Educational Tuesday, May 12, 2026: France at the Osteria La Lanterna in Valsolda

Description

There is a thread that runs through gastronomic Europe and reaches the shores of the Lake Ceresio: it's French cuisine, one of the deepest roots of those who learned the trade in the kitchen. Tuesday May 12, 2026, at 7:30 PM the’La Lanterna Inn of Cressogno opens the reserved room for an evening entirely dedicated to the France, with a special guest: the chef patron Bernard Fournier, alongside the chef Pamela.

A unique evening

I Educational Tuesdays These are closed-seat dinners in a private dining room: limited seating, a cozy atmosphere, and a direct dialogue with the kitchen and the evening's host. They're not simple tasting menus, but rather occasions where each dish tells the story of an encounter, a technique, a journey. Pamela designed them this way because she believes that the purpose of cooking isn't just to feed the stomach, but to convey values, stories, and teachings.

Guest chef: Bernard Fournier

Born in Baccarat in 1956 and trained at the hotel school in Strasbourg, Fournier has passed through some of the most demanding kitchens in Europe — the Schillinger of Colmar, the ships of the Paquet company, the’Hilton Paris-Orly — before arriving in Italy alongside his wife Adriana Berti: first at Orso Grigio in Trento, then from 1992 at the restaurant From Candida of Campione d'Italia, for which in 1995 the Michelin star. Its philosophy - quality and price, professionalism and seriousness, without ever forgetting trust and respect - is today also the trademark of “The Royal Fournier”, the line that signs the Mullard duck foie gras that we will find on the table.

The menu of the evening

Four courses prepared by four hands — Pamela and Fournier — which are as many chapters of a French classic.

• A Thousand French Faces — scallops and celeriac · snails · duck liver and brioche bread
• Quiche Lorraine — egg, onion, bacon and cheese
• Mulard duck breast — duck breast with mashed potatoes and vegetables
• Tarte Tatin — with vanilla ice cream
• Free — the special Buon Ricordo dish (one dish per couple)

Cost€70 per person, including two wine pairings. Saitén pairing available for an additional €10.