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Piedmont' is a real food wonderland for a number of reasons, most of them historical: there are links with France and the heritage of a common dynasty through the centuries. There are the famous Savoy kings and a mild, sunny climate with an extraordinary rich soil which, produces some of the world's best vines, in hill areas such as Langhe and Monferrato (30/50 miles SE of Turin). In top restaurants, exclusive retreats and homes in London, Manhattan or Tokyo, bottles of "Barolo" have taken the place of French wines, while white Alba truffle is beginning to become known by gourmets in the USA and UK, getting special coverage on magazines like "Forbes" or London's Channel 4 TV. In Italy everybody knows great red wines such as Nebbiolo, Dolcetto or the popular, strong Barbera, the farmers' everyday wine. As a result all the other products of Piedmont are now experiencing cult status, from the aforementioned white truffle from Alba (let's just call it "countryside caviar"!), which costs about $10 per gram (almost the same price as gold).

The Best Ingredients

Everything is outstanding in those happy hills: the goat cheeses, the beef and veal from Chivasso (classed amongst the world's finest breeds), the game, chestnuts, Carmagnola yellow peppers, the woods' wild mushrooms ( porcini and reali ), the trout from the Alps' small, unpolluted rivers, the Revigliasco cherries and the dream chocolate and petit patisserie made in the ancient Turin spots like Pfatisch or Baratti & Milano (if you like chocolate, you must pay a visit to places such as these.) Nothing is missing, including aromatic herbs, fish and extravigin olive oil from Liguria, which has been Turin's seaside, since the domination of the Savoy dynasty. With such easy conditions, a rich, skilled cooking tradition developed and grew over the centuries, making the experience of dining out, in and around Turin, a kind of a gourmet's dream.







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Baratti & Milano


The Jewel of Post-Liberty Sophistication
 Piazza Castello, 29
Turin, Turin 10123
Italy
+39 (0)11 561 3060 / +39 (0)11 440 7138 		You will find this treasure near the entrance to the Galleria dell'Industria Subalpina under the arches of Piazza Castello. An old confectionery, it was opened in 1873 by partners Milano and Baratti who soon gained the title of 'suppliers to the royal household'. It is almost a ritual here to have tea or hot chocolate accompanied by an assortment of Bignole, sweet pastry cases filled with Zabaglione, vanilla, chocolate or hazelnut, all with a glazed topping. The bronze bas-reliefs on the façade, the brass clock, the large mirrors, and the lamps date back to the shop's refurbishment in 1909.

Review © 2007, Wcities
Baratti & Milano photo by Danilo Enrietti
Photo: Danilo Enrietti
Baratti & Milano photo by Laura Delaney
Photo: Laura Delaney
Baratti & Milano photo by Salvatore Costa
Photo: Salvatore Costa
Baratti & Milano photo by GoMarjo
Photo: GoMarjo
 

 
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