What's on the Menu at Gucci Osteria by Chef Massimo Bottura
Massimo Bottura
On Tuesday  fashion house Gucci dipped into the culinary scene with the luxe Gucci Osteria  a green-walled  50-seat restaurant nestled inside the new Gucci Garden  an experiential museum-retail concept in the historic heart of Florence  Italy.  The chef  is  Massimo Bottura   the Modena-based proprietor of three-Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana  in 2016 named the best restaurant in the world.
Now fully open to the public  the menu  glimpsed here  includes the parade of pasta one expects from  Bottura  considering Osteria Francescanaâs carbo-loaded cameo on the Netflix show Master of None.
Visitors can scarf down decadent plates of golden Parmigiano-Reggiano-enriched tortellini  buttery cacio e pepe  and creamy mushroom risotto. But the menu evidently has a sense of humor  too  offering high-end interpretations of a hot dog  a burger (fun fact:  Bottura  loves Shake Shack)  and for dessert  a piÃ±a colada. There are also a fair number of dishes inspired by Botturaâs world travels  including Peruvian tostadas and Asian-tinged buns stuffed with fatty pork belly.
Main dishes are priced from 20 to 30 euros ($24-$36) eachâthis is Gucci  after all. âHaute couture and haute cuisine are a recipe made in heaven â  Bottura  told reporters. Not for nothing  Gucci Chief Executive Officer Marco Bizzarri and Bottura are childhood friends as well.
On Tuesday  fashion house Gucci dipped into the culinary scene with the luxe Gucci Osteria  a green-walled  50-seat restaurant nestled inside the new Gucci Garden  an experiential museum-retail concept in the historic heart of Florence  Italy.  The chef  is   [TGT]    the Modena-based proprietor of three-Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana  in 2016 named the best restaurant in the world.
Now fully open to the public  the menu  glimpsed here  includes the parade of pasta one expects from  Bottura  considering Osteria Francescanaâs carbo-loaded cameo on the Netflix show Master of None.
Visitors can scarf down decadent plates of golden Parmigiano-Reggiano-enriched tortellini  buttery cacio e pepe  and creamy mushroom risotto. But the menu evidently has a sense of humor  too  offering high-end interpretations of a hot dog  a burger (fun fact:  Bottura  loves Shake Shack)  and for dessert  a piÃ±a colada. There are also a fair number of dishes inspired by Botturaâs world travels  including Peruvian tostadas and Asian-tinged buns stuffed with fatty pork belly.
Main dishes are priced from 20 to 30 euros ($24-$36) eachâthis is Gucci  after all. âHaute couture and haute cuisine are a recipe made in heaven â  Bottura  told reporters. Not for nothing  Gucci Chief Executive Officer Marco Bizzarri and Bottura are childhood friends as well.