2011 Award Winning Dinner

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On June 29, we enjoyed another special dinner at Siena Ristorante Toscana.  The Chapter had voted Siena our favorite event of 2011 and once again Chef Harvey Harris met our high expectations.  Host Vince DiLoreto presented the award, an IW&FS Certificate of Excellence, to Siena that evening.  Chef Harris studied classic Italian cuisine in the Piedmont and worked as a professional chef in Tuscany.  The menu again showcased their tastes of Tuscany.   Doors to our event openned at 7:00 pm with a variety of canapés and a glass of Chianti.  

Siena Welcomes The IW&FS, Austin Chapter

Friday, June 29, 2012   7:00 pm 

Benvenuti Aperitivo

An assortment of canapés that includes

white corn polenta crostini with toasted hazelnuts and lump crab salad

tartina of slow-roasted pork belly, Chianti wine jelly, and crispy shallots

Lockhart quail legs and thighs with black truffle honey and fig mustard

2008 Felsina Beradenga Chianti Classico 

Antipasto

Insalata di Gamberi e Finocchio

summer salad of thin-sliced fresh fennel, red onions, blood orange

and grilled Gulf shrimp in blood orange-white balsamic vinaigrette

Teruzzi & Puthod Terre di Tufi (Vernaccia blend) 

Primo Piatto

Agnolotti dal Plin alla Piemontese

fresh pasta stuffed with Barolo-roasted beef, braised Swiss chard and

Grana Padano cheese with fried sage leaves and toasted pine nuts

2009 Pia Cesare Barbera D’Alba 

Secundo Piatto

Scottadito di Agnello

wood-grilled lamb rib chops with pistachio-mint pesto

(beef tenderloin medallions available to substitute)

olive oil-poached fingerling potatoes and haricot verts

2009 Lavita Lucente (Super Tuscan) 

Dolce

Mele, Miele e Pecorino Toscano

green apple tart, local honey, walnuts, and Pecorino Toscano

2004 Volpaia Vin Santo del Chianti Classico