Mr Giovanni greet us with open arms and tells us the story of how ‘Lago dei Salici’ restaurant was founded and what it is like working with meiko.
This traditional Piedmont restaurant measures 120,000 square metres and is located in one of northern Italy's largest nature parks. ‘Lago dei Salici’ opened in 1995 with 120 covers. A few years later, management decided to add more dining rooms. Today, the restaurant boasts 1,700 covers and specialises in events and weddings.
The speciality main course, Mr Giovanni tells us, is Piedmont beef (carne fassona albese) with Castelmagno sauce. A real culinary delight. Allow us to present these traditional Piedmont products:
Fassona is the meat of Piedmontese cattle, a breed native to Piedmont. Its meat is renowned for being particularly lean while also being tender. Castelmagno is a strong-smelling, semi-matured blue cheese. These two strong flavours are perfectly complemented by a good glass of Piedmont Barolo wine.