Duccio Corsini’s restaurants June 22
Duccio Corsini’s restaurant choises around the word. In April and May 2007 Duccio had dinner in the following restaurants. Let’s share the opinions.
London
ZUMA
Address 5 Raphael Street, SW7 1DL
Tel +44 020 7584 1010
Email info@zumarestaurant.com
Website http://www.zumarestaurant.com
In my opinion, the best Japanese restaurant in London. Contemporary atmosphere. The Italian sommelier, Alessandro Marchesan from Bassano del Grappa, succeded in matching extraordinarly the international list with the Japanese menu. In the list there are plenty of fragrant whites and soft reds and, most importantly, an extensive range by the glass – essential when you’re indulging in one of the tasting menus.
Chicago
PANE CALDO
72 East Walton
CHICAGO 60611
001 312 649 0055 t
http://pane-caldo.com
I had dinner in this italian restaurant at the end of april. Northern Italian cuisine and intimate atmosphere. A wonderful cellar: international and well mixed, about 1200 labels. For me wonderfull is not always equal to extensive enciclopedia wine list - that is easy, it means characteristic and personal and deep in vintages of some wines
That evening the amazing and great surprise was to taste a Castell in Villa 1975, Chianti Classico. It was not in the wine list and is one of the wines that contributed to the New Renaissance in Italian wines, together with Tignanello, Sassicaia, San Marco, San Leonardo. The sommelier – Mikhal- has been able to understand we were looking for something special. And, most of all, he got it!
San Francisco<br />
ACQUERELLO
1722 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Near Van Ness & Polk
001 415-567-5432 phone
415-567-6432 fax info@acquerello.com
Giancarlo Paterlini, owner and sommelier, is unique in pairing Italian sophisticated cuisine and wines, most of all Italian too. A Italian address in the States that makes us proud.
Firenze<br />
ENOTECA PINCHIORRI
Via Ghibellina, 87
50122 Firenze (FI)
+39 055 242777
www.enotecapinchiorri.com
Back to Italy and talking about wines is impossible not to mention, the most important restaurant wine cellar in Italy. Giorgio Pinchiorri is seriously working on two wine lists, one international and one exclusively Italian, making them complete e exciting. I believe in being the most extensive and intelligent wine list in Italy. For me Is like going back to school each time and Giorgio is a fantastic teacher.