Amerigo 1934
2020 Desimo BB-Sauvignon, Riesling, Chardonnay / 2020 Mare Magna-Sauvignon, Riesling, Grechetto
Bread Cake with Leeks
Local Wheat Sourdough
PORK’S HEAD CUTLET WITH MAYONNAISE, PARSLEY AND CAPERS SALAD
ROASTED POLENTA “CALZAGATTI” WITH MORA LARDO AND FRICANDO OF SEASONAL VEGETABLES
TORTELLINI EN BRODO
TAGLIATELLE 100% BOLOGNESE WITH MEAT RAGU
PUMPKIN RAVIOLI WITH MALLARD RAGU
APPENNINE FALLOW DEER LEG, LIGHTLY SMOKED WITH CHERRY AND PEAR WOOD, WITH PLANTS, HERBS AND FRUITS
LAMBRUSCO SORBET
FIOR DI LATTE BOLOGNESE WITH AMARETTO FOAM
ZUPPA INGLESE
EGG YOLK GELATO “LIKE THE OLD DAYS”
Opened in 1934 by Agnese and Amerigo this Trattoria between Modena and Bologna remains one of the area’s most regarded, a single Michelin Star despite casual confines and service attesting to Food prepared by a kitchen that cares.
Built on tradition and simplicity, but evolving over the past 90 years to include several “signatures,” the current menu offers a retrospective including handmade Pastas, Wild Game and everything sourced from the nearby hills, vines and forests.
Offering menus in English for the occasional tourist, though the vast majority of patrons hail from nearby, it is once the entrance is located that guests sit amidst warm confines listening to quiet chat and a bell dinging in the kitchen to announce each plate.
Fit with a good cellar of Italian Wines at fair prices, a pair of Rieslings well-suited to fried cuts from the Pig’s Head and Polenta matchsticks draped in Lardo, Amerigo’s Tortellini en Brodo arrives piping hot with delicate Dumplings afloat in Broth as rich as it is clear.
Not forgetting housemade Bread that needs no accompaniment, plus a tiny “Bread Cake” Amuse, no visit to Bologna should occur without sampling Bolognese as it ought to be eaten while Pumpkin Ravioli with Duck Ragu is equally delicious.
Also offering Mallard as the day’s local game, though Fallow Deer shot nearby proves more compelling, Desserts dial in on classics including Zuppa Inglese and Fior di Latte made to resemble Flan while the Egg Yolk Gelato “Like the Old Days” is indelible.
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