Cantina Nicola - Cocconato d'Asti (AT)

The Cantina Nicola restaurant, part of the agricultural company of the same name, is located in Cocconato, a municipality in the northern Asti area nicknamed the "Monferrato Riviera" for its particular climate, ideal for the cultivation of vines.
The company was born in 2002 when the passionate but amateur activity of grandfather "Bertin" (to whom the Grignolino label is dedicated) was supported by his young grandson Federico.
The small restaurant benefits from the contribution of his brother Riccardo in the dining room and the creativity of his wife Alessia Rolla in the kitchen.
The interiors, welcoming and designer, characterized by a beautiful combination of wood and exposed bricks, create an intimate, elegant and relaxed atmosphere, especially in the evening.
In the dining room overlooking the garden with lawn, the wooden ceiling with exposed beams and the terracotta floor interspersed with strips of parquet stand out.
Cantina Nicola is a precious address in a beautiful location where you can taste fine dining cuisine full of imagination and interesting ideas, although still linked to tradition.
Chef Alessia Rolla recounts her rural origins through herbs and aromas, local ingredients, even poor ones, of tradition (cockscombs, snails, eel and sweetbreads) and a lot of technique inspired by Northern Europe, first of all that of fermentation.
It is a contemporary cuisine, which has been refined over time, becoming more and more interesting and complete with each of our visits.
Added to this is an uncommon aesthetic sense for the dishes, which are expressed in compositions with beautiful color choices.
The environment is welcoming, relaxed and refined thanks to the aesthetic solutions and attention to detail, the precise and lavish service.

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