Trattoria Rioscone In Asti

Want to step back in time and eat well? Come to this trattoria. Excellent traditional Piedmontese food.

Excellent Piedmontese cuisine. Everything is handmade, even the wine. Very good. Yes, he eats very well and the bill is also proportionate to the excellent quality of the cuisine. I recommend it to you.

Excellent traditional Piedmontese trattoria, very friendly owner, and an interesting grocery store nearby.

Our generation, despite all the difficulties resulting from the lack of refrigerators, heating, gas, and transportation that characterized all small towns and rural hamlets, had the great privilege of shared dining, of mothers and aunts with great knowledge and passion for authentic cuisine, made exclusively with farm produce and strictly seasonal. The stove or putage' for the more affluent, the farm-raised chickens and rabbits, the less noble and prized cuts of beef such as boiled meat and tripe, and the feast for the sacrifice of the pig gave us authentic tastes and flavors. Food was a reward, a celebration, and its sharing was sacred. The years fly by, and the memories in our memory drawers grow and overlap: the noble or starred restaurants with their opulence or obsessive attention to presentation, like the Leon d'Oro, the Belvedere, Battaglino, the Posta, Felicin, Guido, La Fioraia, Braja, Renzo a Cervere, the Gener neuv, Flipot, and then the unique flair of Cesare. But the strongest memories tied to simple conviviality and abundance remain the many trattorias, village inns with wooden tables, the chatter of diners, and then the song that made you forget the time and perhaps the next morning's alarm clock. Mythical and unique innkeepers and innkeepers, the rough handshake, the welcoming smile, the afternoon snacks or morning breakfasts that continued into lunch, the rows of empty bottles, and above all, the aromas. Fortunately, today in the Langhe, Roero, and Monferrato regions, some historic establishments have resisted and stopped the passage of change and modernization/standardization, continuing to offer dishes and a way of life, sharing, and living that is immortal and timeless. These are the osterias, piole, and trattorias that, with a nose for taboos, we seek out and exchange precious addresses, happy when we manage to discover one previously unknown to us. Each osteria, in addition to seasonality and local products, always has its own special dish, its secret recipe for joy, naturally accompanied by the right wine. The Rioscone osteria in the rustic Asti countryside has carried on this culture for generations: the putage' (a traditional Italian dish made with local ingredients), the strictly homemade cured meats, the uniquely poetic cooked salami, the peppers with the perfect bagna cauda, ​​the fruttare (a type of fruit salad) with seasonal herbs, and then the entire simple and authentic recipe book of Monferrato cuisine. We've dined at this corner of paradise several times, so far always for lunch with dear and friendly friends. Food shared in a joyful atmosphere certainly tastes better, but it's the skill and love of cooking that turns the simplest recipes into unique masterpieces. From a limited business menu to a full lunch with a "ripasso" (a typical Italian dish) perhaps repeated, everything is sublime for us. Our last lunch on a weekday Monday saw us sharing the unrivaled cured meats, veal with tuna sauce, a freshly picked mushroom risotto that was worthy of applause, the classic meatballs in tomato sauce with vegetables, just like I used to eat at my aunt's, and then a trio of desserts to create a lasting memory. We drank a cool Barbera, which perfectly accompanied the day's authentic cuisine. The prices were truly fair and honest, in an authentic, spotlessly clean setting, with a smiling and friendly owner. We look forward to autumn to once again experience, perhaps in the evening, the joyful and flavorful cuisine of this beloved corner of the Monferrato region. Highly recommended for authentic flavors, atmosphere, hospitality and fair price

I admit we were the kind of customer all restaurateurs would hate on Sundays... I finished work at 2:15 PM, but even though it was close to the end of service, they let us book a table; other places had said no on the phone. We arrived at 2:30 PM, and the lunch was slow (how nice, in my opinion, on a Sunday). A welcoming place, typical of times gone by, with very good traditional cuisine. Even though we were the last customers, the owner was extremely kind, helpful, and friendly, always with a smile on his face. P.S.: The butter and sage ravioli deserved a second helping 🥰