Try truffles and morels in Chennai, with ETC’s quirky Italian menu
The HinduAble was I ere I saw Elba. A meal at newly-launched Elba Trading Company, which goes by ETC, in Alwarpet, will however quickly replace images of Napoleonic exile with the warm, fuzzy comfort that comes from a bowl of well-made pasta. ETC aims to remedy that by offering freshly made spaghetti, tortellini, ravioli and more, tossed together with classic Italian ingredients, all flown in to maintain authenticity. The menu is eclectic, hinging on classics, but also introducing an array of bright flavours, from a beetroot carpaccio studded with piquant green peppercorns to their stellar stracciatella caprese, a creamy addictive subversion of the conventional salad starring mozzarella curds vibrant with arugula, cherry tomatoes and a drizzle of treacly balsamic vinegar. The kitchen also has some fun with the menu — there is a prawn caramelle featuring prawns in neat candy wrappers, made of pasta sheets, in a sweet-savoury mascarpone sauce.
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