If you are looking to avoid the crowds at your favourite restaurants during Dine Out Vancouver, visit Granville Island between Jan 19th to Jan 22nd for Viva Italia. Join Vancouver’s premiere charcuterie, Oyama Sausage, and Granville Island’s Duso’s Fresh Pasta & Sauces and Liberty Wine Merchants to celebrate the best of Italian cuisine with Viva Italia. Choose from an outstanding selection of charcuterie, pasta, sauces and cheese, and pair with hand selected wine. Tips on preparation methods and food and wine pairing are always provided by these businesses, take advantage of their wealth of knowledge when creating your own Viva Italia.
Oyama Sausage has a selection of 15 different fresh Italian inspired sausages made from duck, pork, chicken, turkey, beef, venison and elk. Choose from such delectables as Guanciale: incredibly flavourful cured pork jowl, Vino Cotto ham: roasted with wine
Musetto: a fresh sausage from the Veneto and Friuli regions of Northern Italy, seasoned with pepper, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon, Porcetta: pork slow-roasted with fennel, garlic and rosemary or Cotechino: a spiced, fresh sausage from the Modena region. After selecting your sausages, head to Duso’s for pasta and sauce recommendations and then on to Liberty Wines for a great bottle of vino to complete your feast.
About Oyama Sausage
For five generations the family has been dicing, grinding and spicing to make the best sausages, hams and pates in Vancouver. Their passion is endless and their belief is that good food balances body and soul.
About Duso’s
Since starting on Granville Island in 1979, the Duso Family has been making authentic, home style Italian pastas and sauces carefully crafted from all natural ingredients.
About Liberty Wine Merchants
Liberty strives to give customers the best wine experience in the Vancouver area. Often recognized as the most popular wine retailer in the Lower Mainland, Liberty is dedicated to evolving its selection for wine lovers to enjoy.
Viva Italia takes place the weekend of January 19 – 22nd at these three retailers on Granville Island. For more information please contact Oyama Sausage at (604) 327-7407.