The charm and timeless beauty of Palazzo Bentivoglio characterize the most sophisticated culinary corner of the resort: the Il Grifone restaurant. The original gourmet dishes prepared at Il Grifone are the result of a careful and wise interpretation of the tradition combined with creative cuisine and locally-sourced ingredients. The choice of food pairings is meticulous and can satisfy the most demanding palates while respecting the original taste of the products and their nutritional properties.

"Each dish is born from the encounter between the 0 km raw materials grown at Palazzo di Varignana and my childhood memories, which trigger an ever new creative process.

The resort's vegetable garden is an inexhaustible source of inspiration and the vegetable element has become, over time, more and more central to the preparation of my menus: thanks to research and experimentation, I have understood its infinite expressive potential, to the point of creating an entirely vegetable-based tasting menu.

Cooking for me is also a game: each dish is a concentrate of contrasting flavours and textures. The study of ever different techniques, such as drying or fermentation, allow me to enhance and utilise the raw material as much as possible, preserving all its nutritional characteristics and avoiding waste". Francesco Manograsso - Head Chef Il Grifone