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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...

Massimiliano Prete's Pizzeria Sestogusto is doubling down in Turin. We visited the new location on Via Stampatori, right in the center of the city, a stone's throw from Via Garibaldi. The exteriors overlook a pedestrian area. Once inside, the rooms impress with their design and comfortable setting. The new Pizzeria is divided into a succession of pleasantly colored, tastefully furnished small rooms with designer tables, sofas and chairs. Pizzeria Sestogusto, like its twin on Via Mazzini, is a taste laboratory where food culture is made by enthusiastically and passionately recounting the raw materials and the processes they undergo. The pizzas are small masterpieces of taste, digestibility and structure, full of exciting variations, with a maniacal search for excellence. Let us borrow two illustrious quotes that tell exactly what we found: "I put the pizza under my teeth and the sensation was that of the unmatched. It has an absolute meltiness. It enters the mouth and...

The Osteria Nuova restaurant is centrally located in Turin, just a stone's throw from Porta Nuova train station. In front of the entrance is a counter with a reception nook, the kitchen, and the staircase down to the main dining room, which can be seen from the glass plate floors. The interior is divided into two rooms. The Infernot in the basement, which is reached by a handmade wrought-iron staircase, is very typical and striking. The walls are left with exposed brick, only some of the plastered portions are painted purple-red. Osteria Nuova is a true Turin "gem" that deserves high regard. We found there, worthy of the highest praise, an almost maniacal search for perfection, from the choice of ingredients and raw materials to the kitchen realization of individual dishes. All the dishes chosen to make up the menu are the result of a thorough investigation of local recipes and careful and intelligent elaboration. Chef Stefano Biavaschi is a self-taught chef who is ...

La Pista Restaurant has reopened in Turin since October 2022, completely renovated in its interior and entrusted to the prestigious Chef Fabrizio Tesse to make it the flagship of the Gerla 1927 Group, which has been excellence in Piedmontese pastry for 90 years. The dining room is large and airy, with parquet floors and wide, well-spaced tables served by fabric sofas and comfortable armchairs. At La Pista restaurant we had a rich and stimulating gastronomic experience, cultured and refined in an environment of refined elegance with an important history behind it. Fabrizio Tesse's is an innovative, personal, modern and researched cuisine, with a hint of pop, rich in noble ingredients, which prefers to combine meat and fish in preparations that surprise and intrigue. Even those who approach it without any prior training or background will have something to enjoy. Special mention must go to Tesse's "right-hand man," Roberto Stella, who shows that he is a virtuoso w...

Il Trittico Osteria is based in Alba, the heart of the Langhe and home of the White Truffle Fair, in the historic center. It draws its name from its three very young founding friends, Mirko and Chiara, partners in life, and Andrea. You will be welcomed by Chiara Abbate, a hostess of exquisite manners. The interior, which has been entirely renovated, unfolds in large, bright, essential spaces with very well matched hues. The atmosphere is young, modern and "casual" (but cared for in every detail), the kitchen is the natural evolution, with migration from the home stove to a venue open to the public, of a small workshop of passionate connoisseurs for its own equally passionate audience of connoisseurs. Since all preparations are grafted onto a base of Langhe tradition, do not expect daring or surprising experimentation, but rather a search for clean, sharp and precise flavors, never wanting to overdo, in perfect balance. There is no shortage of playing with textures and c...

LangOtto is the name of Chef Otto Lucà's gourmet restaurant in Novello, in the heart of the Langhe. The restaurant has been customized with a few well-calibrated touches. The rectangular-development dining room, well furnished with modern artwork throughout, overlooks the Novello vineyards with windows and small balconies. Langhe and Piedmontese dishes cooked with French techniques: this is the summary of what you will experience at LangOtto, an excellent Langa restaurant led by a young, ambitious, talented and motivated chef. Beginning with an impeccably executed foie gras, there are many dishes to remember, which, moreover, are renewed at a rapid pace. Otto Lucà, along with a state-of-the-art technique, possesses the not inconsiderable gift of balance, which leads him to cook calibrated dishes built on great raw material with simple and precise ideas. Elisa Andreotti's input in the dining room is instrumental in pairing the dishes with a very well-rounded cellar. Do ...

Civico 4 is a new trendy, niche restaurant recently opened in downtown Tortona by Chef Federico Costa and his partner Alessio Cantamaglia. Starting from the courtyard, which will house the outdoor seating area in the summer, the iron-and-glass veranda that houses one of the two dining rooms is already striking. The interior plays on tasteful juxtapositions between period materials and modern elements. The bar counter at which one can sit for a drink is the centerpiece of the veranda area. Civico 4 is a trendy venue, part cocktail bar and part restaurant, with personality and atmosphere. Federico Costa and Alessio Cantamaglia's idea is to offer local excellence and gastronomic cuisine combined with a contemporary beverage proposal in a warm and informal setting. The restaurant has had an immediate response from the public, a sign that the formula is centered and of quality. Do you want to post your comment? Make yourself the Critic on the Blog! Post your comment: