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Locanda del Pilone Alba
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he Lo canda del Pil o ne in M adon n a di Como, n ot f a r f rom Al b a , ow ned by t he B o ro l i and K r ug Ambassade family, e n h a n ce s t h e b eaut y o f t he hil l s o f B arolo an d Bar baresco wi t h t h e Al p s as a b ackgro u nd canvas. Th e c areful restoration h a s i n f a c t t ransfo r med, w hil e p reser vin g its or igin al spir it, a f a r m h ou s e i n t he Lang he into a wel co min g refuge. Th e elegant s e t t i n g i m m ediatel y disp enses intense feelin gs of tran quilit y a n d i nt i m a c y to t he g uest. Th e s t a r re d rest au rant ent rusted to c h ef Feder ico G allo is ex t re m e l y e nt icing. The menu co mp o sed by th e Ch ef, wh ich e vol ve s s t a r t ing fro m at tent io n to t he ter r itor y, retraces th e gre at c la s s i c s o f t he Piedmo ntese t ra dition , updatin g an d re i nte r p re t i n g t hem in a decidedl y convin cin g way, alon g wi t h i nt r i gu i n g innovat ive p ro p o sal s. Th e dish es are c arefully p re s e nte d a n d ser ved in a p recise way, accompan ied by th e p rop os a ls of t he r ich w ine l ist. Feder ico G allo’s c ulin ar y p rod u c t i on moves in a co nst ant b al ancin g ac t bet ween avantg a rd e a n d p a ssio n fo r raw mater ial s.
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