Phenomenal bolognese streetfood discovery, tortellini fritti are a real delight esp. with Crema Tartufo i.e. truffle sauce/cream (worth retrying at home, I recommend!). We have also tried La Borlenga and La Balotta, both with awesome taste, lovely dough and very good quality ingredients, decently priced. The lady serving us was extremely nice and got us even a little more dough so we could use it for dough, in fact, I think she deserves a solid raise. Definitely worth giving it a shot when you are in Emilia-Romagna's capital, you won't find such food abroad and it's not that well-known in other...
Read moreAfter a pretty exhausting day, too tired to grab a meal at a restaurant, ordered a nice crescentina-based take-away sandwich there called the 50 special: Porchetta alla piastra, Crocchetta di patate, Cipolla caramellata e Provolone Filante. Even though it comes in fried dough, it was way easier to digest and tasty than expected. Obviously won’t go for that on a daily basis but for an affordable local take on street food, with the possibility to sit down and grab a beer at the bar next door, and curated local products, it’s...
Read moreLovely meal on the go. I really appreciate the vegan options. I had the vegan La Fuori dall'orto which is described to be seasonal vegetables and sun-dried tomatoes. It was in fact braised red cabbage+ sun-dried tomatoes - a really weird combo if you don't mind me saying. I was expecting more of a courgette/aubergine/ pepper etc -but having said that the pastry was tasty and crunchy and it filled me up. My partner tried la Futura with vegan meat and sun-dried tomatoes (asking for no cheese) and it was definitely...
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