Convivium

Contrada Restaurant, which is also open to outside guests, is located in Monastero d'Ombrone within the prestigious Castel Monastero Resort, about which lemilleUnanotte publishes a rich Reportage. The interior of Contrada Restaurant is warm and cozy, divided into two small rooms with travertine floors, barrel and beamed ceilings, wood on the walls, and arches with exposed brick. At the Contrada Restaurant we had a fine experience of contemporary cuisine, accompanied de excellent wine pairing, in a setting of refined elegance. Davide Canella's cooking is refined and interesting, supported by a solid and mature technique. Do you want to post your comment? Make yourself the Critic on the Blog! Post your comment:

La Cantina is the regional cuisine restaurant of Castel Monastero Resort, a magnificent complex carved out of an 11th-century monastery located among the Sienese hills, about which you will find a rich report in lemilleUnanotte. The Restaurant is housed in the medieval cellars of Castel Monastero: its high vaults and exposed stone walls take you back in time. The two dining rooms developed along the length differ in type and table arrangement, with the second more suitable for large groups. The kitchen of Executive Chef Davide Canella and his brigade offers typical dishes with a few modern touches, using excellent ingredients and juggling perfect cooking and serving times, even at the busiest times. Do you want to post your comment? Make yourself the Critic on the Blog! Post your comment:

Ristorante Arnolfo, a top star in Italian Haute Catering and a member of the prestigious Relais & Châteaux chain and Jeunes Restaurateurs d'Europe, has just moved into its spectacular new crystal venue designed by Gaetano and Giovanni Trovato on the hillsides of Colle di Val d'Elsa. Right from the entrance you will be struck by the choice of fine materials, which are absolutely local: Travertine from Rapolano Terme and Siena Yellow Marble. The vast dining room is a single room completely devoid of visually disturbing elements such as columns or dividing walls that opens with immense windows, like a veranda, onto a breathtaking view of the ancient medieval village of Colle di Val d'Elsa. The Trovatos have left out no detail to make their new creature splendid: even a high-tension pylon was had to be removed at their expense so as not to obstruct the view, an operation not only costly but complicated by the endless red tape involved. If Cuisine is culture, and for u...

L'Altro Cantuccio is based in the historic center of Montepulciano, in a building with centuries of history. The Restaurant is located in an extremely touristy corner, with the outdoor tables taken by storm by visitors to the magnificent Tuscan Medieval Village: it would be easy to lie back and take advantage of the location alone, yet here it has been decided to make a very personal gastronomic cuisine to go along with the ever-present traditional offerings. The interior of L'Altro Cantuccio opens with a small reception room where the beautiful tile floors, exposed brick vaults, counter, bottle collection, temperature-controlled wine cellar, and goblet offerings stand out. We really liked the formula of L'Altro Cantuccio: it is a gastronomic cuisine that traditional dishes made with rigor and excellent raw materials are flanked by an original and fun, cosmopolitan creative path, with quotations from all over the world that tastefully flank local ingredients redesig...

Il Visibilio, a fine dining restaurant signed by 2 Michelin Star Chef Giuseppe Iannotti, is based inside the 5 Star L Hotel "The Club House" in the Fontanelle Estate Property. The beauty of the location is breathtaking, a postcard to be long kept in memory... The dining room was designed by Architect Margherita Gozzi as a veranda overlooking the panoramic terrace. Cotto, stone, and wrought iron are compendiously and materially blended with clean and essential lines. Il Visibilio is an avant-garde cuisine restaurant in which to experience an entirely new and exciting sensory journey. You will taste a guided menu "in the dark," punctuated by a fast-paced and dynamic rhythm, and you will enjoy losing yourself in a tourbillon of courses perfectly calibrated between contrasts of temperatures and flavors to continually awaken the palate (and to make you arrive calmly at the end). There are many suggestions and notes we have noted: bread is served (warm, as if freshl...

