11-08-2013
Crispy Italian mackerel with vegetables in scabece by Flavio Costa, ex Arco Antico in Savona now at the helm of 21punto9 (named after his twin daughters’ birthdate) in Albissola Marina (Savona), tel. +39.019.4004543. Lecturer at Alma, Costa is one of the most talented chefs in Liguria
Flavio Costa closed his experience at Arco Antico in Savona which had him stand out as one of the best chefs in Liguria and moved to Albissola Marina, where he has opened a new restaurant. It is called 21punto9. The location is beautiful: there’s an elegant room and a terrace on the top floor overlooking the sea even though in between there’s the horrible Via Aurelia which is not quite a serene oasis. However, a project to create Via Aurelia Bis is already being implemented and will deviate most of the traffic away, giving the village the serenity that is today missing.
Costa’s cuisine is inspired of course by his territory, and by the way we should remind that the chef is also a lecturer and ambassador of his territory at Alma in Colorno. Just like at Arco Antico, there’s no real à la carte menu: there are various tasting menus, starting from 40 euros, but the guests can even pick different dishes and create a tailor-made tasting-menu. You can also match each menu with a given range of wines, and enjoy a turnkey dinner.
Milk salted cod, peas and beans
We tasted the seaside tasting menu and the contemporary traditional menu. Among the others, we mention Small octopus and potatoes or the Trombetta courgette cream, with squids and their ink and lemon candied zest (delicious). And then we need to mention the Salted codfish with peas and broad beans (extra delicious). Even the blue lobster with Albenga purple asparagus and Béarnaise sauce was excellent (and very delicate). The Fresh chitarra spaghetti with sea food were full of flavour and the Catch of the day with sprouts, champagne and a sauce made with black truffle wasn’t bad either.
Flavio Costa, from Savona, 43 years old
21punto9 Corso Bigliati, 70 Albissola Marina (Savona) +39.019.4004543 Closed the entire day on Thursdays and at lunchtime on Fridays Tasting menus from 40 to 80 euros
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