Chef Rubio and Discovery say goodbye. But without rancor

MILAN. The working relationship between Chef Rubio and the Discovery Channel has ended. But it was not a dismissal, but a consensual separation: they let the network know that they will not release official statements in this regard. While the popular TV character chose Instagram to give his version of events, after the case broke out on the web, with his political opponents – Salvino and "right" in the head – to exult: "I no longer had the serenity, the motivations and energy to continue ".

The news was given yesterday by the food-blogger Dominique Antognoni, from whose words no sympathy for the character transpires: "Chef Rubio was lovingly accompanied to the door by Discovery Channel. I also know the name of the substitute, but good news at a time. Today let's enjoy this. Cheers. However, in his place there is a real chef ». Dismissed or not, this page has closed, next week Discovery will announce the name of the new protagonist of Truck drivers in a trattoria, one of the programs that with Oily and greasy has contributed to giving popularity to Gabriele Rubini, aka Chef Rubio, first on DMax and then on Canale 9.

«The reasons why I decided to stop Truck drivers in a trattoria they are multiple – wrote Chef Rubio – and I will not be here to motivate them, given that certain things are spoken (and have already been discussed) in the appropriate offices. Of course, I can tell you that it was the only right thing to do and to be fair to you that you always support me with confidence, and for consistency with the professional and life path I'm doing. Suffice it to say, however, that I no longer had the serenity, motivation and energy to continue to turn something in which I felt I had already given everything. Continuing to turn for listening has never been and will never be my peculiarity and doing it by inertia would have made me unhappy and even more nervous than I was at the end of the third season. It would fall on both the product and my incredible crew. They deserve only the maximum and I would never have been able to guarantee that maximum ».

From what filters, Gabriele – who is at the moment abroad -, will take a sabbatical year to reflect and find those stimuli he had lost, and maybe new ideas. Meanwhile he does not give up his fight on social media, where he has never hidden his ideas. In reality, even on different occasions in an awkward position, the same Discovery who has no intention of descending into political agony After six years, each on his own way. And then could he perhaps avoid hurting himself against those who celebrated for closing his TV experience? Evidently not: «I close by dedicating a thought to the peasants and the caciottas who write about me: for the past 6 years they have offered me the conducts of almost all the television programs you know and if you haven't seen me and you'll never see me it is only because in the name of consistency I can say "No Thanks". These choices – assures the former rugby player – made me renounce to na fracca de soldi (which sincerely would have made me comfortable as well) but on the contrary your me can look at me in the mirror every day without sputammenfaccia, so when to talk about me or inform you better or keep silent because otherwise you only make rich figures of shit. Ah, when you will no longer see me on TV, it will be only because I wanted it and not your God ».

The ball is now back in the field of Discovery Channel: replacing such an impacting character as Chef Rubio will not be easy. Who knows, maybe their paths won't meet again tomorrow.