Osteria Il Tuscanico is the casual regional cuisine restaurant of the 5-Star Hotel L "The Club House" in the Fontanelle Estate Property. A highlight of its location is the terrace overlooking a panorama of rare beauty, but there is no shortage of two cozy indoor lounges to take advantage of on cooler days. The style is elegant and meticulous in every detail, while maintaining a breath of informality. The light stone tones on which the gray table linens stand out. The Osteria Il Tuscanico fully satisfies for the high quality of its gastronomic proposal, which will allow the guest, largely foreign, to appreciate dishes of typical Tuscan and Italian matrix, as well as some vegan proposals, masterfully made. The informal-chic ambience and a priceless view from the panoramic terrace predispose the soul to a tasting that, in its category, fears no competition. Do you want to post your comment? Make yourself the Critic on the Blog! Post your comment:

La Colonna is the gourmet restaurant of Hotel Le Fontanelle, a pleasant Relais in the Chianti region of Siena. The evocative atmosphere is that of an ancient rural hamlet restored to its splendor with a skillful renovation. Its Belvedere Terrace opens onto the Chianti vineyards, offering the unique thrill of savoring cuisine under the vault of heaven. Francesco Ferrettini, who arrived at Hotel Le Fontanelle in 2014 and was promoted Resident Chef at La Colonna in 2022, operates in the kitchen: working closely with Daniele Canella, Executive Chef for the past 8 years, he offers cuisine that is linked to the territory but stands out for its personal touch and sensitivity to the avant-garde. His most important experiences have always had Tuscany at the center, both at Marina di Pietrasanta in Versilia and at Belmond Castello di Casole. La Colonna restaurant, the pearl of Hotel Le Fontanelle, has undergone a marked evolution from a classic hotel restaurant to something more contempora...

Il Pavone is the Regional Cuisine Restaurant at Relais Il Canalicchio, a charming hotel carved out of a medieval village set in a scenic hillside location in Umbria, just a few miles from Perugia. The location is truly picturesque, thanks to the large glass terrace overlooking the pool and surrounding hills. There is no shortage of an indoor dining room, which is operational in the early cold weather. Service is coordinated by Maître Alessio Dottori. Tables are set with clear tablecloths, Broggi cutlery and the right wine glasses. Il Pavone is an excellent regional cuisine restaurant with an exceptional location. Chef Silvano Menghini is appreciated for his well-balanced preparations in flavors, executed with quality ingredients. Do you want to post your comment? Make yourself the Critic on the Blog! Post your comment:

The Locanda de' Banchieri Restaurant is an ancient patrician home in a magnificent hillside location overlooking terraces planted with olive trees and the vast panorama that stretches from Versilia to the foothills of the Sarzana foothills of Liguria. Sarzanese Chef Giacomo Devoto located and purchased it in 2017 to make it the home of his territory-linked, "conscious" and truly "sustainable" (an overused word today) cuisine, with a Farm operating on 35 thousand square meters of land in close synergy with the Restaurant. His elegant, signature cuisine is certainly gastronomic, but also very relatable to the elements of the land. Each dish is composed of a few elements, is dressed in herbs, flowers and vegetables, uses no thickeners, and is therefore light and digestible. It drinks very well, thanks to a rich, dynamic and thoughtful Cellar. Do you want to post your comment? Make yourself the Critic on the Blog! Post your comment:

The "Osteria del Vicoletto" restaurant, located in the center of Alba but in a quiet and secluded location, has for the past few years boasted the management of Daniele Sandri (formerly the historic chef of Boccondivino and the Albergo dell'Agenzia) and his son Matteo, who is in charge of the dining room and cellar. The dining room is neat and cozy, with a few well-set tables and an original archway decorated with wine bottles illuminated by LED lights. Osteria del Vicoletto's cuisine lineup is traditional Langhe, supplemented by a few fish dishes, in a simple but tasteful setting. The ingredients are quality and there is very good drinking, thanks to an assorted wine cellar and the passion of Matteo Sandri who runs it. Do you want to post your comment? Make yourself the Critic on the Blog! Post your comment:

Mariangela Susigan's Gardenia Restaurant is based in a 19th-century house surrounded by vegetable gardens, like a true "Relais de Campagne," in the town of Caluso, a Canavese village where the native Erbaluce wine is born. The romantic rectangular room on the ground floor, decorated in pastel green and salmon tones and lit by antique hanging lamps, has terracotta floors and well-spaced, finely set tables. The decor is complemented by a dark wood sideboard at the entrance and an antique mirror on the back wall. The outdoor pergola is an oasis of coolness on hot summer evenings. Mariangela Susigan's cuisine delights in the perfect balance between territory and creativity, with dishes of great impact, both for the colors and scents, for the quality of the ingredients used, and for the taste and wisdom of the combinations and cooking. A cuisine that is not only art and technique, but also and above all culture, rooted in the wisdom of the past. Do you want to pos...