48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar, Caterina’s Cucina e Bar and Twelvebottles are joining forces to bring you a very special evening of fine Italian food and wine.
The evening’s menu
On arrival:
NV Bellavista Franciacorta DOCG Grande Cuvée Alma Brut – Lombardy
Appetizer:
Baccalà Mantecato with a selection of special grains panini & pizzette
2018 Livon Soluna di Malvasia Collio DOC – Friuli
Entrée:
Ancient grains green pasta ripiena with a venison filling, red wine & radicchio sauce, squaccherone dollops & radicchio chiffonade
2018 Bertani Valpolicella Ripasso DOC – Veneto
Main:
Rolled eye fillet in crosta di pane with mushroom duxelle & spinach, served with sauteed cime di rapa and thyme sauce
2016 Marchesi di Barolo Serragrilli Barbaresco DOCG – Piedmont
Dessert:
Semifreddo cassata style on a sponge base
2018 Tenute Silvio Nardi Moscadello di Montalcino DOC – Tuscany
NV Marchesi di Barolo Barolo Chinato – Piedmont
Guests will take home a gift bag with a selection of goodies from the hosts.
$250pp
Tickets are limited, purchase now to avoid disappointment
A little more about your hosts:
Caterina’s Cucina e Bar
Since opening her restaurant in 1995 owner Caterina Borsato has put her stamp on Queen Street and Italian dining. . During the COVID-19 lockdowns Caterina and her team pivoted, creating their much lauded Baccalà Mantecato, featured on the evening’s menu.
Twelvebottles
Supplying Melbourne’s top restaurants, Twelvebottles is an importer and wholesale distributor of the very best fine wines from Australia, New Zealand and Italy.
The Twelvebottles philosophy is clear: always search for that unmistakable message that expresses itself in the glass.
Twelvebottles have carefully selected the perfect pairing of Italian wines for the evenings menu.
48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar
An award winning restaurant and pizzeria, their most recent title is that of Best Pizzeria in Oceania 2021. 48h knows their pizza; how to achieve the perfect crust and a light and fluffy base that leaves you feeling full but not heavy.
