Italy
Osteria Francescana: contemporary Italian storytelling featuring Modena's best ingredients
Massimo Bottura is the genius of contemporary Italian cuisine. We were so mesmerized by his food, that Osteria Francescana became the first three-Michelin-starred restaurant at which we dined twice in ...
Bartolo Mascarello: defending tradition in Barolo through art and wine
The late Bartolo Mascarello was not just a classic Piedmontese winemaker, but also a gifted artist. Alongside Mascarello's impeccable long-ageing wines, he was celebrated for his self-designed labels, some of ...
Giacomo Conterno: delayed gratification in purely traditional Barolo
Giacomo Conterno was at his time ahead of the other producers of Barolo. Inspired by his father Giovanni, who was one of the first Barolo producers to bottle his wine ...
Cantina Rivella Serafino: making wine with love at home in Barbaresco
The recurrent characteristic foggy views from the house cantina stretch lazily over the noble slopes of their single cru Montestefano ...
Giuseppe Rinaldi: one of the last defying traditionalists of Barolo
Giuseppe ('Beppe') Rinaldi is of the rare vinous breed in the Northwestern Italian Piedmont. As one of the last traditional Barolo makers he strives to preserve his father's and grandfather's lifelong wisdom ...
Gaja: producing some of the most expensive wines in Italy
Angelo Gaja was revolutionary in his winemaking approach that put the Italian Barbaresco on the premium world wine map. First, he convinced his father not to buy grapes from other ...
Ristorante da Cesare: painter and Piedmont' culinary legend
Ristorante da Cesare is a unique place where the chef is also an artist, but not only his plates are the canvases, as Cesare Giaccone also paints real art. Scattered ...
Searching truffles in Piedmont
La Morra in Piedmont is one of the premium white truffle spots in the world. It has all the favorable conditions. The blend of oak, hazel, poplar and beech trees ...
Il Pagliaccio: gastronomic pinnacle of Rome
It is a shame there are not more gourmet pleasures in Rome like Il Pagliaccio, whose chef Anthony Genovese, holds two Michelin stars… ...