The former San Maurizio monastery dates back to 1619 and it has been the memory of local knowledge and traditions for four hundred years, a place of culture of food, wine and wellness, for body and soul.
The preservation and the divulgation of this heritage are intrinsic and essential finalities.
The development of the concepts, Truffle Bistrot and Skin Care, are the natural consequence, aiming to tell the soul of San Maurizio outside from the local territory, without divert focus from the presentation of the items in the store.
Volumes are simple by choice and materials are typically local, the characteristic decorative elements come from the drawings designed on purpose by artist Nicola Oliveri, inspired by botanical monastic documentations. The essences of the products are crystallized inside the resin artworks of designer Marco Stefanelli.
On December 10th 2015 the Truffle Bistrot in Luxembourg Ville Haute, 16 Avenue Monterey, opened after three months and a half of works during which two floors above the ground of the building have been renovated and the façade composition redesigned.
The ground floor entrance, paved with cement tiles and stone, is used as a bar/cafeteria and display of typical food products from Langhe. The wide service area/open preparation is bounded by an articulated counter: the reception takes place on the stoon and wood bar where drinks are served, while in the side area, mainly coated with decorated stoneware, the windows are set in order to show fresh food. Upstairs there is the box/kitchen lab, contained by infills made by 10x10 decorated stoneware and large windows which allow the perfect view from the room to the lab.
In the room, there are almost fifty seats and the tables designed for this purpose are oak made.
The surfaces of walls and ceilings alternate recovered finishes of the original architectural structure, such as stone walls or wooden slabs with applied decoration like the paintings in Quarzolite and the wallpapers with Nicola Oliveri’s drawings.