Hello fellow tomatoes: Special offer! Special offer!!!
Today's column is about a wonderful opportunity to learn about Italian cuisine and to sample some delicious dishes offered by a world class chef.
Chef Fabio Zago, Dean of La Scuola de La Cucina Italiana in Milan is the special guest at the fabulous Etcetera Etcetera Restaurant on West 44th Street, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 22 and 23rd.
Chef Fabio is going to create a 4 course Mediterranean classic demonstration and tasting, and pair appropriate wines.
Here are the menus:
Tuesday 6-22
Appetizer: Piccola Parmigiana di melanzane - Eggplant parmigiana
wine: Salice Salentino
Pasta: Fusilli con scampi, cipollotti, timo e pomodoro crudo - Fusilli with shrimp, onions, thyme and fresh tomatoes
wine: Falanghina
Main: Filetto di Branzino, spinaci novelli salsa all'aceto balsamico - Sea bass fillet with baby spinach e balsamic vinegar sauce
Wine: Chardonnay Siciliano
Dessert: Panna cotta allo yogurt, miele e lamponi - Yogurt, honey and raspberries panna cotta
Wine: Moscato d'Asti
Wednesday: 6-23
Appetizer: Gambero in crosta di mais con crema piccante di peperone - Jumbo shrimp in corn crust with spicy red pepper sauce
Wine: Abbruzzi white called Pecorino
Pasta: Pasta alla Norma (eggplant, tomatoes, ricotta) - Pasta with eggplant, tomatoes and ricotta cheese
Wine: Nero d'Avola
Main: Involtini di pesce spada con zucchine alla siciliana - Swordfish with sicilian style zucchine
Wine: Cahrdonnay from Sicily
Dessert: Tiramisu' al pistacchio e arancia - Pistachio and orange tiramisu
Wine: Moscato
Tuesday, June 22 and Wednesday June 23, 6 to 9 PM ($95.00 + gratuity)
Etcetera Etcetera Restaurant, 352 West 44th Street NYC (between 8th & 9th Avenues.)
The charming host and one of the owners of Etcetera Etcetera, Daniele Kucera is creating a special offer: if 4 people book, the 5th person is admitted for free!
Call for reservations at 212.399.4141. I am a huge fan of Etcetera Etcetera, the chef, servers, and of course the marvelous Daniele..(pronounced Daniel-E)
Call him and tell him that Valerie's Gallery sent you!
Buon Appetito!!
Valerie Smaldone
Media Personality, Actress, Producer, Writer
Valerie Smaldone, a 5 time Billboard Magazine Award winner, is perhaps best known for her unprecedented success holding the #1 position in the New York radio market as the midday host of New York’s 106.7 FM. She ended her on air run with the station at the end of 2007. In addition, she was the co-creator, writer, producer and host of 'Spotlight On,' a nationally syndicated program that featured in-depth interviews with top recording artists such as Paul McCartney, Elton John, Sting and Celine Dion, to name a few.
Presently, Valerie can be heard on NBC Network News promos and specialty shows and as the announcer for The Boomer Esiason Show on MSG. She writes a weekly nightlife column for TheThreeTomatoes.com, writes a theater column for Examiner.com, and has an interview program on the Italian American Network. She is an interviewer and feature reporter on Broadway for TonyAwards.com and hosts and produces celebrity portrait unveilings for Broadway stars at famed theater district eatery, Tony’s.
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