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Recipes, places and stories — it all starts just outside the door.

Places4 min read

Osteria Didù, the down-to-earth Michelin of Porto Maurizio

Omar's osteria on via Cascione, in Porto Maurizio, opposite the Teatro Cavour. It's in the Michelin guide (Bib Gourmand) but there's nothing intimidating about it: traditional Ligurian cooking, with land and sea on the same menu — stuffed mussels and borage ravioli with meat sauce. The best of Liguria, on one plate.

Places3 min read

Porca Vacca, the kingdom of meat on the port of Oneglia

The meat osteria on the port of Oneglia: tagliate, steaks and the famous giro carne, with selected Italian beef, Piedmontese, even a touch of wagyu, under the arcades of Calata Cuneo. And the best part: from Stella sul Mare you get there on foot, so you can enjoy the red with no worries.

Places6 min read

Inland food festivals, summer 2026

In summer, up above Imperia, every village has its own festival: a square gets closed off, a grill gets lit, and you eat the local dish. Here are the ones worth the drive up, the dates that are already set and the ones still to be reconfirmed with the Pro Loco.

Places3 min read

Salvo Cacciatori, the dinner for special occasions

Oneglia's restaurant for the big occasions: on Via Vieusseux since 1919, the same family since 1905, in the Michelin Guide for more than sixty years. It's where stoccafisso all'onegliese — the flagship dish of my neighbourhood — becomes a celebration: the place to bring anyone who loves fish, when there's something to mark.

Places1 min read

Where to eat farinata in Oneglia

Real farinata only comes from a wood oven lit for generations. Three places in Oneglia, including the one where I grew up.

Recipes1 min read

Trombette and zucchini flower frittata

The recipe for a trombette frittata: how to clean zucchini flowers (and what on earth a pistil is). What you bring home from the market, in a pan.