Retro Bottega: Modern Italian cuisine in the heart of Rome
The dessert spoon has already been placed on the table at Retro Bottega in Rome. I’ve been chatting to one of the two chefs Giuseppe Lo Iudice who owns this place in the centre of Rome together with...
View ArticleIntentional minimalism at Spazio Niko Romito Roma
Niko Romito with his bread Why do restaurants only use their space for lunch or dinner other than to give the owners and their staff time to rest? Is there a more efficient way to utilise a space by...
View ArticleLimited edition panettone by Niko Romito on sale
Niko Romito with the panettone in the background The famous Panettone Niko Romito, that is produced in the bread baking laboratory PANE in Castel di Sangro close to the three Michelin star restaurant...
View ArticleUliassi gets third Michelin star in Italy
Photo courtesy of Mauro Uliassi Uliassi was awarded with 3 Michelin stars in Italy when the French tyre company announced the publication of the new guide for 2019 in Italy. The ‘seafood’ restaurant of...
View ArticleSerica (the Silk Road): Combining two cuisines at a new Milan restaurant
Chinese chef Chang Liu who has just turned 30 is the chef of a newly opened restaurant called Serica in Milan which aims to serve as a bridge between Chinese and Italian food. After three years working...
View ArticleRetrobottega opens Retropasta in Rome
A week after Alessandro Miocchi and Giuseppe Lo Iudice of Retrobottega got to know that their restaurant has been short-listed for the no reservations category in the World Restaurant Awards they have...
View ArticlePeck, classic Milanese establishment, opens venue in new high-rise district...
Peck, a temple of classic cuisine that has been open in Milan since 1883 has opened its doors at the CityLife Shopping District, the largest urban shopping district in Italy, adding a new location to...
View ArticleRiccardo Camanini’s magical Cacio e Pepe
Riccardo Camanini’s Cacio e Pepe is served at table Go back a few years and few people would have known what Cacio e Pepe was. A staple of modern Italian cuisine, its simplicity was such that it was...
View ArticleNew pop-up by Lionello Cera at the Venice Lido
The Venice Lido Resort Lionello Cera, chef of two Michelin star Antica Osteria Cera in Campagna Lupia, in the Venice countryside is taking over the terrace restaurant of the Hotel Excelsior Venice...
View ArticleNo more ‘a la carte’ menu for Enrico Crippa at Piazza Duomo
Enrico Crippa: Customer preferences have changed Enrico Crippa, chef of Piazza Duomo in Alba, one of the most acclaimed restaurants in the world has decided that he will stop serving an a la carte...
View ArticleMudec in Milan is 11th 3 Michelin star restaurant in Italy
PIACENZA: Mudec in Milan, a restaurant of chef Enrico Bartolini is the 11th Italian 3 Michelin star restaurant when the results for Italy were unveiled in Piacenza today. Enrico Bartolini, who was...
View ArticleNew experiences in restaurant design: IYO Aalto, unexpected story of...
MILAN: There is the contemporary idea of Japan in the project that the Italian architect Maurizio Lai has developed for IYO Aalto. This is the second restaurant of the group after IYO Taste...
View ArticleMassimo Bottura to open second Gucci Osteria in Los Angeles
Massimo Bottura, chef of the internationally acclaimed restaurant in Modena, Osteria Francescana, will open a second Gucci Osteria in Los Angeles. The first Gucci Osteria opened in Florence in January...
View ArticleVenissa: A vineyard saved and a new wine launched
VENICE: Enrico Rossetti who was born and lives in Burano, Venice, has become a bit of a symbol of Venice’s difficult few months. His photo, taken in front of Venissa, the restaurant he worked in,...
View Article20 year anniversary menu at Reale to continue in autumn and winter
CASTEL DI SANGRO: The 20Reale20 Menu, the star of Cristiana and Niko Romito’s Reale restaurant will continue till the end of the year in its autumn and winter format. Cristiana and Niko have decided...
View ArticleRetrovino temporarily becomes Retrocaffè in Rome
ROME: Alessandro Miocchi and Giuseppe Lo Iudice of Retrobottega in Rome are not new to innovations. When they opened their restaurant in Rome, it was innovative not just for the food but also the way...
View ArticleNiko Romito opens temporary pop-up store in Milan to sell new organic product...
CASTEL DI SANGRO: Niko Romito, chef of the three Michelin star restaurant Reale in Castel di Sangro, Italy is taking his creations from his laboratory including his famous ‘panettone’ that travels the...
View ArticleAntonia Klugmann opens store in Trieste following success of ‘Antonia at Home’
Antonia Klugmann in front of the new shop in Trieste. Photo by Nika Furlani VENCO: After the successful launch of ‘Antonia at home’ in April, Antonia Klugmann, one of the most influential young...
View ArticleViewing Italy through a new culinary lens – Laura Lazzaroni on the New Cucina...
Laura Lazzaroni, the author of the New Cucina Italiana Laura Lazzaroni may not win a lot of friends when she says that it is time to metaphorically kill the ‘nonna’ or grandmother philosophy. But she...
View ArticleCarlo Cracco to open restaurant in Rome at the Corinthia
ROME: Italian chef Carlo Cracco will be venturing to Rome for the first time in his career as he opens a restaurant that will serve breakfast to dinner at the Corinthia Rome hotel which is set to open...
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