Summit's Piattino To Host First Wine Dinner On Thursday

SUMMIT, NJ — The newly opened Piattino: A Neighborhood Bistro in Summit is hosting its first wine dinner on Thursday.

Guests can taste five dishes created specifically for the tasting event along with a wine pairing for each from the Allegrini Family, straight from Valpolicella, Italy.

Corporate Executive Chef Kevin Felice told Patch he looked and tasted the wine to come up with the right food, technique and ingredients from that region to create the perfect pairing menu.

The full five-course Allegrini Wine Dinner menu includes:

• Red Snapper Crudo – Preserved lemon aioli, fennel and radish salad, basil vinaigrette. Paired with Poggio Al Tessoro Solo Sole 2015 (Vermintino).

• Braised Short Rib & Smoked Ricotta Raviolo – Walnut dust, brown butter, sage and roasted cipollini soubise. Paired with Allegrini Palazzo del Torre 2013 (Venetian Blend).

• Poached Prawn Risotto – Saffron emulsion and vanilla butter. Paired with Allegrini La Grola 2013 (Venetian Blend).

• Dry Aged Sirloin – Potato puree, seared trumpet mushrooms and black truffle jus. Paired with Allegrini Amarone 2011.

• “Strawberry Shortcake” – Rhubarb jam, strawberry basil gelato and rhubarb chip. Paired with Allegrini La Poja 2010.

“Every time we do something fun like this we are able to show off our capablities,” Felice said. “We are able to create a menu and wine that is more progressive than the normal day to day menu and really show people what we are capable of.”

Tickets to the Allegrini Wine Dinner can be purchased individually for $90, or at a discounted rate of two tickets for $160 at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/piattinoallegrini.

Piattino is located at 67 Union Place in Summit. For more information call 908-219-4801 or visit www.piattinonj.com.

(Image provided: Allegrini wine)

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