18/08/2024: Willingness to dish
In the simplicity of the geometric shape of the Tondo, a series of ideas and references are hidden which cascade, upon entering this restaurant, generating that famous stream of consciousness that Joyce masterfully described in his novels.
Neglecting the Ephemeris of Granatelli's Prince (which, to force philology, leads us to the somewhat rounded orbits), the first thought that comes to me, coming from via Wagner, is a reference to Visconti's Ludwig (perhaps because of the Leopard that always hovers among the streets of Sicily?) and to the experimental concept of listening to music which included the orchestra in the center and the listeners forming a circle around it.
Or, even if far away and opposed in these parts, Etna has a round crater... and around that round Nerello Mascalese, Carricante, Viognier and other vines are grown which end up in our round glasses in this restaurant.
But how round is the orange based on the Amaro Amara that accompanies the cannoli which are round if seen in frontal perspective.
And when you see the oven at the back of the room, how can you not think of the soft round of the splendid pizzas that land softly on our tables.
How round are the plates filled with spaghetti and clams with a snowfall of fresh mullet bottarga.
And we were there in circles, listening and enjoying the symphonies that the sea returns from those flat circles, a bit like the spectators in that Bavarian Castle where Wagner resounded.
And a final thought goes to my intellectual circle around Wagner, where for a while that giant Nietzsche resided with his eternal return of the same, who I necessarily imagine to be round, and to the impostors of his sister and brother-in-law who published posthumously the "Will to Power", which today we would label as fake.
But when we are in Palermo for work and we decide to go to lunch, this flow is triggered, but above all the "Will for Dish" is triggered and to satisfy it we usually come to this very nice restaurant, so if it bothers you to listen to Wagner, read Nietzsche or Joyce or Granatelli's almanacs of the Prince, listen to me: come and eat here.
13/08/2024: The products are of high quality, the prices are a little high but average for Palermo, the owner is very kind
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