Trattoria La Madia

In recent years, some of the most interesting cooking in Italy has come from chefs who pushed the boundaries of the humble trattoria. Tucked away at the end of a winding road in the countryside of Brescia, Michele Valotti is a master of fermentation and foraging – influenced not by New Nordic cuisine but rather by the agricultural wisdom of the land. Don’t expect traditional dishes, in the style of a trattoria, but rather one of the cheapest and most interesting tasting menus in Italy, with offerings such as risotto with hazelnut, fennel, lovage or spaghettoni with cypress and turnips.