Ristorante Msè Tutta

A genuine cuisine and a welcome for a place that derives its name from Msè, grandfather in Piedmontese, and Tutta, which was the nickname of the great-grandfather of the owner Sandro Nari, who now runs the tavern with his wife Maria Grazia and son Eugenio. By intertwining the traditions of the Ligurian and Piedmontese borders, it creates an interesting gastronomic proposal. The simple, no-frills setting offers the feeling of stepping into an old friend’s house with an even warmer vibe from the wood furnishings and vaulted ceilings. The tasting menu at a cost of €40 includes traditional starters such as Russian salad, Calizzano’s rice and pumpkin cake and saffron and spinach tartrà, followed by quail, hazelnuts and potato cream, cod carpaccio with artichokes and aioli, the cream of ravacò (the typical cabbage of the area) with bread and porcini mushrooms, small ravioli with marjoram, pork belly glazed with honey, and concluding with two house desserts, chocolate with ricotta cheese, coffee, chestnuts and maracuja and gobeletti (short pastry sweets filled) with chinotto. A fascinating taste itinerary through the cuisine of the Ligurian-Piedmont hinterland, recalling the flavours of the past with the products of the territory. Good choice of local wines, also served in carafe.

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