Il diario · Notes from the kitchen and garden
Journal
Seasonal notes · 12 October 2026
The Last Figs of October
On the week each year when the garden gives up its final fruit, and why we build a dessert around it.
Read · 6 min ↗- Stories28 September 2026Forty Hands: A Morning with the BrigadeFrom the 6:00 bread to the 12:15 line-up, a morning in the kitchen at Via Maggio.
- Stories3 September 2026On SaltThree salts, three coasts, and the one we would keep if we had to choose.
- Seasonal notes20 August 2026Waiting for the RadicchioLate radicchio from Treviso needs the first frost. Until then, we wait.
- Press2 July 2026Corriere della Sera: “A dining room that remembers you”The critic’s review of our summer menu, and a few words of thanks.
- Seasonal notes14 February 2026Winter Citrus from RiberaWhy February is the month we look south.
In the press
“A dining room that remembers you, and a kitchen that does not try to impress you. It simply does.”
“The pigeon alone is worth the journey to the Oltrarno.”
“Italian cooking with the patience of a cellar and the precision of a watchmaker.”