The GOODS from Notturno

Vancouver, BC | Food, wine, and travel buffs rejoice. Notturno is pleased to announce its monthly wine dinner series, set to start February 16 and run through to December this year.

Each month, Chef Bill Robitaille will take you on a culinary journey through some of the world’s most enticing countries and regions. Ben DeChamplain, the Abbey’s former Cellar Manager, will complete the experience with expertly paired wines.

The first dinner of the series will take place on Monday, February 16 and will highlight the Italian region of Le Marche, an homage to Chef Robitaille’s heritage. Le Marche not only boasts the typical rustic taste know throughout central Italy, but also the fresh, sweet flavour of the sea.

Here’s what you need to know: A limited number of seats are available for each dinner, so reserve your spot today! Tickets for A Taste of Le Marche are $100, wine pairings included. Taxes and auto-gratuity extra. To purchase yours, please call 604-720-3145. Guests will receive a “passport” outlining the 11 countries/regions chosen for the series. Each dinner you attend gets you a stamp. If you attend five, you’ll receive a Notturno gift card, redeemable during regular business hours. Because “this one goes to 11”, if you attend the first 10, the last one is on us.

Notturno Presents A Taste of Le Marche

Red snapper crudo, fried sausage stuffed olives and citrus
Collestefano, Verdicchio di Matelica, 2013

Cappelletti soup, stuffed pasta with pork, Parmigiano Reggiano and spices in a rich chicken brodo
Aurora, Falerio dei Colli Ascolani, 2012

Local octopus in a spicy tomato stew over rapini with a sous-vide egg yolk
Collestefano ‘Rosa di Elena’ Rosato, 2013

Vincisgrassi: “Le Marche style” lasagna
DiFilippo, Colli Martani Sangiovese, 2010

Peposo: Peppered lamb stew over mascarpone enriched polenta
Velenosi, ‘Roggio del Filare’, Rosso Piceno Superiore, 2009

Date: Monday, February 16 | Time: 7pm
Price: $100 (includes wine). Taxes and gratuity extra.
Purchase tickets: 604-720-3145 (a deposit will be taken at the time the reservation is made)

Details

280 Carrall Street | Vancouver, BC
Telephone: 604-720-3145 | Email: info [at] notturnogastown.ca
Web: www.notturnogastown.ca | Twitter: @notturnogastown
Hours: Open Tuesday to Saturday: 6 p.m. to late | No reservations

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The People

Chef/Co-owner – William Robitaille
Bartender – H
Co-owner – Scott McTavish

About Notturno

A Gastown Italian bàcari with an ever-changing selection of cicchetti share plates, craft cocktails, wines by the glass and BC-brewed craft beers, Notturno has something for everyone.

Chef and co-owner William Robitaille has designed Italian-inspired fare with a focus on seasonal, market-fresh products. Industry trained in the West Coast style with Italian and Spanish influences, Robitaille has worked in some of the finest restaurants in Vancouver and Whistler where he developed new and exciting menus. Wine consultant Chris Royal has curated a wine program that expertly complements the food menu.

Known around the world simply as “H”, Notturno’s craft cocktail maker and Vancouver Magazine’s Bartender of the Year for 2013, designed our signature cocktail Gli Felice. This along with H’s five monthly creations is sure to please every taste. Like our menu, our space delivers an eclectic combination of historic and modern.

The new look by Andrea Rodman Interiors is designed to combine the rustic look synonymous with the surrounding Gastown neighbourhood and modern detailing. Master woodworkers Josh Hooge and Steve McFarlane of J&S Reclaimed Wood Custom Furniture have created a new feature wall and bar counter.

Reviews

Eater Magazine – Vancouver Heat Map | This tiny bar and restaurant tucked away on Carrall has cocktail fans thoroughly over-excited thanks to bartender H’s creative concoctions – impressively, William Robitaille’s Italian tapas even delighted notoriously hard-to-please Globe & Mail critic Alexandra Gill.

Alexandra Gill, Globe and Mail | Notturno’s signature Gli Felice is, as advertised, “a taste of Tuscany in a glass.” I happily say to you that of all the tiny tapas-style wine bars in Gastown, Notturno hits higher than most.

Vancouver Magazine | Don’t miss chef’s succulent Venetian ling cod, which is poached and whipped with olive oil while warm, then served with salty pops of steelhead roe […] “H” (Vancouver magazine’s 2013 Bartender of the Year) mixes exacting craft cocktails with bitter-predominant Italian flair.

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