originally posted by kirk wallace:
L'Asino d'OroThis is very good news:
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The chef-owner here (Lucio Sforza) is an incredibly intense fellow with great skill and passion. I first had his food at his orignial resto in Orvieto --thanks the the Slowfood Osterie d'Iatlia -- and then again this past November at the place he opened in Rome (virtually the suburbs) after he closed the place in Orvieto. It was an odd location and an odd room whose decor turned off a lot of people -- I actually didn't mind it all becasue his food is so good. Now that he's in Monti, there is no reason not to eat here. (The wine list is likely to be very simple; probably only wines from Umbria -- and not the good ones, unfortunately.) Nonetheless, the cooking is so good, so honest and traditional (he's always tryign to discover and bring back recipes from the 15th and 16th century while updating them with the highest quality and freshest ingredients, but keeping as much integrity from the original as possible.
originally posted by Cole Kendall:
originally posted by kirk wallace:
L'Asino d'OroThis is very good news:
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www.parlafood.com
The chef-owner here (Lucio Sforza) is an incredibly intense fellow with great skill and passion. I first had his food at his orignial resto in Orvieto --thanks the the Slowfood Osterie d'Iatlia -- and then again this past November at the place he opened in Rome (virtually the suburbs) after he closed the place in Orvieto. It was an odd location and an odd room whose decor turned off a lot of people -- I actually didn't mind it all becasue his food is so good. Now that he's in Monti, there is no reason not to eat here. (The wine list is likely to be very simple; probably only wines from Umbria -- and not the good ones, unfortunately.) Nonetheless, the cooking is so good, so honest and traditional (he's always tryign to discover and bring back recipes from the 15th and 16th century while updating them with the highest quality and freshest ingredients, but keeping as much integrity from the original as possible.
Happened to go searching today and found this thread and restaurant now on Via del Boschetto. Food quite lovely, pleasant place with interesting lists (both wine and about 30 or 40 Italian beer)s. Highlights from the menu included a herring on sweetened lemon appetizer and a sage and saffron budino dessert that was unworldly. Service a bit irregular but not a bad way to pass an early summer Roman evening.
Thanks
Cole