Italy
Great for a drink and the view, overpriced for lunch: Restaurant Mater Terrae @ Bio Hotel Raphaël – Relais & Châteaux (19. March 2022)
The Mater Terrae was recommended by the ‘Free Walking Tour Guide’ since it is listed in the Guide Michelin as a vegetarian restaurant. In my humble opinion, it’s not a place you must visit. Let me explain why. Once you’re seated you get a nice selection of different breads which is enjoyable, no question. They […]
An authentic Italian food experience where I hadn’t expected it: Ristorante La Pollarola (18. March 2022)
Since the Restaurant I had booked via the hotel didn’t really acknowledge my reservation, I had to go somewhere else and eventually ended up in the La Pollarola. At first, I was a bit pissed since I really wanted to try the restaurant I had originally booked. However, it turned out that the La Pollarola […]
When you just feel like doing a little ‘food dance’ @ No. 18 of the World: Ristorante Piazza Duomo (30. October 2021)
It’s approximately one year ago since I’ve been to the Piazza Duomo (back then, No. 29 of the world) and I was very much look forward to another amazing dining experience at the Piazza Duomo, now that it was No. 18 of the world. You have to pick the menu you’re having well in advance […]
When you score a table for lunch and it turns out better than expected: Restaurant Aldente (30. October 2021)
It turned out to be extremely difficult to find a place for lunch on Saturday during the truffle fair. Everything was booked out. I called 10 different restaurants and none of them had a table free. We walked into a few and asked for a table and even there, no luck. However, with the Aldente […]
An absolutely great breakfast experience: Breakfast Restaurant @ Corte Gondina (30. October 2021)
What you get at the Corte Gondina, besides a nice sleep and a lovely garden, is a lovely selection for breakfast ranging from eggs to yogurt, to different cheeses, cold cuts, sweets, breads, yogurt, cereals … … as well as a variety of different juices and all the egg dishes you want. If you’re staying […]
Decent but relatively pricey for Italy: Restaurant Ventuno No. 1 (29. October 2021)
The Ventuno No. 1 was on the Michelin list, not with a Michelin star but as a recommendation so I had high hopes which were partially satisfied. The evening started with a breaded eggplant with some curd which was nice but nothing exciting. The “bread selection” was fine in terms of breadth selection but not […]
An absolutely lovely place to enjoy a few drinks: Garden Bar @ Corte Gondina (29. October 2021)
Already last time when I was at the truffle fair in Alba, I stayed at the Corte Gondina hotel since it’s just a lovely place with super friendly staff and they make sure you have everything you want. Besides the good hotel quality you experience here, you also get a lovely garden area where you […]
Lovely for a quick Italian lunch: Restaurant Voglia di Vino (29. October 2021)
The Voglia di Vino was more of a random find but actually a surprisingly good one, especially since it’s not that damn easy to find anything which still serves food at 3pm. Once seated, we got the menu right away and were given some butter and carrot cream as an amuse bouche which was quite […]
