Houses of Pleasure
Houses of
Pleasure
The deep and simple pleasure of living,
encounter after encounter, table after table.
OUR PHYLOSOPHY
Why
this blog
Dining out has become one of the fundamental rituals of contemporary life. At I&P, we have made the pursuit of saper vivere—the art of living well—the core of our mission: producing extra virgin olive oils that accompany this pleasure with authenticity and sensory depth.
Understanding what makes a restaurant capable of delivering true satisfaction—and not just a surprise—is therefore highly relevant to us. We do not simply want to amaze: we want people to learn how to enjoy, experience pleasure, and be fulfilled, perhaps capturing a little piece of happiness.
Food satisfies on multiple levels. Satiety nourishes us physically; taste gratifies us sensorially; aesthetics and intellect elevate us culturally. But there is a further level, rarely achieved: that of profound resonance, where everything converges to make you feel that you are truly living.
The Dimensions of Satisfaction
Why food
satisfies us
La nostra classificazione
Two categories,
one single goal
Moving beyond the pursuit of surprise and novelty to deliver instead profound sensations, here and now, that allow one to experience the simple pleasure of living. Not all high-quality restaurants have developed this ability.
Wonder
Restaurants where the chef, often of the highest caliber, strives to amaze and wonder the guest with innovative, curious, and astonishing dishes.
The modern pioneer: Ferran Adrià. You return to be amazed once again, or to amaze your friends.
- — Innovative and surprising dishes
- — Intense and memorable sensations
- — You return to replicate the wonder
Pleasure
Restaurants where the chef and everything else converge to deliver a profound sense of pleasure. You go home with the feeling of the “pleasure of living”.
With every single dish, you find yourself wanting just a little more. Everything converges to deliver pleasure, not just the food.
- — Meticulously sourced raw ingredients
- — Impeccable culinary technique
- — With every dish, you are left wanting more
- — Everything converges to deliver pleasure
I&P
Our mission
- 01Designing, producing, bottling, and packaging extra virgin olive oil for professional users: chefs, restaurateurs, and gourmets.
- 02 Offering the full variety and variability of olive oil by producing monovarietals of absolute excellence.
- 03Maximizing the value of the terroir and the intangible elements of olive oil and gourmet cuisine in their relationship with the art of living.
- 04Providing complete traceability of our oils, from the tree to the table.
- 05 Being a company that brings economic and social prosperity to its territory.
METHOD
How we review
Restaurants are chosen at random by the I&P staff and Ambassadors, without any predetermined selection criteria.
It will not be revealed, either before or after the meal, that the restaurant is being evaluated. The bill will be paid in full.
The text of the review will be sent to the restaurateur after publication. Any comments will be featured on the blog.
No consideration will be given to the brand of the oil or oils used in the evaluation.
Eight evaluation criteria
REVIEWS
Restaurants
reviewed
Ora tocca a te!
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Submit your recommendationAll visits are conducted in strict anonymity. It is never revealed, either before or after the meal, that an evaluation is being carried out for this blog. The bill is always paid in full. The oil used by the restaurant in no way influences the final judgment.