www.leopoldohotel.com
A Hotel For Gourmet. Dario Ranza Executive Chef.. Claudio Recchia Maitre d'H�tel. Gabriele Speziale Sommelier. The Wine Cellar. Membre des Grandes Tables de Suisse . Any establishment named "Hotel of the Year" by GaultMillau must also have a "sparkling" cusine. The "diamond" of the Villa Principe Leopoldo is Dario Ranza, who has been managing the kitchens for 12 years now. His philosophy is striking: you can rarely avoid classic French cuisine in a 5 ***** hotel, but for him, a demanding guest wants to be treated like a King by getting what he really likes and so he tries to fulfill such whishes. The "cloche" on an ordinary paillard shines just as brightly as on the most delicate Breton lobster. Ranza goes several steps further by lighty and creatively animating the Italian cooking on his menues. He excels in the typical dishes which hint at his Bergamasque origins: fabulous risotti with zafferano and g