Gran Fausto
Pictures

The lake, the table, the house

Photographs of the restaurant, of the harbour at Portese, and of what comes out of the kitchen.

The lake and the harbour

From a moored boat: the harbour and the restaurant on the waterfront.
A dish served at the table, with the harbour and the boats behind.
Two guests at a terrace table with a pizza, facing the harbour.
The harbour at dusk, the “ristorante · pizzeria” sign above the terrace.
The harbour at night, masts and lights on the water.
Waves on the stony shore, with the green coast and the mountains behind.
The lakeside at sunset, with moored boats and cypresses.
Turquoise water and waves against the rocks, with the village on the hillside.
Sunset over the pebble beach, pink sky above the lake.

The table

A pizza inside the wood-fired oven, embers at the back.
A pan of seafood: mussels, clams, prawns and scallops.
A pizza with prosciutto crudo, rocket and shavings of grana.
Burrata with cherry tomatoes.
A sweet fruit pizza, peaches, kiwi and strawberries laid out in a circle.
A mixed grill of fish on a platter: prawns, fillets and lemon.
A pizza with rosettes of cured meat, burrata and pesto.
Mixed fried seafood with squid rings, prawns, chips and sauce.
Caprese: mozzarella, tomato and basil.
Cuttlefish with grilled tomato and herb oil.
Langoustines and prawns with toasted slices, on a decorated plate.

The house and the people in it

Two people in the kitchen with a pan of mussels just off the stove.
On the counter: sacks of flour, the scales, balls of dough, eggs and mozzarella.
A couple in the dining room, in front of the windows looking onto the lake.
The pizzaiolo throwing the dough into the air.
The cook at a table by the lake, with a pizza, a starter and a bottle of wine.
A large pizza held up in the dining room, with the tables busy behind.
A heart-shaped pizza with cherry tomatoes, in front of the blue kitchen tiles.
The kitchen brigade behind the counter, with two trays of seafood.