Events / Dinner

Italian Olive Oil Road Trip

Tue, February 07, 2017


The Beard House
Member Price: $135 Public Price: $175 Phone: 212.627.2308
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Teddy Diggs

Il Palio, Chapel Hill, NC

Named one of “16 Chefs to Watch in 2016” by Restaurant Hospitality magazine, Teddy Diggs has charmed Chapel Hill diners with his refined, rustic Italian cooking. Join us as he charts a culinary tour of Italy through the lens of extra virgin olive oil, where each course will feature a unique variety of this versatile ingredient.

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Menu

Hors d’Oeuvre

Chickpea Flour Farinata with Pea Shoots

Baccalà Mantecado on Polenta

Rabbit Spiedini

Smoked Sea Salt Focaccia

Zardetto Prosecco Brut NV

Dinner

Letizia Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sicily > Bay Scallop Crudo with Blood Oranges, Fennel, and Bottarga

Tasca d'Almerita Grillo 2015

Ranise Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Liguria > Hay-Smoked and Olive Oil–Crushed Potatoes with Calvisius Sturgeon Caviar and Whipped Crème Fraîche

La Valle Primum Franciacorta Brut NV

Clemente Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Puglia > Grano Arso Flour Orecchiette with Smoked Lamb Sausage, Hot Peppers, Dandelion Greens, and Smoked Garlic 

Leone de Castris Maiana Salice Salentino Rosso 2014

Villella Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Umbria > Dry-Aged Beef Strip Loin with Cicerchia Purée and Umbrian Truffles 

Falesco RC2 Sagrantino di Montefalco 2010

Frantoio Franci Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Tuscany > Extra Virgin Olive Oil Semifreddo with Pecorino Romano–Black Pepper Sponge, Amarena Cherries, and Olive Oil Curd

Castello di Bossi Chianti Classico 2012

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