Convivium

"RistOrto" Casa Format is the result of the Responsible Cooking and Hospitality project founded on a zero environmental impact ecosystem operating in Orbassano, in the open countryside but just a stone's throw from Turin, under the auspices of Giovanni Grasso and Igor Macchia's Credenza Group and in collaboration with the Owner of the large designer furniture store next door, Format Progetti Abitativi. The all-wood and glass building, fronted by a swimming pool, with photovoltaic and water-recycling systems that make it self-sufficient and totally environmentally sustainable, has a hi-tech appearance reminiscent of that of a villa in Florida or California. Casa Format's slogan is "responsible cooking and hospitality." So behind the building has sprung up a large vegetable garden with a winter greenhouse, which provides the cooks with raw material all year round, which can be visited and where you can, have an aperitif during the warm season. It is ...