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Trattoria di Via Serra is the epitome of an amazing slow food experience!
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| Young parmagiana cheese wrapped in pancetta |
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| Interior of Trattoria in Via Serra |
My wife and I decided to gamble on getting seated at
Trattoria di Via Serra, and it was well worth the gamble! It's located in a
non-descript neighborhood north of Bologna Centrale station in what resembles
what I can only describe as a re-purposed garage. To gain entry, ring the
doorbell and you'll be greeted by the engaging and ebullient Flavio. He advised
us that he didn't have tables open for the evening but asked if we were
flexible enough to eat at a coffee table in the lobby area, which we enthusiastically
agreed to do! Shortly thereafter, another reservation cancelled, and Flavio
asked us to take any available table (we were there early, so we chose a
two-top in the main dining area).
We were pleasantly amazed at what followed. We ordered some house white wine and an antipasto to share: young parmagiana cheese wrapped in pancetta and baked. Our Primi Piatti consisted of
Tortellini in brodo (chicken broth) and
Tagliatelle with a genuine Bolognese ragu--all freshly made. Finally, as
secondi, we chose an appetizer sized Baccala with blue potato puree and baby
orange peppers and rabbit meatballs (chopped, not ground), rolled in
pancetta and baked, with potatoes and grilled aubergines. Everything was
delicious and whatever the wait (which we hadn't noticed) was well worth it. It
is exactly what slow food was meant to be. We were later tempted with desserts:
a flourless chocolate cake and what I can only describe as a vanilla and
chocolate pudding with liberal amounts of pink liqueur-soaked cake.ALL DELICIOUS
and delightfully decadent. To top it off, Fabio asked us to partake in some
homemade black walnut liqueur, which--I swear--helped with the digestive
process, and then some.
Now, we went in with the expectation that this would be an extravagant expense for a meal, and for us budget travelers, it was a 100 Euro evening. But it was well worth it.
And you would be best served to visit Flavio and Chef Tommaso
and be treated to some exquisitely crafted slow food that is richly blessed
with the flavor, culture and spirit of the heart of Emilia Romagna. Do yourself
a big favor and visit Trattoria di Via Serra.
We were pleasantly amazed at what followed. We ordered some house white wine and an antipasto to share: young parmagiana cheese wrapped in pancetta and baked. Our Primi Piatti consisted of
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| Rabbit meatballs in pancetta with potatoes and aubergines |
Now, we went in with the expectation that this would be an extravagant expense for a meal, and for us budget travelers, it was a 100 Euro evening. But it was well worth it.
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| Homemade black walnut liquer |
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