iL TOCCO FOOD & CULINARY MISCHiEF presents “CENTER STAGE: AN UNDERGROUND DINING EVENT IN SIX ACTS”
Chef Gabriele Bertaccini played host to forty passionate food and wine lovers and arts enthusiasts who came together for an exclusive and unique underground dining experience. CENTER STAGE was a marriage of arts and food, a one-in-a-lifetime evening stimulating all the senses. A 360 degrees experience. Presented by iL TOCCO FOOD and the Chandler Cultural Foundation.
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ACT #1 ::: “INSALATA DI BARBABIETOLE”
ROASTED HEIRLOOM BEETS SALAD, GORGONZOLA DOLCE, MICROGREENS, SALTED SICILIAN PISTACCHIO AND FIG TRADIZIONALE BALSAMICO DI MODENA
{CAPESTRANO VERDICCHIO DI MATELICA 2011}
ACT #2 ::: “CREMA DI CAROTE”
CARROTS VELLUTATA, GINGER, HONEY GOAT CHEESE, SPANISH SAFFRON AND GRATED FRESH NUTMEG
{LUISA RIBOLLA GIALLA 2011}
ACT #3 ::: “RAVIOLI ALLA ZUCCA”
HANDMADE BUTTERNUT SQUASH RAVIOLI, BROWN BUTTER SAUCE, FRIED SAGE, CRUMBLED AMARETTO COOKIES AND PECORINO SARDO
{LECHTALER PINOT NERO 2011}
ACT #4 ::: “POLENTA AL CHINGHIALE”
ITALIAN POLENTA, WILDBOAR RAGU’, FRESH ROSEMARY, MICRO ARUGULA AND HANDMADE RICOTTA
{CANTINE BRUNO POGGI D’ELSA 2011}
ACT #5 ::: “SGROPPINO”
HANDMADE LEMON SORBET, BASIL AND PROSECCO
ACT #6 ::: “CHEESECAKE ALLE CASTAGNE”
MASCARPONE CHESTNUTS CHEESECAKE, ITALIAN BISCOTTI, WARM NUTELLA GANACHE
{CAPESTRANO MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO 2010}