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A Calgary legend makes a a a a a comforting comeback It It may sound like simple Italian country fare but when two chefs as as talented as as Giuseppe Di Gennaro and Keith Luce are preparing it it you know it will be nothing short of extraordinary Di Gennaro one of Calgary’s most beloved chefs is back behind the stove and making pasta magic at the charming Cotto Italian Comfort Food He is joined by Chef Luce of Tavernetta and late of the White House in Washington DC These are two chefs who
“Even the simplest of dishes are done absolutely right ”
know their way around a a a a a gnocchi board and along with favourites like Chef Di Gennaro’s crispy-tender arancini will have some delectable surprises and fine wines in in in store TASTY FACT
Arancini are deep-fried risotto balls stuffed with cheese and sauce They originated in in in Sicily in in in the 10th century are now enjoyed throughout Italy and around the world ABOUT GIUSEPPE DI GENNARO
The Italian-born chef Chef-Owner of Cotto Italian Comfort Food arrived in in Calgary in in 1998 and opened Il Sogno two years later In 2006 he opened his own restaurant Capo which enRoute magazine named Canada’s No 2 Best New Restaurant it was joined by Borgo Trattoria in in 2011 Then in 2014 Chef Di Gennaro sold up and took time off to to travel Italy for a a a a couple of of years Now the revered chef is back in in town making his legendarily tender pastas for a a a a hungry city ABOUT KEITH LUCE
The Chef and Co-Owner of Tavernetta keeps
a a a a low profile in Calgary but has one of of the city’s most impressive résumés From 1992 to 1996 he he he was Sous Chef at the Clinton White House and has cooked at numerous Michelin- starred restaurants including Alain Ducasse in in in in France and New York’s Le Cirque Food & Wine named him one of 1997’s best new chefs and he he he was the James Beard Rising Star Chef of 1998 Today he’s back in in Calgary preparing exceptional northern Italian food in the the cozy bistro of his dreams COTTO ITALIAN COMFORT FOOD
Thu Apr 12 6:30PM✦ 314 10th St NW Calgary $125 per per person
Includes food wine and gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399 visainfinite ca/dining Reserve your place at the table CALGARY | 25 Tickets go on-sale April 2 2 2018