“In one night, I lost my house and my two restaurants”

Published on Wednesday July 13, 2022 at 06:40

Par Emilie Depoorter

In one night, Sergio lost two restaurants, on the Place de Tilff, including the well-known pizzeria and brasserie A Porai. But also his house, in which he was stuck for 3 days before being saved by Venetian firefighters. Testimony.

“We had already had a little water in the cellars, nothing dramatic. That evening, we saw that it was happening, we raised the furniture, attached the terrace… At no time did we tell ourselves that it was okay ascend so high. On Thursday the 15th in the morning, when I leave the restaurant around 6 a.m. with my fishing boots, I have water up to my knees…”

This is how the narrative memories of Serge Verati, known as “Sergio”, the well-known boss of the ‘Brasserie A Porai’ but also, at that time, of ‘Mirabella’s Pizza’, two establishments on the Place de Tilff.

► Sergio remembers here this terrible moment
“In one night, I lost my house and my two restaurants”

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