S.Y. KITCHEN PRESENTS AN EXTRAORDINARY BAROLO TASTING DINNER FEATURING RARE RINALDI WINES

A Menu Created by Chef Luca Crestinelli with Vertical Wine Pairings
by Sommelier Emily Johnston Offers Rare Exploration of Barolos
from Renowned Piedmont Winemaker

WHO:
Luca Crestanelli, Executive Chef/Partner of S.Y. Kitchen and Emily Johnston, Wine Director of the Toscana Restaurant Group and Rinaldi Wines

WHAT:
S.Y. Kitchen presents an exclusive wine-tasting dinner of Chef Luca Crestanelli’s Northern Italian cuisine paired with the exceptional wines of Piedmont, showcasing a vertical tasting of Giuseppe Rinaldi’s now rare Barolo.

Other wines poured will be a Barbera d’Alba from Cascina Chicco, a sustainable winery in Piedmont making a sophisticated, yet open Barbera with values of the more youthful Piemontese wines. Also included is a Moscato d’Asti from another renowned Piemontese winery, Braida di Giacomo Bologna to be served with dessert by Pastry Chef Francesco Crestanelli. This typically aromatic and distinctive wine demonstrates the region’s diversity; producing the austere and elegant Nebbiolo beside the soft and sweet Moscato.

Chef Crestanelli has crafted a menu using Balik Farm smoked salmon from Switzerland¸ Italian white and black truffles, stuffed squab and elaborate pastry to pair with of the Piemontese wines in both traditional and less usual presentations with striking results.

Rinaldi Barolo Dinner
Thursday November 13, 2014 at 6:00 pm

Antipasto
Cascina Chicco Barbera 2012
Balik Smoked Salmon with Mozzarella di Bufala

Primo Piatto
Rinaldi Barolo Brunate-Le Coste 1994
Rinaldi Barolo Brunate-Le Coste 2005
Tagliolino with White Truffle

Secondo Piatto
Rinaldi Barolo Cannubi S Lorenzo-Ravera 2007
Rinaldi Barolo Cannubi S Lorenzo-Ravera 2009
Squab with Salsiccia, Black Truffle, and Savoy Cabbage on a Potato Tart

Dessert
Giacomo Bologna Braida Moscato di Asti “Vigna Senza Nome” 2011
Apple Sfogliatina with Moscato Zabaglione

275 dollars per person
tax and gratuity included

WHEN:
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Thursday, November 13, 2014
6:00 p.m.
$275 per guest, inclusive of menu, wines, taxes and gratuities
Limited seating for this special event. Reservations may be made by phone with credit card pre-payment

WHERE:
S.Y. Kitchen
1110 Faraday Street
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
805.691.9794

ABOUT GIUSEPPE RINALDI:
Giuseppe Rinaldi is a traditionalist winemaker who is at the forefront of vogue winemaking in the changing scene of Barolo. Known for blending Cru vineyards (Brunate-Le Coste and Cannubi S. Lorenzo-Ravera), Rinaldi’s primary style may have reached the end of its golden age. Regulations for the 2010 vintage and beyond require that Cru Barolo be made of only one Cru vineyard. S.Y. Kitchen is offering a rare chance to try a vertical of vintages through 2009, the last vintage of these blended Crus. As the 2010 wines are now reaching the market, this is a fleeting glimpse into Barolo’s past and an opportunity to try these great Barolo wines.

ABOUT S.Y. KITCHEN:
Owners Kathie and Mike Gordon along with their partner Executive Chef Luca Crestanelli, Sous Chef Francesco Crestanelli, Wine Director Emily Johnston and Bar Manager Alberto Battaglini, bring warmth and style and exquisite food and beverages to the Santa Ynez Valley restaurant they opened in April 2013.

With a degree in Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, Chef Luca Crestanelli found his passion and refined his technique during his world travels. He discovered ingredients, recipes, and methods of cooking varied from each little town or village within a country, as each region honored age-old traditions. Over time he developed his own distinctive style, creating an enriched, authentic local culinary experience that honors traditional Italian cuisine.

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