La Dolce Vida Dessert Tasting Returns to Cafe ArtScience

WHO:

Following the success of her premiere event in March of 2015, Café ArtScience Pastry Chef, Renae Connolly brings back La Dolce Vida on Tuesday, August 11, an indulgent, five-course glimpse at her dessert program in partnership with the restaurant’s beverage duo, Bar Manager Todd Maul and General Manager/Wine Director, Tom Mastricola. Prior to the dessert tasting, Executive Chef Patrick Campbell will present a two-course, savory menu offered exclusively to La Dolce Vida attendees.

WHAT:

Guests are invited to celebrate La Dolce Vida, “the sweet life” in French, Italian and Spanish, and the inspiration behind Pastry Chef Renae Connolly’s prix fixe dessert menu, reflective of her trips through Spain, France and Italy. Seasonal, tasting-sized portions of Connolly’s feminine, well-balanced treats will begin with a cocktail pairing from Bar Manager Todd Maul, and wine accompaniments sourced from the same regions, selected by General Manager/Wine Director, Tom Mastricola. Unlike Connolly’s debut event, the second iteration of La Dolce Vida includes a separate, set price, savory component as well, presented by Café ArtScience Executive Chef, Patrick Campbell.

Connolly’s menu will include:

• The Stephen C Tiny Spoon: Charred Jalapeño, Mezcal, PIneapple
• Compressed Stone Fruit Salad: Summer Herbs, Candied Lemon Zest
• Wild Maine Blueberry “Pie:” Lime Sabayon, Semolina Crumble, Violet
• Strawberry Fields: Chocolate “Planter,” Coconut Cream, Strawberry Sorbet
• Orange Blossom Lemon Chiffon Cake: Passion Fruit Curd, Ginger, Frosted Raspberries, Roasted Valrhona Ivoire

Options on Campbell’s savory, two-course prix fixe menu will include:

• Chilled Corn Soup: Lobster Oil, Marinated Tomatoes, Pickled Chanterelles
• Hand-Rolled Potato Gnocchi: Braised Oxtail, Summer Vegetables, Hazelnut and Lovage Pistou
• Roasted Giannone Farm Chicken: Burnt Eggplant, Braised Sunflowers, Heirloom Tomatoes
• Grilled Maine Swordfish: Fairytale Eggplant, Pine Nut Puree, Botarga Crostini

*Menus are subject to minor changes based on availability of product.

WHEN:

Tuesday, August 11th, 2015

8:00pm

*Guests are encouraged to arrive before 8:00 to enjoy savory food, cocktails and wine at the bar, as the first course will be served promptly at 8:05pm.

WHERE:

Café ArtScience

650 East Kendall Street

Cambridge, MA 02142

(857) 999-2193

COST:

Tickets are available for $45 per person, with an optional beverage pairing for an additional $25 per person. Chef Patrick Campbell’s savory two-course prix fixe menu costs $32 per person and is offered exclusively to La Dolce Vida attendees. Reservations can be made by calling Café ArtScience at (857) 999-2193.

About Café ArtScience:

Located in Cambridge’s innovation hub of Kendall Square, Café ArtScience is an approachable restaurant, bar and café where art, science and design meet the sustainable future of food. Helmed by Executive Chef Patrick Campbell, Café ArtScience’s progressive menu blends forward thinking with an appreciation for traditional fare through reinterpreted French and New-American classics. Café ArtScience is open Monday through Friday from 11:00am to 2:30pm for lunch, and Monday through Saturday from 5:00 to 10:00pm for dinner, with the bar open until 12:00am Monday through Saturday. For menus, reservations and additional information, please visit: http://www.cafeartscience.com or call the restaurant at (857) 999-2193.