This and that about pizza and pasta

„Never trust the lean Italian chef cook.“ – that is the title of the book from the slender Italian chef cook Massimo Bottura. Funny and surprising. With a spark in his eyes, he demolished the traditional names of cooking manuals. Of course, ideas rain from him, when he is creating recipes. And when he adds colour equilibrium to it, you suddenly don't know if the food belongs on a plate or in the famous Uffizi Gallery.

This is what the whole Italian cuisine is about, but also a part of it - pizza and pasta. It is incredibly diverse, beautiful to look at, with a strong tradition, but it does not prevent innovators from turning it upside down. And that's why it's getting richer and richer.

Spicy inspirations can also come handy to your pizzeria. When creating an original menu, but also for unconventional naming and presentation of the dishes. After all, there should always be a real commotion around the right Italian restaurant.

Become local. Meet the Italian "slow-food".

We didn't start with Massimo by accident. He has 3 Michelin stars, 2 Best Restaurant of the world titles and 1 glitter in the Netflix series, but mainly he comes from the Emilia-Romagna region. The area with cities such as Bologna, Modena and Rimini also has the nickname "Valley of Food". Tagliatelle, lasagne or tortellini are home here, and you will find the probably most legendary restaurant in Italy, Osteria Francescana here. The headquarters of the fast car manufacturers Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini are a non-gastronomic attraction. But in addition to all the "best-top-Wau", you will appreciate the strong culture of "slow-food" - a concept that is based on local food and traditional cooking. Try a strong local recipe in your restaurant that may make you globally known. And serve fresh novelty on fresh wooden acacia wood boards.

  • The acacia wood tray with a distinctive handle is ideal for serving any appetizers - ham, cheese, fruit or dips in small Flowl bowls. The acacia wood is characterized by high strength and long life - it is widely used to make garden furniture, bridges or various earthworks.

  • The acacia wood tray with a distinctive handle is ideal for serving any appetizers - ham, cheese, fruit or dips in small Flowl bowls. The acacia wood is characterized by high strength and long life - it is widely used to make garden furniture, bridges or various earthworks.

  • The acacia wood tray is ideal for serving any appetizers - ham, cheese, fruit or dips in small Flowl bowls. The tray has slightly raised edges, making it easy and graceful to handle. The acacia wood is characterized by high strength and long life - it is widely used to make garden furniture, bridges or various earthworks.

  • The acacia wood tray is ideal for serving any appetizers - nuts, fruit or dips in small Flowl bowls. The tray has slightly raised edges, making it easy and graceful to handle. The acacia wood is characterized by high strength and long life - it is widely used to make garden furniture, bridges or various earthworks.

  • The acacia wood tray is ideal for serving any appetizers - nuts, fruit or dips in small Flowl bowls. The tray has slightly raised edges, making it easy and graceful to handle. The acacia wood is characterized by high strength and long life - it is widely used to make garden furniture, bridges or various earthworks.

  • The acacia wood tray is tailor-made for unusual serving in the restaurant. Businesses love it. All you have to do is simply place a bowl of tasty food on it and place it on the tables for guests. We recommend matching the tray with Gaya Atelier bowls, but there are no limits to your imagination. The tray has slightly raised edges, making it easy and...

  • The acacia wood tray is tailor-made for unusual serving in the restaurant. Businesses love it. All you have to do is simply place a bowl of tasty food on it and place it on the tables for guests. We recommend matching the tray with Gaya Atelier bowls, as it has embedded spaces just for this series. Into one of them you can put bowl with a diameter of 21.5...

"Typical Italian food" does not exist

It is exactly that, what has happened to pasta with Bolognese sauce: they became world-famous. And "typical". It is less known that, for example, on the tagliatelle al ragù alla Bolognese, each family is said to have a different recipe. Maybe it's just an exaggerated legend. But it proves that there is nothing like "typical Italian food". Only the mentioned tortellini are filled with meat in Modena, a little further in Ferrara with pumpkin, in Parma and Piacenza with ricotta and herbs. The shape and size of the anollini depends on whether we are closer to Parma, where they are jokingly called life jackets, or closer to Piacenza, where they are crescent-shaped. Some use egg dough, some use green spinach dough, black cuttlefish dough or corn dough. In the south of the country the cuisine contains more vegetables, in the north more meat. And if we ended by naming only a few types of pasta like Fagiolini, Sachchetti, Fellini, Garganelli and Foglie, you might not even notice that we hid, as a test of attention, the name of director Federico Fellini in there, which, of course, does not belong there.

  • The porcelain pasta plate set with a diameter of 29 cm contains 4 plates. The universal design of white porcelain suits every interior. This product is suitable for commercial dishwashers as well as microwaves.

  • Pasta plate from the Hotel Inn Chic line is ideal for serving a variety of pasta and fresh salads. It has a diameter of 30 cm and is suitable for both dishwasher and microwave oven.

  • Pizza plate with elegant detail of annual rings is designed especially for facilities offering traditional Italian dishes. The plate has a diameter of 30.5 cm and is suitable for both dishwasher and microwave oven.

  • Gourmet deep plate from the Hotel Inn Chic line, with elegant detail of annual rings, is an ideal choice for modern gastronomic establishments where emphasis is not only on taste but also on the perfect plating - that is, the decoration of meals. The plate is suitable for example for serving desserts. Its outer diameter is 27 cm and the edge width is 6.7...

