After 18 years of operation on a corner of Rua Aníbal de Mendonça, in Ipanema, the gender From Rio transferred during the pandemic to an even nobler point: the Hotel Fasanoon Avenida Vieira Souto.
It began to occupy the spacious hall on the ground floor where the extinct Fasano al Mare used to be. The environment gained a more classy and elegant atmosphere, with wooden partitions, cozy lighting and comfortable chairs.
With each new season, the Italian chef Luigi Moressa (which returned to Gero in 2019) adds to the menu with starters, mains and desserts that, depending on the success among customers, can be included in the house’s fixed menu.
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Among the starter suggestions, the fregula stood out, a semolina pasta typical of the Italian island of Sardinia with a shape that resembles a small grain. It is presented in a tasty broth (to taste with a spoon) enhanced with clams, squid and spinach (R$ 94).
The champion among the main dishes was the bigoli al torchio (R$122), a long pasta typical of northern Italy made in bigolaro, in a cylindrical copper press. The fresh pasta, with a great texture, arrives covered with delicious wild boar ragu – meat that, after being marinated for two days, is roasted and shredded by hand.
Born in Padua, Veneto, and currently based in Brazil, chef Luigi proposes baba al rum for dessert (R$36). The cake has French origins but has become a classic in Naples, southern Italy. Light dough, it is baked and then dipped in a syrup prepared with sugar, rum, vanilla and lemon and orange peels. Comes with whipped cream.
See below for other new additions to the menu:
Gero’s autumn menu is on display until June 20th.
Av. Vieira Souto, 80 (Hotel Fasano), Rio de Janeiro – RJ / Tel.: (21) 3202-4000 / Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, from 12 pm to 3 pm and from 7 pm to 11 pm; Friday and Saturday, from 12:00 to 16:00 and from 19:00 to 24:00; Sunday, from 12pm to 10pm.
Fabio Wright is a journalist from São Paulo who travels weekly between São Paulo and Rio. He has written about gastronomy for major vehicles, such as Veja São Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo and Época São Paulo. In the last ten years, he has visited eighteen countries in search of good places to eat, drink, party and exercise bohemia. He also shares his findings on the website and Instagram Taste and Fly.
Source: CNN Brasil
