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The restaurant consists of 3 dining areas - the main room houses a large wine cellar and some communal tables - there's a small room which we're in that leads in one direction to the kitchen and onward to a much larger dining area.
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There menu has a mix of traditional and modern but they all are made with the same ethos - seasonal and local. It's interesting that the owner and sommelier Flavia Boffa was also Italy's first female truffle judge.
For starters:
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Musetto di Vitella cotto fondente funghi porcini ed emulsione di aceto
Musetto di Vitella is veal nose/face and it's been cooked under liquid. It's served topped with thick slices of sauteed fresh porcini and accompanied by a vinegar emulsion. A wonderful aroma came off this dish, full of the fragrance of porcini. The musetto was extraordinarily tender and had excellent flavour.
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Insalatina di coniglio, verdure di forno e fegato grasso affumicato
For mains:
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Prima taglio di Vitella cotta rossa, servito freddo, fagiolini e pomodori
First cut (or nut) of Veal cooked pink, served cold with baby beans and tomatoes. Delcious, tender with excellent flavour - the salad of perfectly cooked beans and properly ripened tomatoes was the ideal match.
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Parmigiana di Melanzane
Eggplant parmigiana - Paalo is a proper meat eater but he could happily eat this every day.
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Selezione di Formaggi
We'd been staring at the cheese cupboard all through our meal so it was no surprise we decided on a cheese plate - an excellent selection - from soft goat and sheep cheese to harder cooked cheese, it was a delicious trip around the cheese of this area
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Once again we've been thoroughly impressed with the food and we will certainly be returning.
The details:
Ristorante Osteria La Libera
Via Elvio Pertinace, 24
12051 Alba
Phone
0173 293 155
Open:
Lunch - Tuesday to Saturday - 12 to 2.30pm
Dinner - Monday to Saturday - 7 to 11pm
Sunday closed
Open every day in October.
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