After a good, relaxing break, we continue northward into the upper Padovan area, at Tecnoeka in Borgoricco with showcooking by Andrea Nardin (Osteria V) and Nicola Cavallin (Horteria) curated by Marco Colognese to delve into the topic of restaurant equipment manufacturing. Visitors traveling north can then make a stop in San Martino di Lupari (Pd) at VisVita where they can literally get their hands in the dough to learn how to make noodles. But after the noodles a dive into the dairy industry becomes almost a must. Here, then, to open its doors is the Lattebusche plant in San Pietro in Gù, where Grana Padano cheese is produced, and a little further up, in Busche, you can discover the secrets of Piave cheese.
For the curious and tourists from the East warmly recommended is the route starting in San Daniele del Friuli, home of prosciutto and Adelia Di Fant’s chocolates (don’t miss her workshops to discover all the secrets of pralines). After some chocolate, it only takes a few kilometers southeast to stop in Nimis, home of Grappe Ceschia, where you can visit the artisanal distillation plant. We then dive into the Natisone valley to discover the capital of the Lombards Cividale and the typical local dessert, gubana. A centuries-old tradition with two companies (Gubana della Nonna and Gubana Dorbolò) revealing their secrets in workshops and tasting workshops. The route along the Italian-Slovenian border ends in the Karst, at Zidarich’s, which will exceptionally open its cellar dug into the rock, 20 meters deep among whites, Malvasia and reds fruit of a unique microclimate between land and sea. The third route, from west to northeast, starts in La Contarina (Iliasi, Vr) with tastings of oil just out of the mills, and continues in the Vicenza area: a winning pairing in Costabissara, where Schiavo distillates and Loison’s famous “Venetian” can be discovered, amidst business museums and tasting tours. We then climb north, first on the road to Bassano del Grappa, where we will discover the fresh cheeses of Castellan (Rosà) and then to Cismon del Grappa, with the Valbrenta Mushrooms. It then continues westward, where the final stop will be Fraccaro, home of the famous Café.
