panello

as it is we will also be there on the 13 / 14 Oct 2012 weekend we are staying at Aria di Langa in Montelupo Albese http://www.ariadilanga.com/ pp

we have been numerous times to the October / November truffle fair in Alba favoured restaurants Trattoria della Posta in Monforte d'ALba Osteria del Vignaiolo in La Morra Tenuta Schiavenza in Serralunga

Here is a "between Monacp and Sanremo" update to my panello entry (living in monaco since 16 years): Monaco: PETROSSIAN (incredible quality and value, 25 eur + wine, AND quality), besides (2 to 3 choice per course menu), for a snack try maviar, or all their herrings LAMPARO (outdoor only, near Cap d'Ail harbour, and tennis) COSMOPOLITAN brand new, fun and good, opened by Dino Rossi, the son of Pulcinella owner Carlo Rossi (near Pulcinella) Apricale: RISTORANTE APRICALE: http://www.ristoranteapricale.it' target='_blank'> Da Delio (a secret, barolo list, best wine list, super food) Bordighera: MAOMA (fish), on the seaside 1km west of the train station Ospedaletti: BYBLOS (fish), on the seaside,

Ever been to Magiarge in Bordighera? A real gem. http://www.magiarge.it/ ← YES Many times. Great wine list, of course, which they are famous for. Found Canadian Inniskillin Ice Wine there!

I have lived in Monaco for 14 years and recently joined egullet. I understand that visitors might want to try all the best restaurants found in their guide books (and hopefully comfirmed by egullet). This is what we all tend to do in our early foodie years. This is like drinking four or more super great wines during one meal. Embarras de richesse. It is not good for your health. Our greatest memory: Le Bacon in 1982 was a tiny charming place, where the fishermen came in in person and sat next to us, a gem. Today it is no longer what it meant to us in 1982. The restaurant scene changes all the time. My criteria for picking a LOCAL restaurant are *wine list * comfort/space and *cooking. I put cooking last because in an era where most of us are overfed, wine and comfort are just enough for enjoyment. Based on thise criteria, here are the places we currently go to routinely: Monaco: Quai des Artistes, Royal Thai, Pulcinella, La Vigie (when open), Lamparo in Cap d'Ail (great wine selection at half the price of Monaco places) ***don't knock Monaco restaurants as we have seen happening here, they are just as diverse (good and bad) as in Beaulieu, Villefranche, Mougins etc*** St.Martin de Peille: Chez Cotton, for the mountain view on the terrace (and BYOB) Beaulieu: the terrace of the Panorama (Royal Riviera Hotel), Paloma Beach (daurade!) on the border to Italy: Balzi Rossi (on the terrace) [they are friends] Apricale: Da Delio (Ristorante Apricale), also for their Barolos We have been to all the restaurants mentioned here (in egullet) and also many not mentioned here, and they are quite enjoyable for the OCCASIONAL visit (Nice has become too far, prefer Liguria), some quite quaint such as Piccolo Mondo Nuovo in San Remo. Biggest joke (based on our criteria above): Le Merenda (vastly overrated ONLY thanks to their friends Gault et Millau) generally we find Italian cooking lighter and better for our health, throughout so many years in this area P.S. yes we DO love to eat great French food, our top choice in France: La Pyramide, Vienne but then, we haven't even mentioned heavenly places in Piemonte etc