Italian cuisine nrog Floral Twist

Mario thiab Alessandra De Benedetti, ob leeg yug thiab loj hlob hauv tebchaws Ltalis, qhia txog kev txaus siab ntawm xwm thiab zaub mov zoo. Ua ke nrog cov kev nyiam no, nkawm niam txiv pib tsim kev txaus siab rau kev noj haus thiab kev xav ntawm paj thiab tshuaj ntsuab.

Thaum De Bennedettis tau tsiv tawm ntawm Milan mus rau New York txog tsib xyoos dhau los, lawv tau paub txog kev npau suav los ntawm kev tsim lub paj-centric qhov chaw nyob nruab nrab ntawm Manhattan's NoMad zej zog. Il Fiorista (hauv Italian, "tus florist") yog ntau tshaj li lub tsev noj mov. Lub vaj virtual ua noj ua haus no tseem muaj lub tsev floral boutique thiab qhov chaw kawm.

Tsim lub "terroir"

Sited yuav luag nruab nrab ntawm 175-xyoo-laus New York City Flower District thiab cov Union Square Greenmarket, 17 West 26th Street qhov chaw ntawm Il Fiorista yuav luag zoo li lub hom phiaj. Mario De Benedetti hais rau Forbes.com tias "Peb nyiam qhov chaw no tam sim ntawd rau nws txoj haujlwm thiab nws txoj haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus,"

Architect Elizabeth Roberts tau commissioned los tsim ib qho chaw ua kev zoo siab rau lub zog ntawm paj thiab tshuaj ntsuab. Lub tsev noj mov 85 lub rooj noj mov thiab cov khoom siv paj ntoo (tseem siv los ua chav noj mov 20 lub rooj zaum) muaj qhov sib xyaw ntawm cov rooj tog zaum tshiab thiab vintage thiab teeb pom kev zoo. Ib lub qhov muag-catching bar nrog ib tug striking floral zaub ntawm nws qhov chaw ua hauj lwm raws li ib tug focal point rau chav tsev. Lub qhov rais loj sab hauv cais ob thaj chaw yam tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam qhov qhib qhov chaw.

Abstract murals, pleev xim los ntawm Leanne Shapton, nyob ib puag ncig cov neeg noj mov hauv lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav zoo li lub vaj no. Mario hais tias "Nws cov paj ntawm cov phab ntsa yog lub ntsej muag rau peb lub logo," Mario hais.

Cov xim thiab cov ntxhiab ntawm cov paj tiag tiag txhawb kev noj mov. "Peb hwm lub caij nyoog thiab cov paj paj hauv zos thaum twg los tau," nws hais. Tib paj txais tos cov qhua ntawm qhov nkag feem ntau ua cov khoom xyaw lossis garnish rau zaub mov thiab dej qab zib.

Tsim cov ntawv qhia zaub mov

Il Fiorista tau qhib thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 2019 ua ntej New York City lub tsev noj mov kev lag luam raug cuam tshuam los ntawm COVID kev sib kis, ua rau muaj kev sib tw tshwj xeeb. “Tom qab qhib qhov nrawm, peb yuav tsum kaw ob peb lub hlis. Tom qab ntawd peb tau sim rov qhib kev noj mov sab nraum zoov hauv tsev cog khoom zoo nkauj tab sis yuav tsum tau kaw dua thaum kawg ntawm 2021, ”Mario hais.

Raws li qhov tshwm sim, Il Fiorista poob qee qhov ntawm nws pab neeg, suav nrog nws thawj thawj kws ua zaub mov. Fortuitously, muaj tswv yim thiab vibrant sous-chef, Rau Kramer, leej twg nyob ntawd txij li lub tsev noj mov qhib tau tuaj yeem tuav lub kaus mom thiab pab cov tswv paub lawv lub zeem muag.

Il Fiorista qhov tshwj xeeb ntawv qhia zaub mov yog raws caij nyoog thiab hauv zos, infused nrog paj thiab edible tshuaj thiab ib tug kov ntawm lub tsev noj mov cov cuab yeej cuab tam Italian. Chef Rae hais tias "Ib lub tais pib nrog zaub uas nyob rau lub caij thiab loj hlob los ntawm qhov ntawd," Chef Rae hais.

