Al Gatto Verde stems from a weekend barbecue brunch.
From my very first visit in 2019, I was hooked.
The evening dinner program at Francescana at Maria Luigi is a menu featuringOsteria Francescanas retired greatest hits.
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But he, Gilmore, and Casa Maria Luigia head chef Jessica Rosval were thinking of more.
As soon as I saw [Bidlos] work, I went crazy.
I said, ‘This is our barbecue,’ he toldTravel + Leisure.
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It’s good because the barbecue that we are doing here is much more than just barbecue.
It’s much more.
You get front row to see how [the] kitchen works, Rosval said.
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It’s like watching a family working together.
We wanted to have that real great sense of openness and sharing again.
For dinner, we head into the dining room, a minimal chic space with 10 tables.
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Just as Gilmore told me, the crowd is chill.
Artsy glasses, jeans, Golden Goose sneakers, and multilingual.
The secret is out.
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Almost every element in each dish has been transformed by the grill or wood oven.
Its all in the name, revealed Gilmore: Al Gatto Verde.
The cat and the green … environmental consciousness.
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