The GOODS from Notturno

Vancouver, BC | This month in our wine dinner series, we’re excited to take on the wild card – Austria. On October 19, Chef Bill Robitaille and Ben DeChamplain will explore some classic Austrian and Viennese specialties, like Tafelspitz, Sachertorte, and the prized Grüner Veltliner. With strong culinary influences from neighbouring countries like Italy, Hungary and Germany, Austrian food and wine boast a varied and unique heritage, proving life beyond Arnold Schwarzenegger and Wiener Schnitzel.

Here’s what you need to know:

A very limited number of seats are available, so reserve yours today! Tickets are $120, wine pairings included. Taxes and gratuity extra. To purchase yours, please call 604-720-3145. Please plan to arrive between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m., as dinner starts promptly at 7 p.m.

New guests will receive a “passport” outlining the 11 countries/regions chosen for the series. Returning guests should bring their passports with them. 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 10, the last one is on us.

Notturno Presents: A Night in Austria

Tafelspitz Part I – The Soup
Veal broth liquid gel, chilled carrots, turnips, baby potato salad with micro leeks
Stift Gœttweig Grüner Veltliner Messwein, 2013

Käsespätzle
Spätzle, Gruyère cheese, crispy onions and chives
Heidi Schrœck Weißburgunder, 2012

Tafelspitz Part II – The Veal

Veal, creamed spinach, apple horseradish sauce
Claus Preisinger Blaufränkisch, 2011

Austrian Goulash
Beef goulash with brioche dumplings
Rabl ‘Titan’ V.O. Zweigelt, 2006

Vienna Sachertorte
Dark chocolate cake created by Chef Franz Sacher in 1832
Kracher ‘No 2’ Zweigelt Trockenbeerenauslese, 2005

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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