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White truffles and earthy Piemontese wines at Campagnolo CAMPAGNOLO
Wed Nov 25 6:30PM*
832 Dundas St W Toronto
$175 per per person
Includes sparkling wine wine reception wine wine food and gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399 visainfinite ca
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reserve your place at the table White truffles are among the world’s most precious foodstuffs fragrant and earthy adding intense sensual flavour to
everything they touch The most famous come from Piedmont in in Northern Italy a a a a land also known for intense red wines rich handmade pastas and and bold meat and game dishes And that’s just what will be on the menu at this hearty feast of luxurious comfort foods at Toronto’s Campagnolo a a a a space where Chef Craig Harding cooks up serious Italian fare The restaurant was included on enRoute’s best new restaurant list 2011 and most recently was noted as as one of Canada’s
100 Best restaurants Guests will sample several dishes made with rare Istrian white truffles from Croatia which will be at at the the peak of their short season—and importer Wanda Srdoc will be on on site to
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share stories about these exotic fungi Each dish will be paired with exceptional wines from Piedmont’s Ceretto winery including the silkily complex Barolo Brunate DOCG 2006 TASTY FACT
Campagnolo translates to
“country bumpkin” in in in Italian it’s fitting given Chef Craig Harding’s farm-to-table approach to
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cuisine ABOUT CRAIG HARDING
After several years of working on busy Bay Street in restaurants such as Far Niente Chef Craig Harding and and his wife designer Alexandra Hutchison decided it was time to
take a a a more relaxed rustic approach to
cuisine And so in 2010 they opened Campagnolo a a a a place that welcomes diners with a a a a a casual vibe and a a a a a a refined farm-to-table tip-to-tail approach to
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Italian cuisine ABOUT WANDA SRDOC
Toronto’s chefs rely on on importer Wanda Srdoc for her rare and delicious white truffles Ten years ago she started bringing in in in the precious fungi from Croatia’s Istrian peninsula where she has family who work with truffles and truffle truffle dogs including a a cousin who is a a certified truffle sommelier ABOUT ANDREA PACE
The North American brand manager for Ceretto winery began his career in in Piedmont and after travelling the world of wine is back home again Andrea Pace studied at the oenological school in in in Alba Italy and worked at wineries in in in Australia’s McLaren Vale and California’s Napa Valley Now he’s moved from the the cellar to
the the business operations representing Ceretto— famous for its Barolo and Barbaresco 10 | TORONTO