Bagna Cauda della Pro Loco di Montemagno
The Pro Loco di Montemagno's autumn bagna cauda: a Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch in the village oratorio, with the anchovy-and-garlic dip served over raw and cooked vegetables and a full Piedmontese menu around it.
Why it's special
The Pro Loco's season-opener for the cold months — a village table rather than a restaurant service, cooked by the same volunteers who run the summer festa in the castle park and the May Pane al Pane, at a village price.
Programme · 2024
In the oratorio of Montemagno Monferrato, organised by the Pro Loco di Montemagno.
- Book ahead — the Pro Loco takes reservations by direct message on its social pages.
- There's a children's menu (pasta, burger and chips), so it works for families who don't want the garlic.
- It's held in the parish oratorio.
When the weather turns, the Pro Loco of Montemagno Monferrato opens its cold-season calendar with a bagna cauda. It's served twice over one weekend — Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch — in the village oratorio: the warm anchovy, garlic and oil dip brought to the table with raw and cooked vegetables, and a proper Piedmontese menu around it, from salame and focaccia to carne cruda, diavoletti in brodo and panna cotta.
It's the same volunteer crew that runs the summer festa in the castle park and the May Pane al Pane bread festival, and the feel is the same: long tables, a fixed village price and a children's menu for anyone who'd rather skip the garlic. Book ahead with the Pro Loco, and check the comune calendar for this year's date.