Truffle fair: cooking show with Costardi chefs

The International White Truffle of Alba Fair is one of the main showcases ofhaute gastronomy and Italian excellence.
The 2024 edition is dedicated to the exploration ofnatural intelligence in relation toartificial intelligence.
The event highlights the importance of plants and mushrooms in biodiversity and environmental sustainability, promoting concrete actions such as forest maintenance and tree planting. Through the comparison between
nature and
technology, the fair aims to raise awareness of the responsible use ofAI to ensure a sustainable future, learning from nature to protect theecosystem and future generations.

Cooking show

The cooking show is a show where a great Chef cooks live, describes the ingredients and illustrates all the steps up to the making of the recipe.
It will be like entering the kitchen of a restaurant during the autumn season, where the scents of excellent raw materials blend with the unmistakable aroma of the White Truffle of Alba.
Gourmet creations born from the masterful flair of great names in national and international cuisine will seduce you and make you ideally travel among the unmistakable flavors of Piedmontese and Italian cuisine.
It includes:

• welcome aperitif with a glass of Alta Langa DOCG and tasting plate of Prosciutto Crudo di Cuneo DOP
• Chef’s tasting plate with a glass of wine
• water

Christian and Manuel Costardi

The Costardi brothers, Christian and Manuel, run the Christian and Manuel restaurant in Vercelli, where they offer high-level creative cuisine while always maintaining strong ties to the local area.
Since 2007, they have revolutionized their restaurant with innovative dishes and an approach that combines tradition with modernity.
Their philosophy is based on four fundamental principles: Emotion, Territory, Passion and Evolution.
Rice, the undisputed star of their dishes, is the starting point of their cuisine.
In desserts, Manuel, the “sweet cook,” combines the two souls of their cuisine, thus celebrating the menu. The restaurant has its origins in 1967, when grandfather Nino and grandmother Sandra openedHotel Cinzia, which still houses the restaurant renovated by the siblings.

Beppe Fenoglio Hall

The Hall is dedicated to Alba writer Beppe Fenoglio (1922 – 1963), author of such works as The Partisan Johnny, A Private Matter, and Springtime of Beauty.
In the splendid monumental complex of the Maddalena courtyard, the center of Alba’s cultural life, two large works by Gallizio face each other on the walls of the conference room dedicated to Beppe Fenoglio.
This room, set up during the Truffle Fair, hosts Cooking Shows.