Mimì alla Ferrovia: A Legacy of Family, Wine, and Culinary Tradition

The story of Mimì alla Ferrovia is told in a precious book that preserves stories, anecdotes, and the iconic recipes of one of Naples' most beloved restaurants. A success story that begins from a dream made at night by Emilio Giugliano, who realizes it together with his wife Ida, his nephew Michele senior, and his son Michele junior (second generation of Mimì); and that today continues with chef Salvatore Giugliano and the marketing and communication manager Ida Giugliano (children of the two Micheles and third generation of Mimì). One of the elements that has made Mimì alla Ferrovia characteristic is the good wine, which, from the first moment, Emilio brings to the city from his lands: Lettere and Gragnano. Today, to celebrate 80 years of history, Ida and Salvatore entrust the creation of the Mimì 80 wine to the Astroni Wineries, in two variants: Penisola Sorrentina DOP Lettere, a lively wine of exceptional quality and great tradition, produced in limited areas of the Sorrento Peninsula, obtained from the unification of different types of grapes (Piedirosso, Aglianico, Sciacinoso, and other minor varieties); and Campi Flegrei DOP Falanghina, a variety very widespread and representative of Campania, a wine characterized by the presence of sapidity and minerality, characteristics for which it is distinguished from the Beneventan biotype. Thus are born the red Lilina and white Flora, the wives of Michele senior and Michele junior, who have been by their husbands' side in this family enterprise, making its success possible, just as Ida has been alongside Emilio. The labels are designed by the Neapolitan painter Flavia Bracale, passionate and friend of Mimì. On the back of the bottles is the phrase "One night I had a dream...", continuing to pass on to new generations the exact moment when the idea of Mimì alla Ferrovia was born, the realization of a dream. The idea of Salvatore and Ida to dedicate these two wines to their mothers is a tangible sign of the strong sense of family, which, for those who frequent the restaurant, becomes welcoming and friendship. The wines were presented to the press with an exclusive tasting. After the opening of potato croquettes, shrimp tartare with basil mayonnaise, and mozzarella in a carriage, anchovies and eggplants in funghetto, served with Astro Extra Dry Campi Flegrei DOP Falanghina sparkling wine VSQ by Cantine Astroni, chef Salvatore Giugliano paired the Falanghina Flora with gnocchi with zucchini, zucchini flowers, and basil, and the Lettere Lilina with ziti, whipped lardo, yellow tomatoes, datterini confit, pecorino. To conclude, for dessert, the babà. Cantine Astroni, which this year celebrates 25 years, was born in the area that falls within the DOP Campi Flegrei, on the outer slopes of the Astroni crater, once a Bourbon hunting reserve and today a WWF Italy natural oasis. Here it is committed to the protection and enhancement of pre-phylloxera native vines: Falanghina and Piedirosso, the two typical and representative vines of the territory.