Lara, an enthusiastic young woman, warmly welcomed us at Moon. She took a lot of time to explain us the whole menu and the reasons for opening the Moon.
Barbara, the owner, wanted to create a culture center. A place where travellers and locals meet and that encourages an environmentally-friendly and sustainable lifestyle.
At the moment Moon is a gourmet vegan restaurant with a stage for live music. Lara showed us a video of a past night with jazz for dinner and later electronic music. We were stunned by the sophisticated vegan menu. Everything sounds so delicious that I wanted to try everything.
We started with an aged cashew cheese with olives, served with pears and agave syrup. The combination was simply amazing and the cashew cheese one of the best I ever ate. For weeks we got asked if we already tried the typical Sicilian salad with orange and fennel. Since it was on the menu we gave it a shot. It also included onion, olives and capers. It was nothing very special to me. But to be fair I don’t really like fennel. At least not raw.
We also had the Moon Carbonara Pasta. My favourite entree was the black rice topped with a red cabbage and leek sauce. The rice was cooked in Nero d’Avola wine. The sauce on top was incredible delicious. Better than ice cream ;)
Our third entree was grilled tempeh on Modena Balsamic vinegar with a Bronte pistachio crust on stewed onions. It was an interesting taste. As dessert we had a Tarte Tatin cake with very sweet vanilla ice cream. Burnt apple caramelised in cane sugar.
Overall, the dinner was outstanding, the atmosphere great, and Barbara an amazing, charismatic woman with big dreams. Her husband works for an Italian airline and brings back food from all over the world. So be prepared for a unique dining experience.
Minimalist Traveller 
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