After months of staying in due to the ravages of COVID-19, Chaîne members were eager to celebrate the end of Bangkok restaurant restrictions. Therefore a splashy return to an old Bailliage favourite was planned: ‘Truffle night’ at Italian stalwart Gianni Ristorante helmed by local legend Gianni Favro. “Gianni’s” has served top-notch Italian food to discerning Bangkok diners for more than two decades with the help of a brigade of excellent cooks and servers.

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Battuta of Fassona beef
vacche rosse Parmesan, white truffle
Lugana Brolettino 2017 - Ca Dei Frati

Riccota, spinach, organic egg filled parcels
sage-flavoured beurre noisette, white truffle
Terlaner 2019 - Cantina di Terlano

Roast meat filled agnolotti “del Plin”
roast pan juice sauce, white truffle
Dolcetto d’Alba 2018 - Giuseppe Mascarello

Barbary duck pan-seared breast and foie gras
black fig sauce, winter black truffle
Barolo Villero 2016 - Brovia (Magnum)

Tartufo gelato
moscato sabayon, hazelnuts brittle
Tasca d’Almerita 2018 - Tenuta Capofaro

Coffee, teas
Petits fours

On this night, Gianni sought to highlight the subtle charms of the white truffle with a thoughtful menu that included a mouth-watering “battuta” of Fassona beef; not one, but two pastas: a crowd-pleasing ravioli stuffed with ricotta, spinach and egg; agnolotti filled with roast meats. All garlanded with a generous shower of the aromatic tuber. A well-selected series of wines rounded out the festive evening.

What a return to dining in person indeed!

Chawadee Nualkhair
Chargée de Presse