As fall arrives in Milan (and elsewhere, of course), so do a slew of new restaurants with innovative and intriguing dishes and, once you are fully fueled, exhibitions to enjoy.
Procaccini Milano
Taking its name from its location on Via Procaccini, 33, this gourmet food destination seats 75 guests while the cocktail bar can take another 14. Architect Alberto Baronio of Studio Archea and interior designer Andrea Raso were in charge of the design project and drew inspiration from the ’70s for lighting, decor and materials. The open-style kitchen stands out with a marble chef’s table with velvet stools.
The walls are covered in jute and the tables have painted, opaque glass tops; a grand piano performance is held every night during dinner, and the open-style wine cellar, clad in a brass structure, has more than 370 bottles of Burgundy and Tuscan wines and Champagnes, among others.
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Kosovar chef Emin Haziri leads the team of 14 in the kitchen. Having trained in hotels and restaurants ranging from Le Petit Nice Passedat to Noma and Carlo Cracco, among others, Haziri offers three tasting menus: The “chef’s trip,” reflecting his professional path; “classic,” focused on the Italian tradition, and “vegetarian.” The à la carte menu contains such signature dishes as potatoes, porcini with nasturtium as a starter, followed by spaghetti with smoked eel, escarole, salted lemon and quinoa, and banana, miso and bergamot as a dessert.
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Procaccini Milano
Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 33 – 20154
Tel. 02-77-09-1277
procaccini.com
Fourghetti
The first Fourghetti restaurant opened in Bologna seven years ago by entrepreneur Silvia Belluzzi and the Michelin-starred chef Bruno Barbieri and now it has a new home in Via Ascanio Sforza, 77 in Milan.
The restaurant seats 40 guests, and also offers a private area for 12 at the chef’s table. The spaces are decorated with designer furniture, such as a chair by architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Pop style objects and artworks made by artist Afran exclusively for the restaurant.
Taking inspiration from his travels in France, the Middle East and Eastern Europe and his training with chefs Riccardo Agostini and Enrico Crippa, Michelin-starred Giuseppe Gasperoni leads the kitchen. He has been dubbed “chef of the origins” for his efforts to research raw materials from local farms and fishermen, putting an international spin on traditional Italian dishes.
The offer includes three tasting menus — earth, sea and vegetarian — each composed of five dishes. The menu includes bruschetta with strawberry and tomato; gnocchi (potato dumplings) with peas; smoked mullet and lesser calamint; guinea fowl stuffed with liver, and pork sausage, chicory, Ponzu sauce and apricot. One of Gasperoni’s signature dishes is rabbit with lemon and sage cappelletti.
Fourghetti Milano
Via Ascanio Sforza, 77 – 20141
Tel. 02-77-09-6239
fourghetti.com
Alegre Milano
Alegre Milano is the restaurant inside the music hub Moysa, which spans more than 21,600 square feet in Via Giacomo Watt, 32.
In the first year, the music production studio was open only to artists, their crew and families and welcomed guests including rock band Maneskin and Italian singer Blanco. Now Alegre, which comprises a restaurant, a café and a terrace, is ready to welcome a bigger group of guests.
Both natural and high-tech materials such as wool, ceramic and iron were used for the design concept. The terrace mixes nature and technology thanks to a 3D-printed counter made of recyclable PETG, a thermoplastic polyester by the architecture and design firm XAArchive studio.
Italian chef Matteo Gritti oversees Alegre Milano’s “fun dining” concept from breakfast to lunch, cocktails and dinner, offering a selection of international dishes combined with local and seasonal ingredients. These include purple potato with pata negra gnocchi, tuna tataki and amberjack ceviche. Desserts include panna cotta with hibiscus infusion and Alegre ice cream with popped popcorn.
Alegre Milano
Via Giacomo Watt, 32 – 20143
Tel. 02-48-63-4361
alegremilano.com
“Gae Aulenti” exhibition
Until Jan. 12, Triennale Milano is hosting the exhibition “Gae Aulenti” in collaboration with the Archivio Gae Aulenti and curated by Giovanni Agosti with the director of the Archivio Gae Aulenti, Nina Artioli and the curator for architecture, urban regeneration and cities at Triennale, Nina Bassoli.
The Rome-based Tspoon studio curated the design of the show, which pays homage to Aulenti, one of the most important figures of Italian and international architecture and design in the late 20th century.
The exhibition retraces her more than 60-year career through drawings and designs, prototypes and sketches, maquettes and photographs. It also contains life-size reconstructions of some of her designs, including exhibition and museum displays, private houses, showrooms, metropolitan stations and theater scenery.
The exhibition is accompanied by a number of publications by Electa: a guide to the show, a pack of cards, conceived as an illustrated map of Gae Aulenti’s relationships, and a catalogue, scheduled to come out in the fall.
Aulenti began her career in 1950 at Triennale and in 2012, she received the museum’s Medaglia d’Oro alla Carriera (Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement) for her contribution to Italian architecture.
Triennale Milano
Viale Emilio Alemagna, 6 – 20121
triennale.org
“Titanic: An Immersive Voyage” Exhibition
The exhibition “Titanic: An Immersive Voyage” is open until Oct. 27 at the Milan exhibition hub art center at Scalo Farini.
Thanks to scenic reproductions, authentic objects, memorabilia and three-dimensional views, visitors can get to know the complete story of the infamous Titanic.
On display are documents of the ship’s construction; boarding tickets of the White Star Line, its shipping company; crew objects such as the captain’s hat and sailors’ uniforms, and the decorative angels on the central staircase that were inspired by the Palace of Versailles.
There also are personal objects that belonged to the passengers, such as a letter from Thomas Andrews, chief designer on board, who wrote to his wife and daughter. The exhibition covers 13 rooms that examine every detail of what, at the beginning of the 20th century, was conceived as a miracle of design, luxury and technology.
The exhibition is coproduced with the Exhibition Hub and the live-entertainment platform Fever with the support of the Milan municipality.
Lampo Scalo Farini
Via Valtellina, 5 – 20159
expo-titanic.com