Giovanni Mezzo is one of the finest Tilean chefs in the Empire, and his banqueting house in Altdorf, in the shadow of the Imperial Palace, is infamous throughout the Reikland. Over the years the establishment has become known as a magical haunt and highranking wizards from many of the Colleges eat here often. Mezzo's has become one of the more popular neutral grounds for wizards of different Colleges to meet and to trade business, news and gossip, and even magical techniques, away from any sort of official scrutiny. Because of this, the Grey College keeps a special eye on the place. Some wizards even suspect that Mezzo himself is a Grey Wizard.[1a]
If someone has business with an important wizard, especially business of a dubiously legal or particularly delicate nature, then the chances are that they will meet at Mezzo's rather than the College. One advantage of this is that the parties can meet in private amid the darkened rooms and secluded snugs, and the other is that they get excellent food.[1b]