‘The excellences of Esselunga’: this is the name of the new store of the well-known supermarket, opened in the very central Via Spadari, in Milan, where famous windows of ‘made in Italy’ taste are concentrated. In the store, the large-scale distribution group will offer the best specialties focusing on gastronomy and pastry. The mini supermarket will open on June 26 and looks a lot like a high fashion boutique but dedicated to food.
After having successfully experimented with the temporary store of the pastry shop Elisenda at Christmas 2021, long Sproducer as well as retailer, he returns a stone’s throw from the Duomo of the Lombard capital “with a larger shop and a new format, which presents the best of its products in a ‘neighborhood shop’, in a welcoming atmosphere where the quality of the products is combined with the care of the service built around the customer “, explains a note.
The gastronomy offers a selection of exclusive products enriched by the self-service display of the ‘Esselunga Kitchen’ line, a brand created to identify the ready meals proposal. The line was born from a tradition of over 30 years, when the company began to create its own dishes in the kitchen of its productions in Limito di Pioltello. A wide choice of over 200 recipes, available in rotation according to the season, prepared by expert chefs, every day like at home. Each recipe is the result of a long study that starts from its origins and follows the evolution over time, in the continuous search for the best ingredients to meet the most demanding palates.
“The assortment – explains the company note – ranges from the great classics of Italian regional traditions such as lasagna, cannelloni, gnocchi alla romana, pizzoccheri, eggplant parmigiana, to popular recipes from around the world including cous cous , paella, Indian samosa, hummus or burritos, passing to proposals that combine balance and taste with vegetarian novelties, wholemeal and fiber-rich dishes, up to hot rotisserie with delicacies prepared on the spit and in the oven several times a day to always guarantee maximum freshness. There will also be sushi, tartare, pokè, fresh bread and scones with a selection of wines to combine with purchases. The pastry shop with cafeteria is a space reserved for Elisenda, born in collaboration with the starred restaurant Da Vittorio of the Cerea brothers. The shop, which will be open from Wednesday, also provides a booking service with home delivery “.
“The area dedicated to gastronomy leads to the space reserved for Elisenda, the pastry shop in Esselunga – continues the press release – created in collaboration with the starred restaurant Da Vittorio of the Cerea brothers. The attention to detail, the creativity of the pastry chefs and raw materials refined are the distinctive elements of Elisenda, which offers a wide variety of cakes, mini pastries and desserts such as tiramisu, profiterole and zuppa inglese, and, on the occasion of holidays, traditional desserts such as panettone and veneziana, packed in elegant milk “.
