Events in trendy restaurants stir up the first week of July. Check out!
São Paulo
Cora, in the Center of SP, receives Lúcio Vieira from Rio de Janeiro Lilia on Tuesday (4)
On Tuesday (4), the chef Lucio Vieira, from the Rio de Janeiro restaurant Lilia, will come to São Paulo for the first time and will debut in Cora’s kitchen. The menu, this time à la carte, will feature dishes to share, where fresh and seasonal products reflect the affinity between the two houses.
Specially designed for the evening and for sharing, chef Lúcio brings the sea breeze to the center of the city of São Paulo and, for starters, raw fish, pineapple vinaigrette and la-yu which is a spicy oil based on sesame oil .
From the earth: raw meat, oyster mayonnaise, massago, black sesame and nori. There are also vegetarian options such as beetroot with orange, radicchio, pistachio and boursin cheese and toasted romaine lettuce, bagna cauda and breadcrumbs.
Moving on to the main course, the chef presents: grilled fish, onion, chard, leek, yogurt whey emulsion, smoked pork belly, glazed pumpkin, eggplant preserves, demi glace, kale and thyme, and pupunha heart of palm , roasted mushrooms, mollet egg, mushroom emulsion and endive are the protagonists of the evening.
To sweeten the palate, the desserts: french toast with coffee, bourbon and kinkan and the classic Alfajor ice cream with chocolate, sesame and miso. The à la carte service will have dishes with prices ranging from R$ 35 to R$ 82.
At the end of July, it will be Cora’s turn to occupy Lilia’s space, more precisely on the 18th (Tuesday), Pablo Inca will take his creations to his unprecedented debut in Rio de Janeiro.
Cora: Rua Amaral Gurgel, 344, Vila Buarque, São Paulo / Tel.: (11) 3231-4561 / Tuesday, July 4th / Opening hours: from 7 pm to 11 pm.
Festa Dei Funghi, at Zena, on Wednesday (5)
the chef Carlos Bertolazzi and Dudu Pereira from the restaurant Zena they invite their friend and chef from Santa Catarina Renato Carioni for the presentation of the collaborative menu ‘Festa Dei Funghi’. With guidance from the researcher doctor Marcelo Sulzbacher a specialist in studies of edible fungi in Brazil, five new dishes will be created with mushrooms collected in the days before dinner.
The menu, created by four hands, brings to São Paulo the experience of a unique harvest of mushrooms in the mountains, in a party to appreciate edible fungi, bringing together two specialists in Italian cuisine, Bertolazzi, with his 14 years with Zena, and Renato, Renowned chef with 28 years in the kitchen and international training.
The ‘Festa Dei Funghi’ menu will be sold for R$ 225, only on the day July 5th for dinner, from 7 pm, by reservation only.
Zena: Rua Peixoto Gomide, 1901 – Jardins, São Paulo – SP / Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 12h to 18h and from 18h to 00h / Phone: (11) 3081-2158 / Phone Delivery: (11) 3082-9362.
Rio de Janeiro
Giuseppe Grill promotes dinner harmonized with labels from Miguel Torres winery, Tuesday (4)
On the 4th, starting at 7 pm, the Giuseppe Grill will promote a harmonized dinner in four courses with the labels of the Miguel Torres winery. To start, fresh oysters will be served as an amuse bouche with the Miguel Torres Estelado Brut Rosé sparkling wine. For starters, the classic ceviche; crab pot or mix of organic green leaves harmonizing with Miguel Torres Cordileira Chardonnay and Miguel Torres Vina Esmeralda Gerwustraminer/Moscatel. For main suggestions are steak Diana; shredded lamb shoulder with baroa mousseline; Giuseppe Grill cod rice or gnocchelli gemeli, served with Miguel Torres Parcela de Manso and Miguel Torres Celeste Crianza. To end the night, caramel cream; soaked or seasonal fruits with Miguel Torres FloralisMoscatel Oro.
