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Vegetarian and vegan restaurant with firm roots in the Italian gastronomic tradition, opened a few years ago by Maria Zingarelli, a very good chef, who after an important experience gained in starry kitchens has embraced vegetarian cuisine, intertwining its Apulian roots with Piedmontese ones. Not a trendy place nor a refuge for diehard and sectarians vegans, but suitable for everyone. The cooking is circular: respect, care and no food waste. All food is used with harmony and balance. The environment is modern and the furnishings have been designed to give a calm and relaxed atmosphere. The philosophy is simple: zero-impact preparations suitable for all tastes; serving dishes for celiacs, allergy sufferers and specialties suitable for children. At lunch a colorful and original menu inside the “Bowl” at a cost of 11 euros; for dinner, a menu à la carte offered in both vegan and vegetarian versions, combining Italian-Piedmontese cuisine with ethnic cuisine: chickpea soup next to couscous, a tasty and delicious celebration of flowers, legumes, cocoa and vegetables. All the ingredients, including edible flowers, come from local producers, passing through a controlled supply chain respectful of nature and its cycles, and used according to the rules of the circular economy, that is, using everything and not throwing anything away.

On San Francesco d’Assisi street and a few steps away from Piazza Solferino the Rabezzana wine bar is an institution: it promotes the Rabezzana wine label (they also carry labels from all over the world) since 1911. The osteria opened a few months ago in the basement of the building and chef La Padula from the Da Vinci of Scurzolengo has been serving up Monferrato cuisine specialties. The decoration is just like the one you would find in a French “cave” where you can go to listen to good music with barrel tables and contemporary art pieces on the walls. On the menu you’ll find dishes that range from round steak with Piedmontese sauce and two types of “bagna cauda”: normal and light with Jerusalem artichoke instead of garlic. The menu changes seasonally but you’ll always find the donkey meat and traditional plin “agnolotti”. Their wine list has over 900 labels which are also on sale at the wine bar. For those who aren’t able to finish a bottle the Osteria has reintroduced the old tradition of the “Buta Stupa” meaning that the client can take unfinished wine bottles home. A meal will set you back about 40€.

We are in the neighbourhood Cit Turin, just a block from the Porta Susa Station. The restaurant’s name comes from the country barnyards, where funny and a little crazy geese squawKinged ( Fòle means crazy in Piedmontese dialect). In the expert hands of Massimo Miglietta in the dining room and Paola Barberis in the Kitchen, the restaurant has specialised in Piedmontese country cooking, where goose and duck dishes can not miss.Warm and friendly atmosphere, exposed brick ceilings and kitchen cupboards in “Poor Art”. In the dining room there is an hanging scarf with the colours of The Goose, the contrade of the Palio of Siena in order to establish the twinning between the nice birds representing different regions. Among the appetizers we mention: the fassone meat tartare with marinated egg yolk and parmesan mousse, crispy egg on toma cheese fondue. Among the first courses: noodles with duck meat sauce, Novarese Panissa rice, gnocchi with goose meat sauce and mushrooms or cod stand out. Among the second courses: the stew goose with Cortese of Gavi, overcooked fassone stew with Nebbiolo, pork belly at low-temperature cooked on a bed of citrus sauce can not miss. Traditional desserts such as the bonuet, panna cotta, tiramisù with crunchy hazelnuts. The cellar is well stocked by Piedmontese wines. A tasting menù with always different dishes consists of two first courses, a second one and a dessert at the price of 30 euro ( excluding beverage), that may get to a maximum of 40 euro with wines or choosing the a la carte menù.

Located right in the old town of Moncalieri, a stone’s throw from the “Real Collegio Carlo Alberto”. Up until the end of the Eighteenth Century, the premises formed part of the church of San Francesco; later, these became an Osteria (a traditional tavern), preserving their charm and elegance. The cuisine respects reverently the Piedmontese tradition: Paola Manni, the floor manager, and her husband Marco Carcini in the kitchen, offer typical local starters such as vitello tonnato in the “ancienne” version (without mayonnaise), Fassona meat Battuta, Moncalieri’s tripe salami, and cardoon and Jerusalem artichoke flan with fondue. The selection of first courses includes purple yam gnocchi, risotto with chestnuts and Castelmagno cheese, and a pumpkin soup with hazelnut Seiràs pralines. A special mention goes to Rosa Rossa’s “hunched” Agnolotti with roast sauce, handmade on the fly. Among the second courses, you can find “humble” dishes such as the traditional Finanziera, the Savoiarda tripe, the Cherasco Snail, but also Ruchè-braised beef. The desserts – such as bonet, pannacotta, and hazelnut cake with zabajone – are all homemade. An interesting selection of homemade, sourdough aromatic bread is also offered. The wine list is comprehensive, and it features classic Piedmontese wines produced by well-known wineries. The price for the Piedmontese tasting menu is 34 € (excluding wine), for dining a la carte around 40 €.

The sign already indicates the speciality of this restaurant, located in the center of Turin. The name, a pun between French and Piedmontese dialect, comes from the expression “amazed” of the Veil Joel (born from the imagination of the patronne Luisa Pandolfi and the creativity of Bob Noto) and the typical veil in tuna sauce, a cult dish that you will always find. A warm and friendly atmosphere, with two dining rooms, one of which located at the cellar level and surronded by about 300 Italian wine labels, mainly the Piedmontese reds. The two chefs Mauro Virdis and Massimiliano Brunetto will offer you dishes of the Piedmontese tradition, sometimes enhancing them in a menù that often changes. Among the appetizers: the already mentioned veal with tuna sauce, the fassone meat tartare, anchovies in green sauce and mountain butter, fritters with bacon and chestnut honey. Among the first courses we mention: the classic agnolotti del Plin, but also the humpbacks ones ( rigorously made by hand and of large sizeable), noodles made with 36 yolks and artichokes or Bra sausage, vegan ravioli in chestnut puff pastry with artichokes and Jerusalem artichokes. The classic second courses with low-temperature and long-lasting cooking. Among the desserts: the mascarpone cream with dark chocolate, semifreddi and Bavarian cream freshly made with seasonal ingredients. The opening hours are from 12.00 to 24.00 pm., from Tuesday to Saturday ( on Sundays only for lunch) with the possibility of eating everytime. The price will always be about 40 euro.