, gathered to celebrate the passion, craftsmanship, and dedication behind authentic Italian gastronomy.
 
The evening opened with an institutional welcome by ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐จ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข and ๐•๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐จ, who reaffirmed the Chamber's commitment to promoting and protecting the excellence of Made in Italy while strengthening the economic and cultural ties between Italy and Thailand.
 
The event was honored by the presence of numerous distinguished guests and institutional representatives, including ๐‡.๐„. ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐‘๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐š๐ฃ๐ข๐ฒ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ž, Vice Governor of Phuket; ๐Œ๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐‹๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ฌ๐ซ๐ข, Mayor of Patong, Phuket; and ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐’๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ, President of the Phuket Tourist Association, ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐Š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐…๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ, Consul General of Australia; ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐๐ž ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ, Honorary Consul of Luxembourg, and ๐๐จ๐ฅ. ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ž๐ž, President of the Phuket Police Association; whose presence further highlighted the importance of the occasion and the strong support for Thai-Italian relations.
 
Hosting the ceremony, ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ž๐ญ, General Manager of Amari Phuket, expressed his pride and enthusiasm in welcoming such a prestigious event, highlighting the hotel's commitment to supporting initiatives that celebrate international excellence and quality hospitality.
 
The awards ceremony was then led by ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐†๐ข๐š๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ ๐ˆ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ข, Secretary-General of TICC, and ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐จ ๐๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ž, Chairman of the TICC Southern Committee, and ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐’๐š๐ง๐ง๐š, T.I.C.C. Director who presented the ๐‘ฌ๐’„๐’„๐’†๐’๐’๐’†๐’๐’›๐’† ๐‘ฐ๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’๐’† certificates - an internationally recognized mark of authenticity awarded to restaurants that preserve the traditions, quality, and heritage of genuine Italian cuisine abroad.
 
Congratulations to the 2026 Eccellenze Italiane Award recipients:
๐Ÿ… Acqua Phuket
๐Ÿ… La Casina Rossa
๐Ÿ… La Napoletana
๐Ÿ… Da Moreno
๐Ÿ… Trattoria Luca Cini by Chef Bruna
๐Ÿ… Rossovivo
๐Ÿ… Viva
๐Ÿ… Bocconcino
๐Ÿ… Rosmarino
๐Ÿ… The Smokaccia Laboratory
๐Ÿ… A Mare (Patong)
๐Ÿ… Manzoni
๐Ÿ… La Gritta (Amari Phuket)
๐Ÿ… Franco Roma (Diamond Cliff)
๐Ÿ… Little Roma
Each of these restaurants plays an important role in preserving the authenticity, quality, and reputation of Italian cuisine in Thailand.
 
A heartfelt thank you to ๐€๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ค๐ž๐ญ, all our sponsor and partners (Sanpellegrino, Acqua Panna, Asia Green Tech, ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐š, Pizzeria Da Moreno, Global Food Products - GFP, Italpro Thailand, Amaro Lucano, ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐ข, NSW - Next Step Wine, Villa Tantawan Resort - Private Pool Villas, and Phuket Solar, guests, and participants for contributing to another memorable evening dedicated to celebrating the very best of Italian excellence.
 
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Here's to authentic flavors, meaningful partnerships, and a shared commitment to excellence.