"The restaurant is located in San Damiano, a small hamlet in the municipality of Carisio, in the province of Vercelli. Place of rice fields with buildings, many of which are now almost ruins, unfortunately. You arrive at the Cuore d 'oro restaurant by word of mouth and given the very basic external sign where it is difficult to read the given name, we would hardly have stopped or even noticed it if not recommended by local people. I think it 's one of the few real trattorias left. The interior furnishings are spartan but pleasant, without frills, essential. The fireplace gives warmth to the room. The welcome is kind, reserved, but available. One of the very rare refreshment points where you are not disturbed by background music, which invites customers to... converse softly... Excellent dishes, attentive service. Good choice of starters, first and second courses, well presented and cooked. Generous portions. A very pleasant discovery. The trattoria has always existed here in San Damiano, and the current owner who also served us lunch, explains to us that her family has been running it for fifty years but that it already had its own past as a trattoria. The place is not small in size but is divided into separate spaces of different capacities. Great coffee. A shame not to return, perhaps for a Piedmontese appetizer, a panissa or a nice plate of fried frogs. Just a personal suggestion to the kind owner: make the sign better readable, give it life and a little color that reflects the heart of gold that lies beyond that gray door."
