A winter evening at La Loggia Ristorante can go something like this:
Lele (the chef) comes out, and presents something in a basket. This can be anything from a cut of veal to huge porcini to some tomatoes. He proceeds to tell you what is going to happen to this product and retreats to the kitchen. You know at this moment this is NOT the night to order from the menu. That would be a mistake and would make the very audible discussion in the kitchen get worse.
Something completely unrelated yet totally delicious comes out of the kitchen. Everyone is confused and by this time all the guests are talking to each other.
Someone starts to play the piano. Singing can now be heard in the kitchen.
You pay at the end much less than you had feared and Lele has trouble adding up the bill correctly.
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An article about a restaurant in Acqui Terme, a small town in the Piedmonte region of Italy.
-I am excited for my upcoming trip to northern Italy!
