Lunch at Osteria Francescana, Modena, Italy
It鈥檚 a modest entrance that belies the wonder that is Massimo Bottura鈥檚 restaurant,Osteria Francescana, in a back street in Modena. Take a right fork in the road off Corso Canal Chiaro as you move away from Modena鈥檚 Piazza Grande into via Stella and pretty as it is, in its inimitable Italian way, it鈥檚 not where you鈥檇 first think to find a 3* Michelin restaurant voted 3rd best in the world in London last Monday at the prestigious San Pelligrino World鈥檚 Top 50 Restaurants Awards. The door didn鈥檛 open; it was locked. But I鈥檇 been heard and as it was opened to me and I was greeted by 鈥� three or four people? 鈥� I entered a whole new world. A little like Alice, I鈥檇 entered a small doorway into a world of magic where things aren鈥檛 always what they seem 鈥� their lemon tarts for instance.
Ah yes, the lemon tart, known at Osteria Francescana as 鈥極oops. I Dropped the Lemon Tart鈥�. It was one of the things that led me there. That and Masterchef the Professionals when I watched the finalists being taken to Modena in one of the series鈥� final programmes last December and saw Massimo Bottura show the contestants how he made one of his signature dishes 鈥� the lemon tart. I was awed by Massimo. He鈥檚 been likened to an Italian version of Heston Blumenthal but for me, Bottura鈥檚 food looked not just like art but food I鈥檇 actually want to eat. Food I would love. Food cooked with passion and enthusiasm as the artist Bottura created dishes in his kitchen that spoke to me of 鈥� You have to go to Modena; you have to eat there. And so, on my first morning in Bologna on Wednesday, having arrived only the previous evening, I set off across the city after breakfast to the train station and headed out to Modena. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Ah yes, the lemon tart, known at Osteria Francescana as 鈥極oops. I Dropped the Lemon Tart鈥�. It was one of the things that led me there. That and Masterchef the Professionals when I watched the finalists being taken to Modena in one of the series鈥� final programmes last December and saw Massimo Bottura show the contestants how he made one of his signature dishes 鈥� the lemon tart. I was awed by Massimo. He鈥檚 been likened to an Italian version of Heston Blumenthal but for me, Bottura鈥檚 food looked not just like art but food I鈥檇 actually want to eat. Food I would love. Food cooked with passion and enthusiasm as the artist Bottura created dishes in his kitchen that spoke to me of 鈥� You have to go to Modena; you have to eat there. And so, on my first morning in Bologna on Wednesday, having arrived only the previous evening, I set off across the city after breakfast to the train station and headed out to Modena. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Lunch at Osteria Francescana
Guide Location: Italy » Modena
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Guide Location: Italy » Modena
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kay Gale
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- Osteria Francescana
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