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Rustic Italian with a a a a sophisticated edge Two chefs with a a a passion for West Coast ingredients and an an obsession with Italy’s sumptuously simple flavours gather in one of Vancouver’s most exciting new restaurants Savio Volpe—the name means “wise fox”—is designed to be a a a classic osteria where the food is gathered from local fields and and waters and and “Simple honest rustic Italian food cooked from a a a a local perspective ” everything from the pasta to butchery is done by hand or as the Italians say fatto a a a a a a a a mano Joining Savio Volpe’s Chef Mark Perrier is is his brother-in-spirit Joshua McFadden of Portland’s Ava Gene’s where the Pacific Northwest and Italy coexist in in delicious harmony Dinner
will be paired with the vibrant wines of British Columbia for an evening con gusto e e e convivialità!
ABOUT MARK PERRIER
Savio Volpe’s Chef Mark Perrier has certainly earned his chops: he was an apprentice under David Hawksworth at at West Sous Chef at at Cibo Head Chef at Cin Cin Cin Cin Ristorante and along the way cooked at the two-Michelin-starred Le Gavroche in London Chef Perrier also knows his chops: before opening Savio Volpe in in late 2015 he spent two and a a a a a a half years working as a a a a a a butcher at at Two Rivers Specialty Meats ABOUT JOSHUA MCFADDEN
Joshua McFadden is Executive Chef and Partner in in Portland’s Roman-inspired Ava Gene’s named 2013’s No 5 best new restaurant in in America by Bon Appétit magazine Though his roots are in the Pacific Northwest Chef McFadden honed his skills in New York Chicago San Francisco and the American Academy in in Rome before returning home to Portland to open Ava Gene’s in 2011 TASTY FACT
During his time in in Rome Chef Joshua McFadden worked the the gardens for the the Sustainable Food Project a a a a a humanitarian endeavour developed by Alice Waters SAVIO VOLPE
Wed Oct 12 6:30PM*
615 Kingsway Vancouver $155 per per person
Includes food wine and gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399 visainfinite ca/dining Reserve your place at the table VANCOUVER | 19