10/09/2008: E Cucina Ristorante
Bologna, Italy is famous for their cuisine, and is the home of many of Italy's finest restaurants. The Emilia Romagna Region is known for it's rich dishes being the home of Parmigiana Cheese, Tortellini, and Lasagna. E Cucina however differs from the rest! This restaurant is an experience from the time you walk in the door til your last sip of espresso. It is inspired by modern art and creativity which is expressed in the decor and food. The famous chef, Cesare Marretti, is always developing new and exciting dishes (there is no menu--3 pasta dishes are offered a day, and 3 meat dishes), in fact I've been there over 30 times and never had the same meal!
I mostly recommend it for lunch as they have a great Price Fix Menu (For 10 Euros!)consisting of
1.Pasta Dish
2.Salad
3.Either dessert or Side Dish
4.Wine/Water/Espresso
5.Delicious Bread
Some examples of pasta dishes I had there were--Cannolo filled with Spinach, Pasta alla Norma version Cesare (Pasta in tomato sauce with eggplant), Cold pasta salad with fresh vegetables, Polenta with Ragu sauce.
Some examples of desserts--Marscapone cream with chocolate chips, semifreddo with mint and chocolate chips, Apple tort, Chocolate tort with pear, Bigne in cream with dark chocolate.
This is really a fabulous restaurant which is not to be missed in Bologna! It is not only fabulous because the food is delicious but also because of the artistic decor and fabulous staff/Chef.
You can visit his website here (it's in Italian but gives an idea of his creativity):
http://www.cesaremarretti.com/
