Our Cooking
is a collision of
ideas, cultures,
techniques and
gestures.
Leave room
for the
unexpected.
Eleven tables
in the heart of Modena
tell a story of tradition
in evolution.
"Every moment
of light and dark
is a miracle."
Walt Whitman
Let the
underdog
rival your
preconceptions.
"We should
never stop
planting."
Joseph Beuys
"The arts are
a manifestation
of man's intelligence
and therefore follow
the evolution of
their time."
Lucio Fontana
There is
everything to be
learned from the
people who raise,
catch and grow
the food we prepare.
... No sooner
had the liquid
mixed with the crumbs
touched my palate
than a shudder ran
through me and
I stopped, intent upon
the extraordinary thing
that was happening
to me... "
Marcel Proust
Nutrition
is not
mathematical.
Slow Food
in fast times
is our way of life.
We think
very hard about
the origins of our
ingredients and foster
deep relationships with
our producers and
artisans.
"...
I raised to
my lips a spoonful
of the tea in which
I had soaked a morsel
of a Maddeleine.
...
It is
emotional.
Festina Lente
Go quickly
slowly.
