A dinner with strangers at the table, a set menu, a scheduled time, and a reservation required. Nothing could be more contemporary, one might say. But there is a delicious historical detail: the scene described took place in Rio de Janeiro in the early nineteenth century.

Falamos da boa e tradicional carne assada preparada com o peito bovino. É assim que o padeiro Rafa Brito (@theslowbaker) faz a sua suculenta homenagem aos assados que remetem à influência inglesa no Rio, na primeira metade do século XIX - usualmente preparados em fornos profissionais de padaria ante

Cultivated by Indigenous peoples and once part of Brazil’s colonial cuisine, mangarito returns to Angá Ateliê Culinário (@angaatelieculinario) every winter to celebrate the backyard cooking that defines this Petrópolis restaurant. This is the season when the ingredient reaches its peak, as the cold

The sapucaia nut, from a tree native to the Atlantic Forest, is in season. It has a bright, almost floral and citrusy aroma. On the palate, it brings earthy notes, somewhere between banana and apple.

The pork collar, a richly marbled cut that makes the meat tender and moist, was served with its own collagen-packed, lip-smacking jus. The chicory cut through the richness of the fat, and the most ethereal cassava farofa in the world was sprinkled over the top.

At the peak of flavor, beetroot takes center stage on Lilia's menu with grilled pearl onions, curd, white tahini, and crispy chili.