📝 Restaurant:Scena di Angelo Italian Restaurant
📍 Location: 52nd Floor, The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong
Michelin-starred Chef Angelo Aglianó has crafted a brand-new summer tasting menu for Scena di Angelo at The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong. Hailing from Sicily, Chef Aglianó is renowned for his expertise in Mediterranean seafood flavors. This Chef’s Table draws inspiration from his hometown’s terroir and childhood taste memories, transforming sea breezes and sunshine into a five-course, five-wine summer culinary journey.
🦞 Boston Lobster with Green Asparagus and Caviar × Franciacorta Sparkling Wine
Delicate lobster meat pairs with green asparagus and caviar, enhanced by capers and preserved lemon for a burst of freshness. A sip of Ca’ del Bosco’s Franciacorta, with its bottle-fermented yeast aromas and crisp bubbles, evokes a coastline awakening at dawn.
🍝 Sea Urchin Busiate Pasta × Sicilian Chardonnay
Hand-rolled busiate pasta captures the rich, briny essence of Hokkaido sea urchin, balanced by a hint of wasabi. Paired with Planeta’s barrel-aged Chardonnay from Sicily, its ripe fruit, oak, and mineral notes intertwine seamlessly.
🦐 Scampi & White Asparagus Velouté × Ornellaia White Blend
A silky white asparagus velouté complements the savory depth of air-dried fish roe and sun-dried tomatoes. Poggio alle Gazze dell’Ornellaia, a Sauvignon Blanc-led blend with Viognier and Vermentino, brings herbaceous and citrus-pep freshness.
🥩 New Zealand Lamb Chop with Eggplant Purée × Valpolicella Amarone
Eggplant purée and Moroccan-spiced stewed eggplant highlight the lamb’s rich layers. Paired with Valpolicella’s Amarone, aged after 90 days of air-drying, its full-bodied intensity, dried fruit, and spice linger long. The lamb is perfectly tender with no gaminess.
🍨 Raspberry-Vanilla Yogurt Gelato × Ruffino Vin Santo
Silky yogurt gelato and vanilla panna cotta blend sweet and tangy notes. Ruffino’s Vin Santo, crafted from grapes air-dried for three years and aged in small oak barrels, delivers a rounded finish of honey, hazelnut, and oak.
⭐️ Highlight 1: Chef Aglianó preserves authentic Sicilian flavors while incorporating subtle Eastern elements, creating dishes that are rich yet never heavy. The wine pairings are among the most harmonious I’ve experienced recently—enhancing, not overpowering, the food. Each course and wine is a terroir-driven collaboration between chef and sommelier, a love letter to summer from Scena di Angelo.
⭐️ Highlight 2: The views from The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong, are breathtaking. Dining at Scena offers an intimate, crowd-free experience—time it right, and you can even catch the Oriental Pearl Tower’s blue-hour glow!
