Gambero Rosso has discovered that in Marina d’Altidona, in the province of Fermo, there’s a beach club where the fish is excellent. And this beach establishment, off the beaten path, was opened by a former Serie A footballer, who played for Ascoli, Bari, Cesena, Pisa and other teams in the major leagues. His name is Lorenzo Scarafoni and he has been managing Bagni Sant’Andrea for eight years, with its equipped beach and outstanding seafood cuisine.

In the article, written by Mara Nocilla, it’s highlighted how Scarafoni runs the beach club together with his wife Elena. After leaving professional football, he was Carlo Mazzone’s assistant coach at Bologna and Livorno, before dedicating himself to life as a beach resort manager on the Marche coast. And particularly, to cooking.

The dishes served at Bagni Sant’Andrea are inspired by recipes from the places where he played. «I brought their specialties with me: from Palermo the pasta with sardines and caponata, from Bari the tiella with potatoes, rice and mussels and peppered mussels, from Trieste the scampi and mussels alla busara…» he stated in the article published by Gambero Rosso. The national classics of seafood cuisine are always present: seafood salad, marinated anchovies, spaghetti with clams, fettuccine allo scoglio or with spicy scampi sauce, sea bass or sea bream baked with potatoes, grilled squid.

The beach establishment is located next to the public beach. Original seventies style, with vintage wooden structures painted white dotted with elements that evoke the sea and fishing. In addition to umbrellas, there are gazebos with straw roofs and side curtains, which give a chic and exotic but not affected touch. The team consists of his wife Elena, who manages the dining room, and Gianna who helps the former footballer manager in the kitchen.