Carnivere In Parma

05/04/2025: The Michelin guide would give the rating “this restaurant is worth taking a detour”. Lots of Italian regulars. Reservations are recommended. Tip: polenta strips as a starter.

02/04/2025: Traveling along the Via Emilia between Alseno (Pc) and Fidenza (Pr), you come across a sign indicating Fornio km 2, a small hamlet with a few houses, the church, the cemetery and the Fornio tavern. A building entirely in exposed brick. Inside there is a welcoming decor, with an ancient and rustic flavor and with the kitchen in plain sight. At table service, the young Lorenzo is the master, friendly and self-confident who recommends the best traditional Emilian dishes prepared in the kitchen by his mother, a chef of undoubted quality, ability and modernity in preparing the best dishes of the area which he renews from season to season. In this atmosphere that smells of home, we start with the appetizers, the typical local cured meats: pancetta, salami, raw ham, culatello and coppa, all accompanied by fried polenta sticks that take me back to a now distant past when my grandmother first prepared them for me exactly the same and then my mother. Subsequently we move on to the pasta first courses, all homemade, from tagliolini to mezze sleeves, true delights but not to overlook the others which all deserve a taste. You are spoiled for choice!! With notable variety and abundance, we approach the latter. All worthy of note, soft, tasty meats served with perfect cooking, you would be wrong not to enjoy them. And finally, if you're not full yet, you can't miss one of the desserts, also diligently prepared by the chef. True delights for the eyes and the palate. A binge of creams, ice creams and other delicacies. If you love flavours, peasant and local tastes of the past, this is your place, you will not be disappointed!!