Slow Food Dinner: A Night in Venice

Cichetteria 19
267 South 19th Street
(215) 545-0441
7:00 p.m, Monday, October 11^th 2010

Amuse Bouche Antipasti Trio de Poenta in Nero con Bacala aea venesiana, Gamberi in Salsa Rosa su Tamezzino, con Caviale e Sgroppino, Capesante Gratinee Trio of Black Polenta with Venetian Salt Cod, Bay Shrimp in Red Sauce, with Caviar and Sgroppino, Bay Scallops Gratinée 2008 Penn Woods Savignon Blanc Primo Risoto con Radicchio Precoce con formaggio locale Risotto with Radicchio Precoce with local Birchrun Farm Cheese 2008 Penns Woods Chardonnay Secondi Truffle Poenta bistecca coe measane al fungheto Truffle Polenta, Prime Hanger Steak, Eggplant al fungheto Farm To City Chef Vegetarian Tasting (optional with reservation) 2007 Penns Wood Ameritage Dessert John &  Kira Trio de Cioquatini

Andrea Luca Rossi, raised in Venice and a long-time Slow Food advocate, now regularly serves a variety of traditional Venetian small plates (cichetti) at his Rittenhouse Square restaurant. He has designed a special Night in Venice menu for us, matching typical Venetian dishes with wines from Penns Woods Winery in Chadds Ford. Andrea will talk with us about the dishes on his menu, written in Venetian dialect sometimes impossible to translate simply.

Cost

Dinner with wine pairings, including tax and tip, costs $60; without wine pairings, $45. Wine and beer are also available by the glass or bottle.

Reservations

Space is limited to fifty people, so secure your reservations early with a credit card by calling the restaurant at 215-545-0441 and referring to the Slow Food October 11 dinner. We’ll sit in groups as usual so, if you want to be seated with particular people, do let the restaurant know. Please note: the optional vegetarian entrée must be ordered when you make your reservation. The restaurant will maintain a wait list. Any cancellation must be made before Saturday, October 9.