The kitchen led by chef Jefferson Rueda has reached the world top 10; carioca Oteque was among the 50 best
Casa do Porco, in the center of São Paulo, was voted one of the best restaurants in the world by the ranking The 50 best in the world restaurants Monday evening (18). A sort of Oscar of gastronomy, the award took place in London, had actor Stanley Tucci as master of ceremonies and was promoted by the British magazine Restaurant based on a survey that involved chefs, gourmands, critics and restaurateurs of Worldwide. In the 2022 edition, the speech led by chefs Jefferson and Janaína Rueda reached 7th position. In 2021 he ranked 17th, and in 2019, when he debuted in the charts, he ranked 39th.
As the name suggests, the restaurant has pork as its protagonist. From muzzle to tail, all parts of the animal are used in rustic or more imaginative recipes. The proposal is to show the versatility of meat preparations: sushi double chin (R $ 43), seasoned double chin (R $ 49), head sausage (R $ 49), crackling bacon (R $ 49), breaded loin (R $ 49) $ 49). 96) and even roasted for six hours on a barbecue under the eyes of customers. This latter recipe, called “Porco Sanzé”, can be ordered separately for R $ 84.
But vegetables also have their place at the table. Since 2020, the restaurant is stocked with organic vegetables grown on a rural property owned by chef Rueda in São José do Rio Pardo, the “Sítio Rueda”. In addition, the tasting menu “Da Roça para o Centro” (R $ 220), signed by an all-female team led by Janaína Rueda, won a 100% vegetarian version, where the house classics such as the pork tartare, the double chin sushi and crackling bacon are prepared respectively with turnip, mushrooms and ricotta.
The prices, as you may have noticed, are reasonable. This is one of the factors that make Casa do Porco one of the most sought after addresses in the capital of São Paulo: anyone who has not booked a table in advance via the website is served on a first come, first served basis and the wait can take hours . In a hurry, a small restaurant window sells food to be consumed on the sidewalk. The main order is the roast pork sandwich (R $ 36), also in a vegetarian and vegan version, accompanied by a portion of “porcopoca” (R $ 28), pork rind fried in very hot oil.
A three-minute walk from Casa do Porco, on the corner of Rua Bento Freitas and Rua Epitácio Pessoa, are two other Jefferson Rueda addresses. or hot pork sells hot dogs with 100% free-range pork sausage or tofu and mushrooms, which also include milk bread, tomato and apple ketchup, lemon mayonnaise, and locally made fermented tucupi mustard (R $ 34). To accompany it, pork, chips and pork croquettes cost R $ 16 each. the neighbor next door, downtown ice cream parlor concludes the meal with ice cream in a cone made from natural products and without preservatives, so that tastes change every season (from R $ 15).
Brazilians in the top 100
Installed in an old building in the Botafogo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, the Oteque restaurant has also entered the list of The 50 best in the world restaurants occupying the 47th position. Led by Alberto Landgraf, he works on the tasting menu system (R $ 690), which varies according to the seasonality of the ingredients and has been praised by the award evaluators for being a “minimalist cuisine”. The house has climbed twenty places from last year, when it was ranked 67th.
In the complete ranking, which lists the 100 best restaurants in the world, there are four other Brazilians. In Sao Paulo, Alex Atala’s DOM was in 58th place (R $ 690 for the tasting menu), Evvai by Luiz Filipe Souza in 67th (R $ 611) and Maní by Helena Rizzo in 96th (R $ 580). In Rio de Janeiro, Lasai of chefs Rafa Costa and Silva and Malena Cardiel peaked at 78th position (R $ 825).
The 50 best restaurants in the world
the first place of The 50 best in the world restaurants he stayed with the Danish Geranium, in Copenhagen. Peruvian Central, in Lima, finished second, followed by Disfrutar in Barcelona. See the full list of the best restaurants in the world in 2022:
1. Geranium – Copenhagen, Denmark
2. Central – Lima, Peru
3. Enjoy – Barcelona, Spain
4. Diverxo – Madrid, Spain
5. Pujol – Mexico City, Mexico
6. Asador Etxebarri – Atxondo, Spain
7. Casa do Porco – San Paolo, Brazil
8. Lido 84 – Gardone Riviera, Italy
9. Quintonil – Mexico City, Mexico
10. Le Calandre – Rubano, Italy
11. Maido – Lima, Peru
12. Uliassi – Senigallia, Italy
13. Steirereck – Vienna, Austria
14. Don Julio – Buenos Aires, Argentina
15. Reale – Castel di Sangro, Italy
16. Elkano – Getaria, Spain
17. Nobelhart & Schmutzig – Berlin, Spain
18. Alchemist – Copenhagen, Denmark
19. Piazza Duomo – Alba, Italy
20. Den – Tokyo, Japan
21. Mugaritz – San Sebastián, Spain
22. Septime – Paris, France
23. The Jane – Antwerp, Belgium
24. The President – Hong Kong
25. Frantzén – Stockholm, Sweden
26. Tim Raue – Berlin, Germany
27. Hof Van Cleve – Kruishoutem, Belgium
28. Le Clarence – Paris, France
29. S. Hubertus – San Cassiano, Italy
30. Florilège – Tokyo, Japan
31. Arpège – Paris, France
32. Mayta – Lima, Peru
33. Photo of Atomix – New York, United States
34. Hiša Franko – Kobarid, Slovenia
35. The Cove Club – London, England
36. Odette – Singapore
37. Fyn – Cape Town, South Africa
38. Jordanaer – Copenhagen, Denmark
39. Sorn – Bangkok, Thailand
40. Schauenstein Castle – Fürstenau, Switzerland
41. Photo of La Cime – Osaka, Japan
42. Quique Dacosta – Denia, Spain
43. Borago – Santiago, Chile
44. Photo of Le Bernardin – New York, United States
45. Narisawa – Tokyo, Japan
46. Belcanto – Lisbon, Portugal
47. Oteque – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
48. Leo – Bogotá, Colombia
49. Ikoyi – London, England
50. SingleThread – Healdsburg, United States
Source: Terra
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