Carlo Combina, a wine buff, and Cristiana Amatulli, a cheese expert, have been running this food emporium family with their son-in-law Andrea Furlanetto since 2004, inspired by the rich culinary tradition of Piemont’s Langhe hill they have inherited from their grandparents. It would be reductive to call the place a gastronomia, or delicatessen, as it’s actually a veritable temple of taste. As soon as you walk in, you’re met by a long counter brimming with fresh pasta from the in-house workshop and typical Piedmontese antipasti.
There’s also a vast range of local and international cheeses and charcuterie and cold cuts, featuring cooked ham and salami and house-made mortadella. The shelves are lined with excellent wines from renowned Italian and overseas cellars, pickles and preserves, all sorts of cakes and confectionery, and a good selection of spirits and liqueurs.
Local specialities include bonet, a set custard of cocoa PGI Piedmontese hazelnuts made from their grandmother’s recipe, and Givolettesi, agnolotti made with red wine and beetroot pasta and filled with stewed wild boar. Open from Tuesday to Saturday, from 9am to 1pm and 4pm to 7.30pm.
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