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Casa Buono is the gastronomic jewel box of Antonio Buono, Sous-Chef of Mauro Colagreco at the Mirazur in Menton for 6 years, and his wife Valentina. The restaurant is located a 10-minute drive from Ventimiglia, on the Colle di Tenda state road, in a strategic position close to the motorway junctions of Western Liguria and the French Riviera. The restaurant has a few seats immersed in an informal-chic atmosphere. Once you cross the entrance threshold, you will find yourself in a first room with a single "table d'hôte", which ends at the back with a designer counter and the open kitchen. On a side wall, the original raised cellars. Furnishings, accessories and decorative elements are the elements that accompany visitors on a true sensorial journey of the author. Dining at Casa Buono means visiting a Chef who in 5 years, directing the synchronized work of twenty chefs under his command, was able to bring the Mirazur restaurant in Menton to the roof of th...

" 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...

Iride is nestled in the green Langhe hills of Roddino. The location is secluded, quiet and relaxing, with a pleasant outdoor pergola that is taken advantage of in warm weather. The old farmhouse has been completely renovated, leaving a decorative portion of stone wall at the entrance. The restaurant is divided into three bright dining rooms, with tile floors and botticella ceilings, part of which have exposed brickwork. In warm weather, the outdoor areas are used, with beautiful views of the hills. A wonderful gastronomic experience we had at Iride's! Isaia Biella is a young and motivated chef with a particularly happy hand. None of his dishes is ever banal, the tradition is impeccably executed and the reinterpretations come from a well-developed intuition and a growing love for the Orient and Japan, which appear in many preparations. Do you want to post your comment? Make yourself the Critic on the Blog! Post your comment:

Located a few kilometers from Alba, on the road between Ceretto Langhe and Albaretto Torre, the Trattoria Del Bivio was born from the careful restoration of an old Langa farmhouse, restored in 1997. Entering through the entrance, one is immersed in a well-kept environment full of character, which serves as the reception for the restaurant and the hotel. The rooms are divided into three tastefully decorated dining rooms, with a glassed-in veranda, very pleasant in warm weather, which continues into the garden patio. The Trattoria del Bivio, a true "Relais de Campagne", is a charming house, characterized by a familiar, yet intimate welcome, impeccable service and a lot of exquisite courtesy that make the pampered customer feel at home. The cuisine, impeccable when inspired by tradition, entertaining and dense in more contemporary preparations, offers a range of perfectly executed dishes, imbued with enthusiasm and passion, some of which are unforgettable, such as the foie...

The Castiglia, built around the 12th century, was the fortified residence of the Marquises of Saluzzo, then a penal home until 1992. Today part of its rooms is used as a restaurant and cafeteria, under the passionate leadership of Chef Luca Banchio and his wife Tamara Cavaliere. The restaurant rooms have been tastefully renovated, with the lines of vaults and pillars highlighted by the play of light from art installations. A cosy additional room with a single large table is available for convivial gatherings of up to 9 people. There is no shortage of a pleasant outdoor area, which can be used during the warm season. At La Castiglia Restaurant, we appreciated Luca Banchio's idea of cuisine: excellent raw materials, clean pairings with recognizable ingredients and traditional Piedmontese dishes flanked by a few contemporary proposals. In each preparation we recognize technique, love and passion, relayed in the dining room with great savoir faire by his wife Tamara. Do you ...

The Ortica Restaurant is an integral part of Tenuta Golfo Paradiso, an ambitious project that combines a farm, a gourmet restaurant, and a super-simple and very "trendy" "hotel" offering overnight stays in "StarsBox" bedding under the stars. Entering through the entrance, you are immediately captivated by the splendid covered veranda that offers an incomparable panoramic view from Punta Chiappa to the French Riviera, with Corsica visible on the clearest days. Beyond the large sliding glass windows is the wood-floored terrace, where you might enjoy an aperitif, as we did. Davide Cristaldi's cuisine is fresh, stimulating and balanced, based on carefully selected ingredients combined with a happy hand. The Ortica Restaurant boasts a great terroir cuisine, ennobled by an obsessive search for great local products, centered on barbecue coals, produce from the estate's garden, and the scents of its own aeroponic cultivation. An approach focused on e...

La Mugnaia is a pleasant restaurant located in Ivrea's pedestrian-friendly historic center. It is run by Marco Rossi, a chef with a degree in philosophy and education, and his wife Elisa Campa, a sommelier. The restaurant's cool and airy interior features beautiful vaulted ceilings with exposed brickwork. The large round tables are set with Parotex tablecloths, beautiful Pordamsa plates, Vega cutlery, all-steel Laguiole knives for cutting meats, beautiful water tumblers, one-of-a-kind pieces different from each other mouth-blown by Massimo Lunardon, glassblower and artist, and Rastal stemware. La Mugnaia is a pleasant and refined little place, with contemporary, creative, mouth-watering and highly technical cuisine that, without disdaining tradition, elaborates and rethinks it in a modern key. Marco Rossi, a concrete and clear-minded chef, possesses a fine hand, capable of making the most of the top-quality raw materials he uses. We also drank superbly, with a beautiful j...