La Lanterna In Vitorchiano

16/11/2024: A special Sunday, visiting the dying city, but we arrive late and the pangs of hunger are felt Quick look on social media, mmmmh, “Il Bocconcino”, in the name of omen? a quick phone call and we manage to book, we will arrive at 2.00 pm, no problem, we are waiting for you having arrived in Bagnoregio, after a quick reconnaissance tour I find a corner and park the place is very nice, sober in its furnishings with tavern tables and chairs, the white tablecloths set crookedly, small but captivating the menu is not the usual 10 pages, which means that attention is paid to seasonality, 4 first and 4 second courses, 2 vegetarian options, as well as 3 side vegetables, 4 also the choices of desserts it's already late, so we speed up the order and taste the Cappuccino with truffle, egg, potatoes and crumbs together, in the meantime two croutons arrive as the house entrée, with sausage and livers, very nice and tasty Then comes the cappuccino, beautifully presented, it looks like a real cappuccino, served in a large cup, very good with the egg that binds and amalgamates the flavors of the potatoes, the truffle and the crumbs give it that crunch that doesn't hurt We also chose the first courses, I will take an off-menu first course which is intriguingly proposed to me by the waiter, fettuccine with ancient chicken giblets sauce and my wife ricotta and spinach gnocchi with roasted datterini tomatoes and crunchy chopped bacon The pasta is strictly handmade and I discover with pleasure, finding the colurgionis and seadas on the menu that the eclectic Chef is Sardinian The first courses are excellent, the fettuccine rich in grandmother's ancient flavours, full of rich meat sauce, fragrant and tasty with fifth quarter, my favorite The soft and tasty gnocchi embellished with roasted datterini tomatoes and made precious in taste by the crunchy bacon made into grains Even for the wine we refer to the flavors of Sardinia for which a pure white Vermentino Terre Fenicie, served cold in its glassette The second courses arrive: a beautiful Angus enrecote with caramelized red Tropea onion, naturally rare, cooked to perfection, very tender and flattering with its caramelized onions and aubergine meatballs with roasted cherry tomato sauce and flavored with aromatic herbs, soft and tasty Finally, how can you miss the Seadas in a Sardinian restaurant; mine with strawberry tree honey and my wife's with wildflower, both delicious, but the strawberry tree that I love gives it that extra boost Big compliments to the Chef with whom we spoke at the time of the bill, very kind and nice See you next time to try the culurgionis!