7 Articles found for “Bresca”

“I’ll never forget—11:04 a.m., I was parking my car right down the street and I got the phone call,” executive chef/owner Ryan Ratino recalls of when his D.C.-based restaurant received its first MICHELIN star.

We get the world's most celebrated chefs to spill what it was like when they got their first Michelin stars.

The chef behind One MICHELIN Star Bresca and Two MICHELIN Stars Jônt dishes on his favorite spots around town.

Love the deli classic pastrami on rye sandwich? Try an innovative vegetarian version from Bresca in Washington, D.C.

From the Cantieri Riva boatyard to roads that wind their way through vineyards and historic villages, the region between Brescia and Lake Iseo celebrates the past, present and future of cars and boats alike. Here, you’ll find centres of excellence and extraordinarily scenic routes, many of which are dotted with top-quality Michelin-starred restaurants.

Not only is the Franciacorta region home to excellent food and wine, beautiful vineyards and charming tourist sights dotted between Brescia and the shores of Lake Iseo, it also boasts a rich artistic heritage and a vibrant arts and crafts tradition. Let’s explore the region together!

It has been suggested that the unusual name of this region lying between Brescia and Lake Iseo is a reference to France (Francia in Italian), although another interpretation favours the idea that the area was once a corte franca, or a free zone exempt from the payment of taxes to the monks who cultivated the land here.