The second stop on the journey is the Oltrepò Pavese 4 Restaurants with Alessandro Borghese. The chef’s van stopped south of the Po river, in that land of great gastronomic richness, sandwiched between Piedmont and Emilia Romagna, to elect the best restaurant in the area. A place where, among braised ravioli, malfatti with herbs, mixed boiled meat, almond cakes and many types of wine, you eat and drink well by tradition.
Also in this episode of 4 Restaurants, the restaurateurs challenged each other to try to obtain the best ratings from their colleagues and from chef Alessandro Borghese, who first of all inspects the kitchens to ensure compliance with the standards of cleanliness and order. Each restaurant is evaluated for the level of hospitality, service and preparation: diners assign a score from zero to ten for the location, the menu, the service and the bill, in addition to the fifth category, which changes in each episode. All four restaurateurs are then asked to propose the same dish, the one that is considered most representative of the reference territory. In the Oltrepò Pavese they had to compete with the traditional risotto with salami paste and Bonardaa recipe that combines three local ingredients: rice, wine and salami paste, a fresh mixture obtained by grinding pork and enriched with various spices.
The restaurant took first place Cà del Monte in Cecima, where the owner, Anna, offers traditional dishes ranging from Lombard and Piedmontese cuisine to that typical of the Oltrepò. Also competing At AvamPOsto sul Grande Fiume, a place located on a barge made from an old barge, in the center of the river, near Portalbera, where you can taste lake and river specialties. And, again, theBoccapane Farmhouse, in Colli Verdi, which offers classic recipes and local products. The fourth restaurant in the competition was the Wine of the friarsa panoramic terrace overlooking the vineyards in Rovescala, where you can savor seasonal dishes prepared with the highest quality products.
