TOSCANA and Executive Chef Hugo Vazquez present a four-course tasting menu paired with wines selected by Wine Director Roberto Facciolla in partnership with Gambero Rosso, the Italian wine publication, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Special guests are Italian winemakers Paolo Cotroneo of Fattria la Rivolata; Marco Griglio of Montalbera; and Norbert Reinisch of Braida who will introduce the wines for the tasting menu.
The dinner is a culmination of the Tres Bicchierri World Wine Tour’s Los Angeles event in downtown Los Angeles in the afternoon. In the evening, a group of Italian winemakers will join the Toscana team for the Gambero Rosso Wine Dinner, chosen to showcase the fine quality of today’s Italian winemaking and offer a glimpse into the vast selection of Italian wines available to the American audience.
The evening reception begins with Assorted Hors d’Oeuvres; followed by an Antipasti course of Octopus Salad with Warm Octopus, Fingerling Potatoes, Cherry Tomatoes and Taggiasca Olives paired with Falanghina 2016. Next is the Paste course of Risotto with Quail and Black Truffles paired with Montabera Ruche 2016, Stile Pinot Noir. For Secondi, guests will enjoy Sliced Ribeye with Fresh Herbs and Hawaiian Sea Salt paired with Bricco dell Uccellone 2015. Dolci completes the dinner with Millefoglie.
Pricing for Toscana’s Gambero Rosso Wine Dinner is $95 per person for the menu and wines, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Dinner will begin in the wine room promptly at 7:00 p.m. Advance reservations are required; seating availability is limited for this event. Reservations may be made by calling Toscana at 310.820.2448 or emailing toscanabrentwood@gmail.com.
ABOUT GAMBERO ROSSO
Gambero Rosso’s Vini d’Italia 2018 is their 31st edition which reviews over two-thousand Italian wine companies, thus promoting the rich Italian wine culture to the world. The guide is translated into multiple languages, making it the point of reference for wine lovers far and wide. Thanks to more than 70 contributors and journalists, 436 wines have been awarded the Tre Bicchieri, the most prestigious prize for Gambero Rosso. For 31 years Gambero Rosso has been telling the stories of Italy’s top producers, painstakingly annotating and analyzing the characteristics of their best wines. Their work is a chronology, year after year, documenting the facts, events in the field and qualities of Italian wine. These 31 books constitute a history of Italian winemaking going back to the 1980s, in a country that has thousands more tales, grapes and wines to tell. Vini d’Italia isn’t just a collection of scores and rankings but rather a history of Italian winemaking at its best.
GAMBERO ROSSO WINE DINNER
Executive Chef Hugo Vasquez
Sommelier Roberto Facciolla
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Assorted Hors d’Oeuvres
antipasti
Octopus Salad
warm octopus, fingerling potatoes, cherry tomatoes, taggiasca olives
Falanghina, Fattoria la Rivolta, 2016
paste
Risotto with Quail and Black Truffles
Montabera Ruche, Stile Pinot Noir, 2016
secondi
Sliced Ribeye with Fresh Herbs and Hawaiian Sea Salt
Bricco dell’ Uccellone, Barbera Braida, 2015
dolci
Millefoglie
ONE NIGHT ONLY
GAMBERO ROSSO WINE DINNER
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018
7:00 p.m. in Toscana’s Wine Room
Limited availability; reservations required
$95 per guest, the dinner is ALL inclusive of menu, wine, tax and gratuity; seating is limited. Reservations may be made by calling Toscana at 310.820.2448 or email toscanabrentwood@gmail.com
TOSCANA
11633 San Vicente Boulevard, #100
Los Angeles, CA 90049
ABOUT TOSCANA:
TOSCANA quietly opened in February 1989 by first-time restaurateurs, Kathie and Mike Gordon who dreamed of creating an Italian trattoria in their neighborhood where friends and family could come together to eat simple, delicious food just like they found in Italy. Amidst the cozy environment celebs, locals and tourists alike are treated like family while being served by the infamously friendly staff. TOSCANA’s success has exceeded all expectations for over 28 years.
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