SANTO PALATO OPENS NEW LOCATION IN ROME AND ARRIVES IN MADRID WITH IN RESIDENCE SESSIONS BY RIOJA IN SEPTEMBER
- Santo Palato, Sarah Cicolini’s modern trattoria, opens this Thursday 27 March in a new location: via Gallia 28, very close to Porta Metronia, in Rome.
- The Italian chef will also participate this year in the ninth edition of ‘In Residence Sessions by Rioja’ in Madrid, from 17 to 21 September.
- In its new location and with a modern and warm design, Santo Palato maintains the philosophy and concept of a contemporary trattoria where traditional dishes shine again thanks to a meticulous research of ingredients and new techniques, paired with the best natural wines from Italy and Europe.
- Cicolini’s cuisine is expressive, focused on the chef’s origins and based on the careful selection of raw materials and a zero waste philosophy.
Rome, Monday 24 March – Santo Palato, Sarah Cicolini’s modern trattoria, opens this Thursday 27 March in a new location: via Gallia 28, very close to Porta Metronia, in Rome. The Italian chef will also participate this year in the ninth edition of ‘In Residence Sessions by Rioja’ in Madrid, from 17 to 21 September.
Born in 1988 in Abruzzo, Sarah Cicolini is one of the most important personalities in the reinvention of Italian cuisine. She previously worked in other prominent restaurants in the capital, including Metamorfosi – Roy Cáceres’ restaurant – where she met her current sous chef, Mattia Bazzurri, a Roman and yeast expert. He opened Santo Palato eight years ago, which immediately positioned itself as one of the trend-setting restaurants in the Italian city.
In its new location and with a modern and warm design, Santo Palato maintains the philosophy and concept of a contemporary trattoria where traditional dishes, such as carbonara or oxtail meatball, shine again thanks to a meticulous research of ingredients and new techniques, paired with the best natural wines from Italy and Europe. The chef has not yet revealed the new menu, which will be shared with the first customers from next Thursday.
For Sarah Cicolini, «more working space means more opportunities for our team to create new experiences with the ingredients we love so much, such as whole sheep, lamb, pork and vegetables», and she adds: «We have a religion that is respect for the ingredients of the places that inspire us. For me, those places are Abruzzo, the region I come from, and Lazio, the region that adopted me.
The New York Times reviewed the restaurant shortly after it opened, saying: «Cicolini does not force the evolution of classics from his small kitchen. Rather, her menu is quite traditional, and she knows how to extract intense flavours from the best local ingredients with restrained techniques, a rarity among Rome’s young chefs’.
Santo Palato recovers and updates traditional recipes from central Italy. Cicolini’s cuisine is expressive, focused on the chef’s origins and based on the careful selection of raw materials and a zero waste philosophy.
Since 2023 Cicolini also leads the Avanvera project, a wine bar where her gastronomic philosophy is expressed in funky dishes and small bites that pair perfectly with incredible natural wines.
The Italian chef will also participate this year in the ninth edition of ‘In Residence Sessions by Rioja’ in Madrid, from 17 to 21 September. The sessions will take place at the Semilla Food Studio, located at Calle José Ortega y Gasset 67, in the Salamanca district of Madrid. Since 2024, In Residence has adopted a more casual format, with pop-ups over several days and a year-round programme, with Rioja as the main sponsor. Last year, chefs from all over Europe and the United States were the stars of the calendar, bringing to Madrid Michelin proposals from the United States, with chef Tim Flores and Genie Kwon from Kasama restaurant in Chicago or Ivan Orkin from Ivan Ramen in NYC; Osip restaurant (UK), or chef Nicolai Norregaard from Kadeau (Copenhagen). This year, Le Doyenné restaurant (France) will also take part in the series in May.
Address
Via Gallia 28
00183 Roma
Opening days and hours
Monday to Saturday 12:30h -15h and from 19:30h – 23h
Sunday 12:30h -15h
www.santopalatoroma.it
In Residence Sessions by Rioja Bookings
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