Chef Tito Onofre Of Jonathan's Ristorante Cooks An Italian Wine Lover's Dinner At The James Beard House

Executive Chef Tito Onofre of Jonathan's Ristorante (15 Wall Street, Huntington, NY [631] 549-0055) will be cooking an Italian Wine Lover's Dinner at The James Beard House (167 West 12th Street, New York, NY [212] 675- 4984, www.jamesbeard.org) on Monday, January 28th at 7 p.m. The cost of the dinner is $125 for members of the James Beard Foundation and $155 for the general public. The menu is as follows:

Tuna Tartare on cucumber
Mini Crab Cakes
Pizzette with bufala and fresh tomatoes
Potato Chips with cr�me fraiche and caviar
Prosecco, Bisol, Crede Veneto NV
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Sea Scallops with baby artichokes
Vermentino, Dettori Sardinia 2006
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Agnolotti di Zucca with butter, sage, amaretti cookie and parmigiano shavings
Arneis, Cerretto Piemonte, 2006
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Blackened Yellow Fin Tuna with tomato, avocado compote and polenta cake
Non Confunditur, Argiano, Toscana 2005
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Herbed Rack of Lamb with rosemary au jus, artichokes, potatoes and cipolline onions
Brunello de Montalcino, Argiano 2001
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Panna Cotta with fresh berries
Moscato, Marengo NV