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4 Restaurants: the best restaurant in Monza, which is the chicest? – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

From theater de The Betrothed home to the Autodromo Nazionale, Italian motorsport excellence, Monza is also one of the most productive areas in Europe. This is where 4 Ristorante stopped for the penultimate time. Last night, chef Alessandro Borghese’s van stopped in the heart of Brianzain the city of a thousand souls, full of green spaces and notable historical monuments such as the Cathedral and the Royal Palace.

Alessandro Borghese went in search of the best chic restaurant in Monza. Not a simple undertaking, because among traditional places that offer Luganega risottos, cassoeule and village cakesand cutting-edge restaurants that look to innovation, the proposal is broad and of a high standard.

The Monza risotto challenge

Four restaurateurs each invited the three competitors and Alessandro Borghese to lunch: if the chef also takes care of the inspection of the kitchens, each of the guests (including him) assigns a score from 0 to 10 for the location, the menu, the service and the bill, and also to a particular dish – which differs in each episode – typical of the area and proposed by all the restaurants competing. This time the challenge was played on Monza style risotto, prepared with luganega, a typical Lombard sausage that is added in small pieces. There are, however, different versions of the traditional recipe, which every restaurateur jealously guards.

The venues competing

In Monza, the four locals competing were Mamíe restaurant by Maria Rosaria, Silk Monza by Giorgio, The nun’s cellar by Giordano e Brown bear by Matteo, who won first place. In the gallery we get to know the restaurateurs and their proposals better.

Meanwhile, the gastronomic journey of Alessandro Borghese 4 Ristoranti, which has already explored the gastronomic proposals of the French Riviera, the Oltrepò Pavese, Lisbon, the historic center of Ravenna, Ogliastra in Sardinia, Gorizia and Lucca, is preparing tolast stop, which will be Mantua.

Alessandro Borghese 4 Restaurants: the best restaurant in Gorizia – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

In Gorizia the architecture, knowledge and cuisine of different cultures meet, from Slavic to Slovenian to Austro-Hungarian. The ideal stage for Alessandro Borghese who, in new episode of 4 Restaurants, went in search of the best venue in this North Eastern city, which was once called the “Austrian Nice”, a rich crossroads of people. The food and wine proposal reflects the varied character of this border land, where you can taste the specialties of a poor and peasant cuisine: the Goulashfamous stew, the plum gnocchiit strudel and the Gorizia rose.

The goulash challenge

Alessandro Borghese was invited to lunch by four restaurateurs. Everyone, in addition to the chef, also welcomes their three challengers into their restaurant: the four diners, from time to time, will have to taste the dishes and express an opinion on different elements, such as location, menu, service and bill. The competitors will then have to compete with a dish that is the same for everyone, which changes in each episode because it is highly representative of the territory. In Gorizia, the challenge is played on goulash, a dish originally from Hungarian cuisine, but which due to geographical proximity was adopted by the gastronomic tradition of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It is a typical stew prepared with beef, onions, paprika and other spices which give it an intense red color and a strong flavour. The original traditional recipe is often varied with the use of different meats and spices.

The restaurants in the competition

The 4 restaurants in the competition are: Hosteria with kitchen – La Kantinetta by Mauro, Trattoria Al Piron by Antonella, Rosenbar Restaurant by Michela e Atmospheres La Sitüa by Stefano, who wins the bet. Let’s meet them all in the gallery.

Meanwhile, the gastronomic journey of Alessandro Borghese 4 restaurantswhich has already explored the gastronomic proposals of the French Riviera, the Oltrepò Pavese, Lisbon, the historic center of Ravenna, and Ogliastra in Sardinia, will continue along the entire peninsula, touching again on Lucca, Monza and Mantua.

4 Restaurants: the best Italian restaurant in Lisbon – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

This time, in the new episode of 4 restaurants Alessandro Borghese, there is the best Italian restaurant in Lisbon. The chef, with his legendary van, after having explored the gastronomic offerings of the French Riviera and the Oltrepò Pavese, went as far as the capital of Portugal to discover the Italian restaurants in the city center where you can taste traditional cuisine. Creamed cod or bacalhau, sardines with beccafico or sardinhas, soup maritata or calda verde?

Also this time, each of the four restaurateurs invited the three challenger colleagues to their restaurant and chef Alessandro Borghese: the diners, after having tasted the restaurant’s specialties, assigned a score from 0 to 10 to location, menu, service and bill, but also to the “fifth category”, which is a different dish in each episode . All four competitors, in fact, have to measure themselves against the same dish, the most representative of the territorywhich is tasted by all the challengers, for an even more precise comparison. In Lisbon, this dish is codwhich is offered in many different recipes, revisited or prepared according to tradition.

To win the title of best Italian restaurant in Lisbon is the Really, inside the Hotel Sublime Lisboa in the Amoreiras district. The other competing restaurants were Makka Restauranta romantic place, with a modern design and a vintage touch, in the Campo Pequeno district, Fresh Pastaan authentic Italian restaurant in the Campo Pequeno neighborhood, where everything is handmade and Parao73 con Angelo, a recently opened venue in the multicultural neighborhood of Arroios.

The journey of Alessandro Borghese 4 Ristoranti continues in the coming weeks between Ravenna, Sardinia, Gorizia and Lucca, then again Monza and Mantua.

In the meantime, let’s get to know better the four places in Lisbon that competed to win the title of best Italian restaurant in Lisbon, in balance between tradition and contaminationand receive a financial contribution to invest in your business.