Jammo in cantina? C que sabe! A italianidade na gastronomia paulistana. Marcas de hospitalidade e amorosidade

Abstract

This dissertation deals with the Italianity in the gastronomy of São Paulo, considering the marks of hospitality and amorousness, analyzed in Cantina C Que Sabe!. The empirical object corresponds to a traditional canteen, established more than 80 years ago in the city, in the district of Bela Vista, in the Bixiga region. The research carried out is a transdisciplinary work that transits between the areas of Hospitality, Amorousness, History, Gastronomy and Communication. This is an exploratory and qualitative study. The methodological strategy is supported by Cartography of Knowledge, presented by Baptista (2014), which is based on assumptions aligned with Contemporary Science. It considers, in this sense, the procedural, systemic and complex character of the phenomena to be analyzed and the importance of the recognition of the subjective dimension of the research. Thus, part of the survey of personal knowledge, theoretical knowledge, to create a Production Plant, with approximations and investigative actions: interview with the owner of the canteen. Site visits for systematic observations, photographic records and analysis of visual stains, field diary and informal conversations. Cantina C Que Sabe!, presents significant brands that characterize hospitality, love, allied to several aspects that to the Italianity of São Paulo. The set of aspects relatedt o these three flags - hospitality, amorousness and italianity - are associated with their gastronomic practices. The Cantina constitutes, therefore, an expressive synthesis of Italianity in the gastronomy of São Paulo, and also, it associates the relation of these concepts with its gastronomic practices.