Casa Adele

Almost as if on a postcard, the warmth of an old barn set in verdant silence, on the border between Piedmont and Liguria, inspires a cuisine based on seasonal and local raw materials, in which there is a fine commitment to the search for 0 km products. The management is obviously direct and family-run, and the recipes aim to give you a taste of the simple but exquisite flavours of the Val Borbera.

The magnificent biodynamic La Raia farm, an enchanting 180-hectare oasis between Novi Ligure and Gavi, is home to a contemporary art foundation, the Rossi Cairo family winery, a Steiner school for employees’ children, guest accommodation, and this restaurant which benefits from a fertile ecosystem that provides much of its zero-mile produce. The cuisine is rooted in local traditions which have been reinterpreted in contemporary style. In the evening (and at lunchtime at weekends), choose between an à la carte, a tasting menu inspired by wines from the property’s estates between Gavi and Langhe