Tortellini in brodo
By Elena's recipe — Giulia's grandmother, from Castelfranco. Capon broth simmered six hours, tortellini folded on the marble at four.
A small osteria cooking the way people cook at home in Emilia-Romagna — handmade pasta at four, open at six, last table at nine-thirty.
Tortellini in brodo, by grandmother Elena's recipe. Pork loin with mostarda. A Lambrusco that is better than its reputation.
The menu changes every two or three weeks, depending on what the markets and Giulia's mood are up to. Here's what's on the board now.
By Elena's recipe — Giulia's grandmother, from Castelfranco. Capon broth simmered six hours, tortellini folded on the marble at four.
Slow-cooked beef and pork ragù, no cream, no tomato shortcut. Tagliatelle rolled an hour before you sit down.
Pork from a small farm in Modena province. Mostarda brought back from our friends Augusto and Rita at their place in Cremona.
Giulia grew up in her grandmother's kitchen in Castelfranco — flour on the marble at four o'clock, the broth going on the stove. When she and Paolo opened the osteria in 2012, the rule was simple: we'd cook the food we'd actually want to eat, for people we'd actually want to cook for.
That's still the rule. The pasta is made fresh every afternoon. The wine list is short, and every bottle is from someone we've sat at a table with. We keep fourteen tables because that's how many we can look after properly.
Giulia & Paolo
Read moreA quiet street in the old town, three minutes on foot from Piazza Grande. We're in the blue door with the brass bell — you'll smell the ragù before you see the sign.
We take reservations online, by phone, or — our favorite way — you walking in before six and asking nicely.