Eating in Italy
Piedmont
Bra
Ristorante Battaglio Piazza Roma, 18 12042 Bra (CN)
Tel: 0172 412 509 Fax: 0172 412 874
info@ristorantebattaglino.it
This could be Bra's best restaurant. Certainly, the Agnolotti del Plin (with butter and sage) is without peer. Beppe, the frustrated opera singer, will add some entertainment too. Closed Sunday dinner and Monday.
La Morra
Osteria Veglio Frazione Annunziata, 9
Tel: +39 0173 509 341
Michael Trembath's current favourite in Piedmont, particularly if the weather allows an outdoor table under the pergola. Best list of Barberas going around; sensational food. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday lunch. Expect to see a few winemakers there . . . .
Tuscany
Florence
Cibreo Via dei Macci, 122r
Tel: 055 234 1100 Fax: 055 244 966
cibreo.fi@tin.it
Fine Tuscan food, billed as Florence's most innovative.
Radda
Osteria Le Panzanelle Locailita' Lucarelli, 29
Tel: 0577 733 511
Good place run by friends of Piero Lanza (Poggerino). Outdoor courtyard for good weather.
San Gimignano
Enoteca Gustavo Via San Matteo, 29
Tel: 0577 940 057
At the least tourist end of the main street of San Gimignano - towards the back gate. Interesting wines and a great 'bruschetteria'; always busy. Salvatore and Stella own it and are friends so say hello.