Questa

DELICATESSENS
These two stores are named for their joint owners, both expert chefs who have decided to
invest their professional skills in them. The historic place in Via Monferrato is a delicates-
sen, while the one in Via Tonello specializes in pasta. Only select primary ingredients are used
to create an appetizing range of dishes from the Piedmontese tradition: Russian salad and
vitel tonné, anchovies in parsley and garlic sauce, and mini-frittatas, plus delicious aspics, the
savory ones made the classic way using pigs’ trotters, the fruit ones flavored with lemons from
Sorrento. The assortment of cured meats and cheese is exceptional. On the fresh pasta front,
besides traditional Piedmontese agnolotti, they also make a magro version filled with cheese
and asparagus or Ligurian artichokes, plus tajarin, orecchiette, typical of Puglia and trofie, typi-
cal of Liguria, serving the latter with classic pesto homemade using only Pra’ basil. Another
treat are the gnocchi made with Bindia-variety potatoes. Via Monferrato, closed Sunday and
Wednesday afternoon. Via Tonello, closed Sunday and Monday morning.
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