Historian (Casa Maria Luigia), daring (Franceschetta fifty-eight), as a Rossa fan (Al Cavallino). 3 ways to eat Modena “your” way
At the end of my story “With a little help from my friends”, Massimo Bottura's new menu at the Osteria Francescana in Modena, I made an appointment so that you could learn about his other interpretations. 3 to be precise, wanting to stay in the city and its immediate environment, because if we moved instead, to Florence or Dubai, things would be more difficult at least from a logistical point of view. But we continue to be, and it is a great pleasure to be, a Modena.
And let's imagine that, like , they are passionate about the food of the mood. So one day you want to eat with a group of friends, another one on one; One day you want to live daring experiences, another to offer you a comforting moment, and another to experience a "great restaurant." And, in our case, always with the same chef.
How to eat at Casa Maria Luigia
Thus, just a few kilometers from each other, Massimo Bottura offers different cuisines and environments. Suppose, for example, that on the other hand, why not, before approaching your new and revolutionary Osteria Francescana menu, you want to know the “classics”, those that for 25 years have marked “ his path. So ten minutes from the center, but already on the green, there is Marie-Louise House, guest house and restaurant. How to say a vacation home in the city. In what was the stables of a country mansion, now furnished with communal tables and large works by Damien Hirst on the walls, you can discover Bottura's encyclopedia of iconic dishes, an essential step to getting to know his cuisine. 9 courses, lasting 3 and a half hours, the boarding school schedule (we start eating when each and every one of the guests has arrived, the cost is three hundred and ten euros. Those who arrive late skip the dishes already served), the open kitchen that lets you continue each and every preparation, entertaining (and essential) the story of the genesis of each dish. The most locavore: The five seasons of Parmigiano Reggiano in different textures and temperatures; the greediest: The crackling part of lasagna; the most colorful: Camouflage, inspired by Picasso; the most instagrammed: Oops, I dropped my key lime pie., which is also the most Botturian in the sense that it arises exactly from this mishap that occurred in the kitchen. But: "the good idea comes from failure," he says.
Casa Maria Luigia – Massimo Bottura with Jessica Rosval
A stop at Franceschetta 58
Then there is the Francesca 58, younger sister of the Franciscan, who in the panorama of “gastronomy of humor” can occupy multiple moments: lunch with friends, one on one, business breakfast; aunt's anniversary In the sense that, for example, you can choose, in a space of great beauty and joy, between the simplicity ofHamburger (your way) and the gustatory sophistication of Ravioli with bitter herbs, chamomile, black garlic and goat cheese, or the Grouper cacciatore. The division of costs is spartan: twelve starters, fourteen first courses, eighteen second courses. For each other. And, for those who visit the city, I recommend the phenomenal I love modena, 7 lessons for seventy-two euros with appointments in dialect.
(tel. Giovanni Habib and Michele Ercolani)
Fast like Ferrari
And if you want to combine a now legendary chef with an even more legendary place, go to Maranello in Cavallino, the restaurant founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1950, renovated to make Colorado enthusiasts dream. Between the fins, the engine parts, the historical photographs and the souvenirs, you are going to eat the bestsellers of an Emiliano: fried meatballs, noodles with meat sauce, cotechino alla Rossini, trifle. The 5-lesson course costs sixty-five euros. All Botturian quality.
