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Here’s What Massimo Bottura Cooked in Miami This Week

By Resy Staff December 2, 2022

Chef Massimo Bottura headlined opening night of restaurant booking platform Resy and American Express’ four-day pop-up in the Miami Design District. The space features a custom art installation by artist Phillip K. Smith III, Garden of Reflections, who previously showed at Art Basel in the Faena Arts District. Smith’s piece, called Garden of Reflections, is composed of 17 mirrored, columnar structures that reflect the design district surroundings.

Italy’s most famous chef – who will open a restaurant in Miami in 2023, named Torno Subito – gave guests a taste of his highly artistic cuisine and drew some of the art world’s top names. Attendees included art dealer Jeffrey Deitch, artists JR and José Parlá, Sotheby’s VP of Contemporary Curated Charlotte Van Dercook, Phaidon CEO Keith Fox, COTE chef and co-owner David Shim, and more.

The menu of Bottura signatures (The Crunchy Part of the Lasagna, Oops… I Dropped the Lemon Tart) delighted the 120 guests who snagged reservations through Resy before they sold out in under 30 seconds.

Award-winning chefs Missy Robbins, Mike Solomonov, and Mashama Bailey headline events on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Shards of Beautiful 36-Month Aged Parmigiano Reggiano, Drizzled with Villa Manodori Extra Vecchio Balsamico

Eggplant Risotto The North meets the South of Italy: Vialone Nano rice from the northern region of Veneto travels to the south to meet a traditional dish from Campania: parmigiana di melanzane. The encounter gives life to a risotto creamed with grilled eggplant water, oregano and basil, laid on a base of toasted tomato and tomato confit and topped with a Parmigiano Reggiano cracker, tomato and eggplant powder.

The Crunchy Part of the Lasagna. Chef Bottura mischievously re-invents the Emilian lasagna recipe while remaining faithful to his childhood memory of stealing the burnt corners from his grandmother Ancella’s labor of love. A sheet of crunchy, tri-color pasta balances on a hand-chopped meat ragù and an airy béchamel, like a bird about to take flight.

A custom art installation by artist Phillip K. Smith III, Garden of Reflections.

Global Dining Access in Miami

Hometown Barbecue

4.7 · BBQ · $$

Allapattah

Tâm Tâm

4.8 · Vietnamese · $$

Downtown Miami

Pastis – Wynwood

4.8 · French · $$

Wynwood

KYU Miami

4.6 · Asian American · $$

Wynwood Art District

MaryGold’s by Brad Kilgore

4.4 · Brasserie · $$

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Café La Trova

4.7 · Cuban · $$

Downtown

Jaguar Sun

4.8 · Italian · $$$

Downtown Miami

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And the finale, pictured above, another Massimo Bottura signature:

Oops… I Dropped the Lemon Tart: This dessert calls attention to the poetry of imperfection. Lemon zabaglione, verbena sorbet and fragmented pie crust meet candied bergamot, savory capers, dried oregano, and hot pepper oil in praise of Southern Italy, a place that is broken but never without emotion.