First visit to Antimo Maria Merone's own restaurant, together with one of his good friends.
I had not tasted the red prawn, panna cotta, and caviar dish before, and it was pretty nice, of course.
First time tasting bottoni pasta, and the gnocchi that followed was fantastic... as was the mafalde.
Full account of the dinner on my blog: https://www.diarygrowingboy.com/2021/09/what-fuck-am-i-doing-here.html
tomato tart
Red prawn ∣ coral panna cotta, lemon, Kristal caviar
Langoustine ∣ almond, capers, turnip
Buttons ∣ filled with parmigiana, tomato jus, basil
Ink gnocchi ∣ cuttlefish, honey peas, chili
Mafalde "gentile" ∣ ragù "Genovese" of Montoro onions, short rib
Mafalde "gentile" ∣ ragù "Genovese" of Montoro onions, short rib
Pigeon ∣ under ash, artichoke, fig sauce
Hazelnut Rocher
Pistachio gelato
