Tuscan wine dinner at Lilly's
With special guests Chef Gina Stipo and Lea Ann Vessels, and David DuBou of Vintner Select
August 27 or 28, 2014
6:30 p.m. reception
$80 per person
for reservations – please call 502-451-0447.
Please join us at Lilly’s for a very special Tuscan Wine Dinner featuring special guests Chef Gina Stipo and Oliva Bella founder, Lea Ann Vessels. The 5-course menu will consist of both plated items and communal style with wine pairings for each course.
Chef Gina Stipo is an Italian-American who for the past 14 years has lived and worked in Italy, studying Italian cuisine in the countryside of Siena in Tuscany. She owns the cooking school Ecco La Cucina and led food and wine tours throughout Italy. Gina recently relocated to Louisville and is excited to have the opportunity to share her love of authentic Italian cooking with everyone at Lilly’s. For more information about Gina, visit: http://www.eccolacucina.com
Louisville native Lea Ann Vessels has spent her entire career as a corporate consultant. She also spent that same time eating her way through most of Europe, South America and Mexico. A 3-year assignment in Italy with P&G led to the creation of Oliva Bella, an importer of olive oils and balsamicos produced by small Italian family businesses. The tradition of these families can be tasted in the hand-harvested olive oils for which the company is best known. Oliva Bella and Lea Ann Vessels are honored to collaborate with Kathy Cary, Lilly’s and La Peche. For more information on Oliva Bella, visit: http://www.olivabella.com
TUSCAN WINE DINNER MENU
Antipasti Misti
Panzanella (Tuscan bread salad), finocchiona (salami with fennel seed), Prosciutto di San Daniele con ficchi (prosciutto with figs), pecorino Toscano (Tuscan sheep milk cheese), and prosciutto d’anatra (housemade duck prosciutto)
WINE PAIRING: Fontaleoni 2011Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Tuscany
Primo Piatto
Ravioli alla Maremma (ravioli stuffed with ricotta and spinach served with sage butter)
WINE PAIRING: Giacomo Mori 2010 Chianti, Tuscany
Secondo Piatto
Porchetta con Erbe Toscane (roasted pork loin, shoulder and belly with Tuscan herbs); Verdure d’estate (roasted summer zucchini, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes with fresh herbs and Oliva Bella olive oil)
WINE PAIRING: Ciacci Piccolomini 2011 Rosso di Montalcino, Tuscany
Insalata del Orto
(garden salad with greens, fresh herbs and lemon dressed with balsamic vinaigrette)
WINE PAIRING: La Spinetta 2012 Toscana Vermentino, Tuscany
Dolce
Pannacotta alla lavanda con pesche e aceto balsamico (lavender infused panna cotta with fresh peaches drizzled with Oliva Bella balsamic vinegar)
WINE PAIRING: Piazzano 2004 Vin Santo, Tuscany