ristorazione — Giaveno · Piemonte
In the hills west of Turin, Giaveno is home to a new voice in contemporary dining. Radix is the name Riccardo Portesi chose for his restaurant on Via San Rocco, opened in July 2024: a name that already says it all.
Radix was born in July 2024 on Via San Rocco, in Giaveno, as the landing point of a long and deliberate path. The name — from the Latin radix, root — is not a stylistic flourish: it is a statement of method. Every dish starts from here, from this foothill territory, before it even becomes cuisine.
The dining room is where the offering takes shape: local, seasonal produce interpreted through a contemporary language. Not a nostalgic reinterpretation, but a dialogue between what the territory provides and what technique can do today. Seasonality is not a constraint: it is the compass that guides the menu.
Behind the stove, Riccardo Portesi's training bears the mark of experience gained in demanding settings: La Meridiana Relais & Châteaux and Ristrot Guviol are the stages of a professional path that has refined both gesture and vision. It is that grounding that gives depth to a cuisine that knows where it wants to go.
Radix is a cuisine that has chosen its roots with care, bringing to Giaveno a mature and distinctive offering. The page tells the rest.
