Eating and drinking in Turin

Despite the constant rain the week in Turin was a joy! Mainly because of the great food we ate.
One restaurant I highly recommend is Il Gatto Nero. We went there twice and not only because the restaurant was next to our hotel, but because it was fantastic. Service was slow (and approx. 80 years old), but when one of the waiters asked us whether his father had already taken our order our hearts were warmed and we didn't mind waiting. Maybe it was also the most amazing wine we drank!

 Il Gatto Nero

Corso Filippo Turati 14

 Torino

+39 011 5900414

One thing we were looking forward to all week was Pasta con Tartufo - truffle pasta. Unfortunately the weather has been very dry the past months so there have been very little truffles so far these season, which means they are small, expensive and maybe not as tasty as they could be. Hopefully the current down pours will change the situation.
For one of our last dinners we went to Da Michele and finally found what we were hoping for:

 Da Michele

 Piazza Vittorio Veneto 4

Torino

 +39 011 888836

Eataly in Italy

I just spent a week in Turin working at Artissima Art Fair. Next to the fair ground is Eatly, an Italian food supermarket chain that focuses on slow food, local found and organic products. Throughout the market are little restaurants where you can eat all the products on sale. The place is huge and you can get anything your foodie heart desires: fresh vegetables, fish, all kinds of meats, sausages and prosciuttos, lots of cheeses, dozens of olive oils, pastas, jars of pestos, sauces and ragus etc
Need I say that I went totally wild and filled my car to the top with wonderful things. It's Schlaraffenland!!!

 Truffle season!

www.eataly.it