Nws tsim cov zaub mov txawv raws li cov organic. "Kev tsim cov tais diav yeej yog los ntawm kev sib tham thiab kev paub txog lub neej," nws hais. "Nws zoo li kev mus ncig txawv teb chaws lossis muaj ib tus neeg los ntawm peb pab neeg tau txais kev zoo siab los ntawm cov khoom xyaw uas lawv xav tias tsuas yog siv hauv lawv cov kab lis kev cai xwb."

Nws hais tias nws tau qhia kom siv paj zoo ib yam li feem ntau cov kws ua zaub mov siv tshuaj ntsuab. "Qhov tseeb, qee cov paj nyiam siv ntawm Il Fiorista yog paj tshuaj ntsuab. Nws kuj mob siab rau cov txiaj ntsig tshuaj ntawm paj. "Piv txwv li, rosehips tau ntim nrog Vitamin C thiab antioxidants, thaum chrysanthemum tshuaj yej yog kub taub hau, thiab stinging nettle tshuaj yej yog zoo heev rau mob caj dab thiab mob nqaij," nws piav qhia.

Nws ntaus nqi Italian influences nyob rau hauv nws ua noj ua haus ua hauj lwm nrog Mario thiab Alessandra. "Kuv yog ib tug poj niam los ntawm Midwest nrog kev sib raug zoo rau zaub thiab legumes. Tab sis hnov ​​​​lawv rave txog lub zoo meej gnocchi thiab cov nplua nuj ntawm Italian cov khoom xyaw, kuv pib puag Italian palate thiab qhov yooj yim ntawm showcasing ib qho khoom xyaw. "

Hauv tsev pappardelle yog nyob deb ntawm cov zaub mov nrov tshaj plaws ntawm Il Fiorista. "Kuv tsis xav tias peb yuav muaj peev xwm tshem tawm ntawm cov ntawv qhia zaub mov," nws hais. "Lub ci lemony tais nta kuv nyiam botanical ua ke ntawm lavender thiab dub kua txob."

Lwm lub tsev nyiam yog Trout Tartare. Ua liaj ua teb-tsim, ruaj khov trout tau los ntawm Hudson Valley Fisheries yog seasoned nrog cov noob txiv ntoo, txiv qaub kua txiv, Calabrian chili, labneh, thiab freshly grated horseradish.

Lub zeem muag rau yav tom ntej

Mario hais tias "Peb xav tsim qhov chaw uas tib neeg tuaj yeem hnov ​​​​qhov kev nkag siab ntawm zej zog," Mario hais. Patrons suav nrog cov neeg tsis tu ncua los ntawm cov neeg nyob ib puag ncig nrog rau lwm tus uas xaiv lub tsev noj mov ua qhov chaw tshwj xeeb rau zaub mov lossis cov xwm txheej tshwj xeeb.

Il Fiorista bustles dhau lub sijhawm noj su thiab noj hmo. Cov chav kawm hauv tsev muaj xws li cov ncauj lus xws li kev ua paj, ua cov paj ntoo, thiab ua noj ua haus thiab kev sib xyaw nrog cov tshuaj ntsuab thiab paj - coj los ntawm cov qhua, tus tsim qauv, kws ua zaub mov, thiab cov kws tshaj lij hauv tsev hauv pab pawg.

Lub De Benedettis vam tias yuav nthuav dav qhov lawv xav txog kev noj qab haus huv, kev ua neej nyob. Lawv twb tau tsim lawv cov pasta cov kua ntses, bruschettas, thiab nceb hauv cov roj (uas tam sim no muaj nyob rau hauv ntau lub khw muag khoom noj Italian tshwj xeeb). Lawv kuj npaj yuav qhib qhov chaw tshiab, qhia txog qhov ua tiav ntawm lawv cov lag luam NoMad.

Kev siv cov paj uas tau noj tau hauv Italian cuisine tsis yog ib qho kev tsim khoom tshiab. Qhov tseeb, txawm tias cov neeg Loos thaum ub nyiam zaub xam lav nrog dandelions thiab violets. Tab sis Il Fiorista tab tom pab txhawb lub paj rov ua dua tshiab rau kev coj ua uas tau mus rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm kev zam.

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