  • Terracota red pasta plate with a diameter of 35 cm from the Hotel Inn Chic line is designed primarily for facilities offering traditional Italian dishes. The hand-painted inner side makes it an inimitable original that gives the interiors of gastronomic facilities a unique atmosphere. The plate is dishwasher safe.

  • Blue Pizza Plate with a diameter of 35 cm from the Hotel Inn Chic line is designed primarily for facilities offering traditional Italian dishes. The hand-painted inner side makes it an inimitable original that gives the interiors of gastronomic facilities a unique atmosphere. The plate is dishwasher safe.

  • Gray pizza plate with a diameter of 35 cm from the Hotel Inn Chic line is designed primarily for traditional Italian dishes. The hand-painted inner side makes it an inimitable original that gives the interiors of gastronomic facilities a unique atmosphere. The plate is dishwasher safe.

  • Pizza plate with a diameter of 35 cm from the Hotel Inn Chic line is designed primarily to serve traditional Italian dishes. Thanks to its simple design, it fits into all types of interiors, whether modern or classic. The plate is dishwasher safe.

  • Terracota red pasta plate with a diameter of 30 cm from the Hotel Inn Chic line is intended for serving pasta. Each piece is original thanks to the hand-painted inner side. This modern design and interesting raised edge offers a wide range of applications. For example, for vegetable and fruit salads, mussels on wine or variations of molecular cuisine. The...

  • Blue Pasta Plate with a diameter of 30 cm from the Hotel Inn Chic line is intended for serving pasta. Each piece is original thanks to the hand-painted inner side. This modern design and interesting raised edge offers a wide range of applications. For example, for vegetable and fruit salads, mussels on wine or variations of molecular cuisine. The plate is...

  • Gray pasta plate with a diameter of 30 cm from the Hotel Inn Chic line is intended for serving pasta. Each piece is an original thanks to the hand-painted inner side. This modern design and interesting raised edge offers a wide range of applications. For example, for vegetable and fruit salads, mussels on wine or variations of molecular cuisine. The plate...

  • Pasta plate with a diameter of 30 cm from the Hotel Inn Chic line is intended for serving pasta. Modern design and an interesting raised edge offer a wide range of applications. For example, for vegetable and fruit salads, mussels on wine or variations of molecular cuisine. The plate is dishwasher safe.

  • Set of porcelain pizza plates from Basic line. It consists of 4 pieces. The universal look of white porcelain blends in with any interior. It is suitable for dishwasher as well as for microwave oven.

  • Set of porcelain pasta plates from the Basic line with a diameter of 29 cm. It consists of 4 pieces. The versatile look of white porcelain blends in with any interior. It is suitable for dishwasher as well as for microwave oven.

  • Elegant design and premium material - that is the pasta plate from Premium Platinum line, with a diameter of 25 cm. The products of this line were made from high quality Bone China porcelain. The porcelain is extremely light and has an ivory color shade. Although it looks fragile, it is very resistant not only to chipping or scraping, but also to breakage...

  • Elegant design and premium material - that is the pasta plate from Premium Platinum line, with a diameter of 29 cm. The products of this line were made from high quality Bone China porcelain. The porcelain is extremely light and has an ivory color shade. Although it looks fragile, it is very resistant not only to chipping or scraping, but also to breakage...

  • White porcelain plate Lunasol has a diameter of 25 cm. The plate is designed for serving of pasta. This product is suitable for industrial dishwashers.

  • White porcelain plate Lunasol has a diameter of 29 cm. The plate is designed for serving of pasta. This product is suitable for industrial dishwashers.

  • White flat plate Hotel Inn Lunasol has a diameter of 32 cm and it is designed for serving pizza. The plate is suitable for industrial dishwasher.

Pizza decadence

We will not put you to the obvious that pizza also varies by region. It has various ingredients and methods of preparation. We also know about Bianca, Calzone, Sfincione. Let's look at the bigger extremes like the American "pizzaburger" or the Quebec "pizza-ghettos" and try to answer if it's still a pizza. Have you created better news in your restaurant? For example, is your pizza thicker? Help the guests slicing it with the knife by Lunasol.

The mouth is your palette. Plate your canvas.

After a crunchy pizza or a complete menu with pasta and "second", you will enjoy a dessert. But also, a smile. In Osteria Francescana, for example, they called their dessert "Oops! My lemon cake has fallen over." And yes, it looks like a lemon cake fallen to the ground. But, also as an abstract image full of yellow energy. With it, you will realize that food does not only have to be about a variety of flavours, but also about a visual adventure or a surprising metaphor. Why not start by serving the next dessert on an interesting perforated plate Flow?

Nothing is thrown away!

Trying not to waste food is natural. They went further along that path in Italy. They will introduce you a serious recipe for pasta made from kitchen "garbage". More precisely, from the things that the average chef throws away. The breadcrumbs are used to make Passatelli pasta, potato and onion peels for the broth to be topped over.

Pizza and pasta are known for their simple preparation. Simplify it when serving, lest you have a spaghetti western - choose quality porcelain, cutlery and accessories from us. In addition, a nice place setting design will help cultivate a high dining culture in your restaurant. We must not forget that every crisis begins with a crisis of culture and, conversely, a strong culture creates strong people.


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