A Locavore’s Dilemma


Tomato, Tomato, Tomatoes during La Vendemmia Hands-on cooking class and lunch with wine paring
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< Tomato, Tomato, Tomatoes during La Vendemmia Hands-on cooking class and lunch with wine paring

Join me Peggy Hall,leader Slow Food Ottawa-Gatineau in the kitchen at DiVino Wine Studio to work with the amazing tomato. Learn to make 4 great antipasti or primi, small plates, and enjoy them together paired with delicious wine for lunch.

Ricotta cakes with sun dried tomato salsa, heirloom tomato and roasted red pepper salad with fennel and local cheese, pasta with fresh tomato basil sauce, risotto topped with almond pesto and cherry tomatoes.

Learn to preserve the flavour of the season to enjoy it all year by learning some fun methods of “sun drying”, roasting, grilling and freezing and how to adapt your recipes through the seasons to enjoy this delicious fruit all year long.

Saturday, September 19, 2009 10:30am – 1:30 pm 225 Preston Street Cost: $79 + tax To reserve, please call 613-221-9760 or email bookings@divinowinestudio.com



A Taste of Tuscany Dinner- Wednesday, April 22- 6:30 to 9:30 pm
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A Taste of Tuscany Dinner- Wednesday, April 22- 6:30 to 9:30 pm

A wine and culinary tour of Tuscany: wines, food and culture to celebrate International Slow Food Earth Day.

A fantastic team of Chefs and Sommeliers will guide you through the wine routes and the local ‘cucina povera’ of Tuscany.

To start we will taste two appetizers, Crostini Misti accompanied by the best Sangiovese from some of the most intriguing DOCs and DOCGs of Tuscany Followed by Cacciucco alla Livornese (yes, spelled with five ‘c’s) , a zesty seafood stew, Livorno style, (from sustainable sources) matched with a Vernaccia di San Gimignano or a Vermentino, both tasty, crisp, aromatic, Tuscan native grape varieties.. The main event of this culinary tour is Arista di Cinghiale, a stuffed wild boar loin with farro, fennel and bean salad. Biscotti e panforte di Siena al Vin Santo, this almond and aniseed biscotti served with a spiced fruit and nut cake will no doubt end this meal with a smile! Tastes from our Italian roots with ingredients from local sustainable sources. A short educational lecture and slide show will, as usual, make the evening unique and unforgettable.

DiVino Wine Studio and Enoteca, 225 Preston St. – $90 for Slow Food members $95 for non members Taxes and 15% gratuities will be added to your bill.

Space is limited, please register soon by calling 613-221-9760 ext. 21 or email events@divinowinestudio.com For more information call Peggy Hall at 613-821-4426 or email slowfood@sympatico.ca



A Locavore goes Italian- at DiVino Wine Studio and Enoteca-Saturday September 27
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A Locavore goes Italianat DiVino Wine Studio and Enoteca-Saturday September 27

Join,me in this hands-on class to make this delicious Italian menu: Crostini, 2 ways: garlic rubbed Crostini topped with salsa alla crudaiola (cherry tomatoes and basil), and sage and walnut pesto topped with Parmigiano-Reggiano curls, fresh tomato consommé with Montreal melon balls, rainbow chard and salumi slivers, Farfalle with veal and Roma tomato sauce, grilled pepper salad with greens and herb marinated bocconcini, and semi freddo with Barbera poached pears.


A Locavore goes Italian
Saturday, September 27, 2008
10:30 am – 1:30 pm

DIVINO WINE STUDIO and ENOTECA
225 Preston Street
Cost: $95 + tax
To reserve, please call 613-221-9760
or email
bookings@divinowinestudio.com