Our Northern Italy tour got underway in the best possible way with lunch at @contradabricconi .
Set high in the Bergamo Alps, this is so much more than just a restaurant. A working mountain farm, beautifully restored buildings, and a philosophy rooted in the landscape around it. Every ingredient has a story, whether it’s grown in their gardens, raised on the farm or foraged from the surrounding mountains.
The cooking is understated but incredibly confident, allowing exceptional produce to speak for itself. It’s exactly the kind of place I love introducing people to—restaurants that feel deeply connected to where they are rather than trying to imitate anyone else.
A long lunch here set the tone perfectly for the days ahead, before we continued our journey. Northern Italy really is one of Europe’s most rewarding food destinations, combining world-class restaurants with spectacular scenery at every turn.
A wonderful start to another unforgettable Achefabroad adventure.
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Coregone lardo
Salmerino ceviche
Egg & rabbit
Snail skewer & lake fish garum
Bread & butter
Bottoni & lovage
Lumachine pasta, sieroinnesto & smoked butter
Bread gnocchetti, onion, horseradish & veal brains
Grilled trout
Tripes & green curry
Red Rostrato corn tortilla
*Cheese tasting
Rice, peaches, juniper & blackthorn
Stracchino, rhubarb & fig cat
Black walnut brioche o pollen zabaione
Whey Candy
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