b500 magazine
DRIVER With Gioel Molinari
Gioel is a technology entrepreneur passionate about analog machines, food, photo, friends and great experiences in beautiful places. Raised in Milan, educated in the USA as an engineer. Currently on sabbatical pondering how to best integrate work and life.
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t is reasonably well known to car people that a high concentration of some of the most scenic and drivable roads in the world can be found in the Dolomites, located in northwestern Italy on the border with Austria. The roads are well maintained and present a mix of tortuous hill climbs up and down mountain passes with stretches of straights in the valleys between. The mountain scenery is extraordinary in scale and is guaranteed to leave you breathless in awe. What was less known to me is that this area also presents a unique set of culinary delights, generated by a fusion
of influences from Austria, Italy, the mountains, and local flora and fauna. The purity of the air, grassy fields and wildflowers create a perfect environment for cattle and other livestock to lazily graze, while the land yields a broad range of vegetables above and below ground through the varying seasons. Despite having been raised in Milan I had not spent much time on the East side of the Alps, as my family is from the West side of the Alps and lakes area of Piedmont. When the opportunity arose to combine driving great roads and eating fantastic food at a recent event organized by Canossa, I immediately inquired with
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