Tra Arte E Querce Guest House (monchiero)

A friend organized a truffle hunting with the owner of this place. Not only we had a great time with him and his fantastic dog, who went on to find 7 nice truff... read more A friend organized a truffle hunting with the owner of this place. Not only we had a great time with him and his fantastic dog, who went on to find 7 nice truffles in about an hour, but went back and ate lunch at the simple family restaurant. I was not expecting anything special at all as I knew nothing about this. Well, we had the most outstanding , traditional simplest home made food I ever had, perhaps including Osteria Setteponti, in San Giovanni Valdarno, in Tuscany. Now this food is real. Nothing fancy but the absolute best in class. We were floored. How can an unrecognizable place from the outside provide such a joy? Well done! I will be back. Thank you.

We, two couples were staying in the hotel Antico Borgo Monchiero and were looking for a nice place for dinner. The Tra Arte e Querce is right around the corner... read more We, two couples were staying in the hotel Antico Borgo Monchiero and were looking for a nice place for dinner. The Tra Arte e Querce is right around the corner and was a 3 minute walk. My wife and I shared insalata sedano parmigiano e tartufo nero and maltagliati con peperoni e nocciole. A very delicious but simple dish ... white square paste with peppers in a cream sauce topped with ground hazelnuts. We then shared uovo in camicia con fonduta and bocconcini di capriolo alla montanara. The venison was very tender in a lovely tomato sauce. We shared two bottles of Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio Scudetto Barbera d'Alba Superiore. We shared a chocolate Budino, I had an espresso and a digestive.

One of the best places to eat truffles in Piemonte. Good Barolo and attention made it all complete. This is heaven on earth! Eggs with truffles is my favorite b... read more One of the best places to eat truffles in Piemonte. Good Barolo and attention made it all complete. This is heaven on earth! Eggs with truffles is my favorite but also tajarin.

We had another great truffle hunt with Filippo and Lola followed by a wonderful lunch back at the restaurant prepared by Filippo’s parents. We had a group of 13... read more We had another great truffle hunt with Filippo and Lola followed by a wonderful lunch back at the restaurant prepared by Filippo’s parents. We had a group of 13 and everyone had a fantastic time. Lola found white and black truffles and Filippo was great at explaining how the dogs are trained, how truffles grow, and his family history hunting truffles. This is the second group we have brought here and both visits have been exceptional.

The place was saying it was open and when we arrived it was closed! Very lame as it takes lots of time to go to another place in this area! read more The place was saying it was open and when we arrived it was closed! Very lame as it takes lots of time to go to another place in this area!