Cibo Trattoria Commemorates Venice’s Food and Culture for an Evening
Cibo Trattoria plays tribute to Venice, Italy for a special Venezia (Venice) Dinner on Wednesday, May 4th, 2011, from 5pm into the night. This special and fun-filled evening is one of Vancouver’s “must attend” events for those who love Italian food, wine and history. Guests will enjoy an evening of romance where violin musicians will set a lovely mood with the entire room solely lit by candles and Cibo’s inviting staff appropriately dressed in attire from the 1600’s.
Cibo’s Executive Chef Neil Taylor has crafted a menu to embrace the distinctive characteristics of Venetian cooking such as the use of spices, fish and seafood such as prawns, clams, mussels, crabs, fresh and salt water fish, along with fruits and vegetables such as the prized raddichio.
The Venezia Dinner debuts with a beef carpaccio “Harry’s Bar” followed by Antipasti, with local sole “en soar” with capers, raisins and pine nuts. Next, the Primi (first plate) features a whole wheat bigoli with sweet onions, anchovy and black pepper. Guests will be able to choose their Secondi (main course) of either Franca’s salt cod with crispy white polenta or perfectly grilled calves liver, slow cooked peas, pancetta and aged balsamic. Then to end the evening, Dolce (dessert) for the evening is traditional tiramisu or piave vecchio, quince paste and sourdough crisps. This evening will have guests feeling like they’re truly dining in Veneto’s Po Valley, between the Adriatic Sea in the south, the Dolomites to the north, and will be a night to truly remember.
This special 5-course tasting menu for $48 also features an optional $49 in wine pairings, specific to the region of Veneto, Italy.
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About Cibo Trattoria
Cibo Trattoria specializes in authentic Italian cuisine made with same-day fresh, organic and local ingredients. Cibo’s unique list of rustic dishes has been created by celebrated Executive Chef Neil Taylor to provide Vancouverites and visitors to Downtown Vancouver with a truly distinctive, yet casual dining experience. With handpicked wine collections of varied and unique vintages by the well-respected and popular General Manager, David Fert, guests are ensured an exquisite wine pairings to complement their wonderful meals. Cibo was voted best new restaurant in Canada in 2009 by enRoute and Where magazines.
Cibo Trattoria is open for dinner nightly from 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday and is located off the Moda Hotel Vancouver lobby at 900 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC. For more information please call 604.602.9570 or visit www.cibotrattoria.ca.
