The Terra Madre Opening Ceremony at Palasport Olimpico Isozaki (also called Palaisozaki) was to begin at 2:30 pm. Our 10:30 am arrival at Milano Malpensa airport left us plenty of time. Update - the opening ceremony was delayed until 4 pm.
I opted out of the scheduled transportation to my housing to stay with Rob to pick up his Hertz rental and drive the 1½ hours to Torino. He checked in at Campeggio Villa Rey, then set the GPS to our final destination. Yes, it easily found the destination but did it find us a parking place? No, this is Italy! Straddling a median with only inches between 2 cars our arrival time was ½ hour late, no problem.
After registering for Terra Madre, we sought recommendations for authentic Piemontese restaurants – first things first, right? 3 charming Italian volunteers took this on as a challenge and 20 minutes later had us scheduled for dinner at Brandé for 7:45. This gave us time to check me in at the Campus Riberi (more about that later).
Brandé was more elegant/expensive than we like but it was authentic tastes of the Piemonte region. Appetizer: local beef 3 ways, tartare, carpaccio (filled with forest berries & arugula) and minced mini burger on pureed potatoes; fresh veggies served with 3 kinds of fish. 
-The Primi or pasta course was tagliatelli with ragù sauce Ravioli with gorgonzola, basil and butter sauce.
Welcome to Piemonte!
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