In 1968, with her mother Marcella and her husband Franco, Lina began her journey in the restaurant industry of Cortina that will lead her to be considered, today, the heir of Rachele Padovan, the woman who became famous for her great dining experience hosting at her table many distinguished guests. The secret of the success of the menus of Mrs. Lina is in having been able to enrich the simplicity of the Ampezzo cuisine with dishes that her mother taught her and with those of her own invention.
Six are the premises that were inaugurated by the Melon family in Cortina: from the initial "Bar Bellavista" to "Melon Restaurant" to the legendary "Meloncino" followed and sided by "Meloncino al Lago", a beautiful chalet overlooking Lake Ghedina, which at the end of the 80s captivated the attention of the great gourmet. In 1992 the hotel experience of the Melon Family started, with the management of the new Hotel Bellevue, within which their gastronomic tradition continues with the "Meloncino all’Hotel Bellevue". After about 5 years, the management of a new hotel of great prestige, Park Hotel Faloria, where to bring all the experience and professionalism of the Melon family.
