Despite being located almost 200 kilometers Belo Horizonte the Tragaluz It is constant name in Best restaurants in Brazil . With 25 years of history and working in a renovated house with almost 300 years, the establishment has always found some resistance to leaving the little Tiradentes, an important gastronomic destination in the country.
The restaurant was one of the first to cover the traditional mining gastronomy with contemporary elements. The jiló, canjiquinha, pork and guava Smudge gained prominence in the preparations, served in English dishes next to crystal cups and linen napkins. The simple raised to the sophisticated.
AND How to bring this essence to other squares? Despite this, the idea of ​​leaving the domains of the Serra de São José has been around for a long time. The way was to create a younger brother of the restaurant, to carry his DNA but with a own identity. “We understand that Tragaluz has its own operational complexity, for its history and the unique ambience it offers. This led us to draw a more fluid format, with greater replication capacity and adaptation to different contexts,” explains the partner Pedro Navarro .
Thus was born the laga. And already in double dose. Since February, the restaurant has been operating in Tiradentes – in a colonial property almost in front of Tragaluz, on Rua right – and Second Unit opens on May 1st In the fourth floor of Diamond Mall, in Belo Horizonte. Despite being printed, literally backwards, in the word tragaluz, lagar is the place where the fruit is squeezed: the grape turns into wine and the olive in olive oil. From this concept was designed the entire gastronomic motto of the house.
The kitchen, signed by the chef Felipe Rameh with stints on the starring Mugaritz (Basque Country), Le Chalet de La Forret (Brussels) and Dom (Sao Paulo)it’s clean. Without makeup. By removing the excesses, Felipe enhances what each ingredient has best. This reflects careful curatorship and an applied technique with respect, to extract the maximum taste and identity of the elements.
The recipes are inspired by producing regions of wine and olive oil around the world, such as Portugal, Spain, Lebanon and Greece. Minas has not been forgotten either and is punctuated in several creations. The traceability of the ingredients is part of the chef’s philosophy, which seeks to value all those involved in the process, from field to table. “The burrata we serve is an example of this. It is an Italian delicacy, made by an Italian who resides in Minas Gerais, and is served with grape confit in mining wine, finished with olive oil as well. A true tribute to simplicity and sophistication of gastronomic traditions,” says Felipe.
In the main category, sea and mountain rice is a combination of short -grain -toasted rice in the pan and cooked in seafood and pork, finished with octopus, sausage, green vegetables and spicy aioli (R $ 169). To honor Tragaluz, came from his menu four great classics of the house: the painted, paio and spices, finished with chicken d’Angola confit, angu tile and micro sprouts (R $ 164); The lasagna, prepared with oxtail and rib, pomodoro, fresh cream, Parmesan, Roti and Pesto (R $ 98).
The other two recipes chosen are among the desserts. Of course, it could not be outside the most famous of them – even being cited in the New York Times newspaper as one of the great symbols of mining gastronomy – Guava Tragaluz pressed guava in cashews, chips in butter, served with creamy cheese and guava ice cream (R $ 59). And the slightly burnt dulce de leche with nutroffin of walnuts, half -cure canasta cheese and cheese ice cream (R $ 49).
Overall, Lagar is a restaurant that features classic dishes with a hint of innovation. It brings the mining soul full of tradition, while flirting with the contemporary, new ways of doing and different cultures. It is a traveled Mineirinho.
LAGAR TRAGALUZ DIAMONDMALL: Av. Olegário Maciel, 1600, Santo Agostinho, Belo Horizonte-MG / Tel.: (32) 99924-1035 / Opening hours: Lunch, every day, from 12h to 15h and Café Winebar from 15h to 18h / dinner: from 19h to 23h, Monday to Saturday, and Sunday and holidays, from 19h to 22h.
Tragaluz Tiradentes : 55 Right Street, Tiradentes-MG / Tel.: (32) 99924-1035 / Opening hours: Thursday, from 19h to 23h; Friday and Saturday, from 12h to 00h; and Sunday from 12h to 16h.
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