Dinner costs BRL 286 per person + service.
Giuseppe Grill: Av. Bartolomeu Miter, 370 – Leblon / Reservations: (21) 99591-5277 (WhatsApp) or by phone (21) 2249-3055.
Vegan Vegan Restaurant promotes julina party, Saturday (8)
The Vegan Vegan restaurant, located in the neighborhood of Botafogo, promotes on the 08/07th (Saturday), a Vegan Arraiá. From 3 pm to 6 pm, the house run by chefs Thina Izidoro and Jan Carvalho will offer an exclusive and thematic menu with 100% cruelty free reinterpretations of the traditional delicacies of São João.
Entrance to the Vegan Vegan julina party will be free and will take place in the restaurant’s garden, with typical decor and the sound of foot dragging. On the menu, customers will be able to taste sweet and savory versions of the main delicacies from June, all made without ingredients of animal origin. In the sweets section, it is worth trying the Canjicão de Milho com Coco e Amendoim (R$ 22), a sweet made with corn hominy made with coconut milk and peanuts, the Organic Cornmeal Broa (R$ 15) and Pé de Moleque Vegano (R$10) made with brown sugar and peanuts.
In the savory section, the house bets on Feijão Amigo (R$ 22), Canjiquinha with Shimeji and Smoked Tofu (R$ 25) and Organic Carrot Hotdog (R$ 25) made with carrots seasoned in herbs and garlic sauce. organic tomato from the house. For those interested in trying all the items in July, a good option is the tasting kit (R$98).
The event will feature live music led by singer Luiza Breves, with classic forró and popular culture songs. The julina party at the Vegan Vegan restaurant, in Botafogo, takes place on 07/08 (Saturday), from 3 pm to 6 pm. Admission is free and reservations are not required.
Vegan Vegan : Rua Hans Staden, 30 – Botafogo (crossing Rua Real Grandeza) / Opening hours: Saturday, from 3 pm to 6 pm / Phone: (21) 97167-7078.
savior
First edition of Pepo & Amici receives Paraiba chef Paula Leite, Wednesday (5)
In order to open the kitchen of the pepo in Savior, to share it with friends from all over the country, the Pepo & Amici series of collaborative dinners in which the chef Peu Mesquita invites colleagues from different corners of Brazil to co-create menus served exclusively in each edition of the bimonthly event. scheduled for the day July, 5th, the debut of the project brings the paraibana Paula Leite from the restaurant Aleatória – Cozinha Casual e do Mundo, in Campina Grande, to the Italian-influenced house in Pituba.
The six-step menu – snacks, cold starter, hot starter, first course, second course and dessert – was jointly designed by the two chefs, bringing together flavors from Bahia and Paraíba. The tasting includes dishes such as Caviar from Paraíba – curimatã roe, brioche, cured egg yolk and sour cream -, mussels stuffed with fatty rice and chicken broth with ponzu and sea bass with coconut sauce, banana tartar and toasted okra.
34 years old from Paraiba, chef Paula Leite has also worked in other renowned restaurants in São Paulo, such as UN, by Tadashi Shiraishi, Charco, by Tuca Mezzomo and A Baianeira, by Manuelle Ferraz. But it was in her homeland that she opened her own restaurant, Aleatória – Cozinha Casual e do Mundo, in partnership with businessman Jocelio Costa. Today, the chef also signs the menu at the restaurant Mô – Cozinha Afetiva, and advises the beach bar Pé de Vento, from the BGK group, both in Barra Grande, Piauí, in addition to advising the chain of the Bar do Cuscuz group.
The tasting menu costs BRL 300 per person (drinks not included; + service). Reservations can be made via WhatsApp at number (71) 99402 2111.
Pepo & Amici : R. Amazonas 1.111 – Room 6 – Pituba, Salvador (BA) / Reservations: (71) 99402 2111.
Source: CNN Brasil
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