TUSCAN WINE PAIRING DINNER

Meet Chef Michele Mancini

Farinolio is delighted to host Chef Michele Mancini for his first appearance in New Jersey to share his artistic talent with friends and guests.
Chef Michele Mancini is the executive chef of Ristorante L’Olivo by Hotel Stella della Versilia in Tuscany, owned by Gigi Buffon, a former goalkeeper for the Italian National Soccer Team that won the World Cup.

Here is the restaurant's website: https://www.hotelstelladellaversilia.com/it/ristorante/

Farinolio is honored to host such an incredible chef!

Unforgettable experiences begin in the imagination. Imagine a place where time is marked by the constant discovery of new shapes and forms, where imagination is awakened, and memories are brought back to life. A place where inspiration can be transformed into sublime artistic accomplishments and conjure up images of eternal beauty. That is Carrara in Tuscany.

Carrara, with its breathtaking marble quarries, never ceases to provide inspiration to Chef Michele Mancini. In the footsteps of the likes of Michelangelo, Canova, Bernini, Catalan, and Fabre, Chef Mancini transforms like the sculptor in his workshop, the simplest ingredients of the soil and sea into sublime culinary works of art. The fusion of aromas, refinement of ingredients, and attention to detail deliver experiences that engage all your senses and stimulate your mind to imagine walking along the ancient walls of a Tuscan hamlet or the Mediterranean coast. The sight of his marvelous creations, rooted in his Tuscan origin, yet unmoored from strict regional traditions, never ceases to delight his guests mesmerized by the story behind each individual creation.

MENU:

- Crema di cannellino con gambero e ostriche: Cannellini beans cream with shrimp and oyster
- Polipo croccante con patate, olive e pesto leggero: Crispy octopus with potatoes, olives and delicate basil pesto
- Risotto mantecato alla patata con petto di anatra all’aceto balsamico: Risotto with potato cream, duck and traditional balsamic vinegar of Modena
- Costine di maiale laccate all’aceto balsamico e miele con patate arrostite: Honey balsamic vinegar glazed pork ribs with roasted potatoes
- Cantucci & Vinsanto: Traditional Tuscan almond biscotti served with sweet vinsanto wine

COMPLIMENTARY WINE PAIRING RUN BY CHEF AND WINE EDUCATOR LAURA ORLANDO:

- Ferrari Brut
- Lugana Ca dei Frati
- Tenuta Guado al Tasso Il Bruciato Bolgheri 2020
-Donatella Cinelli Colombini Fattoria del Colle Brunello di Montalcino 2017
- Vinsanto from Chef Michele’s collection

The menu contains gluten, dairy, meat, eggs, seafood and nuts

Price $255 per person