The 18 Best Restaurants in Bologna, Italy | Eater

"This street food concept, dedicated to crescentine (Bologna’s fried dough snack), is spearheaded by young entrepreneurs Edoardo Malvicini, Andrea Liotta, and Pierluigi Sapiente, who have quickly grown the eatery to four locations. Typically, the dough squares puff when deep fried, allowing eaters to tear them apart and slather them in fresh cheese and mortadella slices; the trio of founders redesigned the crescentina, shallow-flash-frying them to yield a fluffier, fragrant mini-flatbread, which can be folded and stuffed into a handheld snack or lunch on the go. The contemporary brand has attracted a following among younger generations in search of lighter versions of fat-heavy Bolognese classics. Options range from classics — like quality-sourced prosciutto and mortadella with fresh, spreadable squacquerone cheese — to inventive versions involving snails, Modenese lard pesto, Sardinian porchetta, or even plant-based doner kebab with burrata. Other street food options include cones of fried tortellini in a warm Parmigiano dipping sauce with Sarawak pepper or fried, pumpkin-stuffed cappellacci with optional black truffle." - Coral Sisk