The Last Supper - Ristorante Trussardi alla Scala

The Last Supper

The Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie

The Last Supper (Italian: Il Cenacolo or L'Ultima Cena) is a late 15th century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan. The work is presumed to have been commenced around 1495 and was commissioned as part of a scheme of renovations to the church and its convent buildings by Leonardo's patron Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan.

The painting represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John, 13:21. Leonardo has depicted the consternation that occurred among the Twelve Disciples when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him.


Oh, I'm obviously being boring !

O.K. Chef we've done the art.

So

Ristorante Trussardi alla Scala

First of all check out the chef

Well -  Ciao!!!  -  Ding Dong !!!!!!!!!!!

Bread

A little amuse bouche

Some more bread

A view from the restaurant.

What was pretty unusual was that we got all four mains at the same time.

Red Mullet

The Spaghetti alla Carbonara was amazing;
hidden underneath the bacon was a softly poached egg, an amazing surprise, that trickled over the parmesany cheesy pasta.

I would love to make this dish but don't know to make spaghetti nests.

Beef cheek with artichoke

Sorry, nice though he was, Chef Tagliente did keep interrupting our eating. 

Two Lombardy Geniuses - da Vinci and da Vittorio

Four days in Milan

A quick trip anywhere with the Chef means a decent meal for him and some great art for me, so when he suprised me with a short holiday in Milan, Leonardo's Last Supper was top of my ' things I really have to see ' list, but where would we eat?

Flying into Bergamo, the horn honked, we had a fanfare and ' Another Ryan Air flight arrives on time!'

The Chef looked pleased, 'We'll make lunch,' he said hailing a cab. He told me once that one of his greatest pleasures is taking a taxi ride through an unfamiliar city, enroute to a decent restaurant. I like it too, although for some strange reason, I always like to hum The Girl from Ipamena as it makes it even more exciting.

So the restaurant we were whizzing to in the mellow September sunshine  was

Da Vittorio 

in

  Bergamo

The Chef mistakenly believed that our slot to see 'The Last Supper', was this afternoon, so, as time was short we had the 'Business Lunch' as opposed to the tasting menu. We ate, whizzed to Milan in another taxi, checked into the hotel, and whizzed in yet another taxi across the city to the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie to admire  Il Cenacolo.....only to be told our booking was for tomorrow!!!!

A little ravioli amuse bouche
to enjoy


History

1966 Da Vittorio opens in the centre of Bergamo

1970 Da Vittorio gets it's first Michelin star

1996 Da Vittorio gets it's second Michelin star

2010 Da Vittorio gets it's third Michelin star



Starters was a selection of the day's fish

Stuffed squid

Yes that is pop corn you can see!!

A beetroot and tuna Carpaccio

The chef came out and tossed the pasta near the table, slopping it over the dishes. My chef thought the mess he was making would have lost him all three stars if an inspector had witnessed it !

Paccheri alla Vittorio creamed with Grana Padano cheese.

We found the pasta rather thick and too hard for a British palate.

Al Dente...no dente



Da Vittorio is run by Signora Bruna Cerea and her five children. Enrico and Roberto are both chefs. Francesco manages the wine cellar and catering services. Rosella is head of hospitality at the restaurant and Dimora , while Barbara runs Cavout 1880, the cafe-patisserie in Bergamo Alta.

Salt water fish


Bite size deserts



The sweetie trolly

(The kid in a sweet shop).