Grano Montana
In downtown Hamilton, Grano is an Italian restaurant whose name – taken from the Italian word for wheat – signals a marked attention to grain and dough. Chef-owner Brandon Dearden, for whom Grano is a second venture after his tenure at Ember, has fashioned a menu of pizza, pastas and classic plates such as Chicken Marsala and tiramisu, with Montana wheat placed at the heart of the kitchen’s thinking. The interior is quietly elemental – piles of wood beneath the counter and an atmosphere that privileges proximity to the cookery – and Dearden’s hands-on presence at the pass is part of the experience. The result is an assured, ingredient-led interpretation of Italian food that trusts simple technique and direct contact between kitchen and table.
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