The new restaurant of the Prada Foundation is already a success. Design furniture, unpublished views of the city, panoramic terrace, and a novelty: a "permanent collection" with a menu of Italian cuisine and "temporary exhibitions" of young chefs under 30 from all over the world, for an ethical and sustainable cuisine. Prices? Pop.
The Prada Foundation is one of the last things that happened in Milan to be proud of, has given life to an entire suburban district and since 2015 has continued to be loved by lovers of good food. After the Light bar designed by Wes Anderson, it opened in May 2018 at the Prada Foundation's Milan office Torre restaurant, on the sixth and seventh floors of the new Foundation building.
It's not just a restaurant in a museum, there are so many. The concept of the new Torre restaurant is in line with the project of the entire Foundation and its layout: one permanent collection dynamic, which is flanked by the temporary exhibitions of emerging artists. The restaurant is exactly that, and a contemporary Italian cuisine adds to the experience of the temporary restaurant, thanks to the stay of chefs under 30.
The Light bar
On the ground floor the Luce bar is a small design jewel. Designed by director Wes Anderson (that of I Tenenbaun), the Bar Luce recreates the atmosphere of a typical old Milan coffee. All pink and blue, the furniture, the furniture of the ant, the floor, the veneered wood of the walls recalls our past and the aesthetics of Italy in the Fifties and Sixties. Instagram friendly, it even has popular prices to be in Milan (coffee at € 1.10, sandwiches € 5.50 and cocktails at € 10.00). The brioche are the best ones in the historic Marchesi di Milano pastry shop, which has been part of the Prada Group for some years.
Tower
Inaugurated in April 2018, the Tower is the last piece of the Fodazione. High 60 meters and made of white concrete, it houses six exhibition levels for the "Atlas" project, born from a dialogue between Miuccia Prada and Germano Celant. It brings together works from the Prada Collection created between 1960 and 2016 by artists such as Carla Accardi and Jeff Koons, Walter De Maria, Mona Hatoum and Edward Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Michael Heizer and Pino Pascali, William N. Copley and Damien Hirst, John Baldessari and Carsten Höller.
The Torre restaurant
On the sixth and seventh floors of the new Foundation building, in May 2018 the Torre restaurant was inaugurated, combining works of art, design furnishings, an incredible view of the city and a virtuous project of ethical and sustainable cuisine. The Torre restaurant's gastronomic proposal includes a authentically Italian menu inspired by the best regional traditions, while desserts range from the great pastry classics. But guests of the restaurant for two weeks there will be gods young chefs under 30 coming from the whole world and involved thanks to the support of CARE 's – The Ethical Chef Days, the project conceived by Norbert Niederkofler and Paolo Ferretti, to become a place for comparison with international cuisines. During their stay, in fact, the young chefs will propose dishes typical of their country of origin, according to the principles of an ethical and sustainable cuisine, care of the territory and protection of the environment, knowledge and gastronomic awareness and ethics.
From March to November five "Under 30" chefs will be invited to propose, for a period of two weeks each, a four-course menu, inspired by the gastronomic identity of their country of origin. Aldo Yaranga (1989) of La Niña restaurant in Miraflores (Peru) will be the first young chef in the Torre restaurant from 8 to 24 March 2019. Pedro Miguel Schiaffino's student, in his dishes Aldo Yaranga translates his passion for Peruvian tradition .
The hall and the bar
The hall is located at sixth floor and is divided into two areas, the bar and the restaurant, which offer an unprecedented view of the city of Milan. At the bar you can have a cocktail and a light dinner in front of a fireplace and two works by Lucio Fontana. The restaurant is placed on three levels slightly offset from each other with exposed paintings by William N. Copley, Jeff Koons, Goshka Macuga and John Wesley. The last level features original furnishings from the "Four Seasons Restaurant" in New York designed by Philip Johnson in 1958 and the walls feature artist's dishes created for the restaurant by contemporary artists. There outdoor terrace It is divided into a bistro-style restaurant area and a bar area. Finally, on the seventh floor there is chef's table, an exclusive and reserved space with a glass wall overlooking the kitchens and a private terrace.
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