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La Cucina - Rho (MI)

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" La Cucina - not the usual Restaurant" is an intimate place with a few seats located in the center of Rho, a few kilometers from Milan and a short distance from the highway junctions. Founded at the height of the pandemic by Gaetano Marinaccio and Nadia Petronio, today it relies on the valuable work of the talented young chef Alfonso Daviducci. The premises consist of a single rectangular room with dark tones, industrial furniture, multicolored alcantara chairs and purple curtains. Young Chef Alfonso Daviducci is the author of a modern and conscious gastronomic cuisine perfectly aligned with the ideas of his patron Gaetano Marinaccio, who for a brief initial period had personally held the reins of the kitchen. Rely on one of the intelligently proposed tasting routes, and you will enjoy an excellent experience, with many dishes capable of staying in your memory. The Cantina's pairings also boast depth and harmony, with a few “gems” and coverage of almos...

Unitum - Seregno (MB)

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Unitum, a restaurant located in Seregno, is the result of the project of two young chefs - Giuseppe Daniele and Gabriele Fiorino - with impressive CVs, united by a close friendship and a shared vision of cooking. As soon as you enter, you will be pleasantly surprised by the originality of the atmosphere, with the imposing bar in the foreground. The furniture, designed by 13ricrea, a company from Serralunga di Crea, enters with full force into the silence of the restaurant, defining its character and giving it a precise identity. Created from waste materials from the production of sails and other industrial products, 13ricrea is an eco-project with a clearly defined mission that is in harmony with the environment and the cuisine of Unitum. Telling a tasting experience at Unitum is to illustrate a gastronomic project born from a firm friendship with a shared vision of intent that has led to the creation of a restaurant of great interest. The cuisine of Giuseppe Danie...

Il Cavallo Scosso - Asti

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Il Cavallo Scosso, an Asti restaurant by chef Enrico Pivieri, is a place built in full accordance with the philosophy of eco-sustainability. Its name, a reference to the Palio di Asti, is inspired by the horses that are left without the jockey's mount during the race. The restaurant is housed inside a modern cottage, built entirely of wood using the most innovative green building solutions, including technological systems that reduce waste and consumption and considerably lower pollutant emissions. The restaurant Il Cavallo Scosso represents a refined and valuable gastronomic stop in the capital of Asti. Enrico Pivieri's cuisine is modern and full of ideas, with excellent land and sea proposals, interpreted with flair, imagination and a lot of technique, enriched with some very well calibrated oriental notes. It is precisely this balance that is the hallmark of the philosophy of a chef who prefers to take away rather than add, in order to maximize the recogni...

Luna - Sinio (CN)

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Ristorante Luna is a typical Langhe trattoria taken over by partners Mirco Mollo and Maurizio Pagliarino, both of whom have previous level experience in the restaurant business. The interior features a crackling fireplace in winter and rustic furnishings. Most of the place settings are in the very spacious lounge overlooking the beautiful garden. The equipment includes light-colored table linens with contrasting gray napkins, WMF cutlery, Abert meat knives, and the right wine glasses. In the evening, a led lamp at each table completes the mise en place. Ristorante Luna is a fine establishment in Langa with a line of cuisine, modern but linked to tradition, that intrigues from the moment you read the menu because of the amusing names given to individual dishes. At the tasting you will be surprised by the creativity of many pairings and you will be convinced by the quality of the preparations. There is very good drinking, thanks to a fine Cantina followed with passion...