The award-winning chef merges Italian tradition with modern technique at his first Gulf Coast restaurant, located in Saltleaf on Estero Bay.
The signature lasagna alla piastra at the new Acqua Bistecca, at Saltleaf on Estero Bay in Estero, begins with the red sauce classic and turns it on its head. Gone are the stacked layers, replaced by concentric circles of supple housemade pasta cradling crumbles of spiced sausage, bits of Swiss chard and creamy béchamel. It’s seared on a flat-top grill until the spiral turns golden and crisp, then nestled into a pool of roasted pepper marinara.