Tartare of peas with Tropea onion and Tuscan pecorino

Chefs

Chef Nadia and Mirko Pasquali

Restaurant Alla Borsa

Nadia Pasquali of Borsa in Valeggio sul Mincio is a chef, but more than that she is a hostess, with a keen sense of hospitality. The restaurant, which she runs with her parents and her brother, is strongly associated with the history of Valeggio's tortellini, of which Nadia is an enthusiastic champion. Her cooking draws heavily on authentic tradition, and puts Valeggio firmly on the culinary map. Vice-president of the Valeggio Restaurateurs' Association, she is involved in organising Nodo d'Amore [Feast of the Love Knot], a veritable culinary celebration that see three thousand diners come together at Ponte Visconteo each year to enjoy Valeggio's nodo d'amore tortellini.