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Gastown’s “Notturno” Adds Several New Cocktails & Dishes To Its Summer Menu

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The GOODS from Notturno

Vancouver, BC | This month at Notturno we’re mixing up four new feature cocktails to tantalize your taste buds. If you’re interested in something light and refreshing, try the Sensation with gin, mint, lemon juice, and maraschino. If you’re after something with a bit more substance (read: breakfast of champions), H’s original cocktail Puff ‘n Stuff with vodka, strawberry puree, cracked pepper syrup, ricotta cheese, lemon juice, egg whites, mint and balsamic pearls hits all the right notes.

And to soak it all up, we’ve added a couple of new additions to our summer menu, like vine-ripened tomatoes, pomodoro sauce, Calabrian chilis, red wine vinegar, olive oil, and crema di burrata. We’ve also added Italian sausage with soft peppers and onions, hot and Dijon mustards, and house bread.

Coming later this month, number seven in our Monthly Wine Dinner Series. On August 24, we’ll be featuring our beautiful hometown: British Columbia. Menu details and pricing coming soon. Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Andulsian-inspired dinner on July 27.

FOOD

Pane Bello and Serego Alighieri extra virgin olive oil, maldon salt

Warm Castelvetrano olives, extra virgin olive oil, cracked chili, maldon salt

Pearl Bocconcini in chili, mint extra virgin olive oil, maldon salt

Vine ripened tomatoes, pomodoro sauce, Calabrian chilis, red wine vinegar, olive oil, crema di burrata.

Beef Carpaccio, garlic puree, Marsala braised onions

Smoked chicken and pork liver pate with a Marsala gelatin

Italian sausage with soft peppers and onions, hot and Dijon mustards, house bread

Prosciutto di Parma, compressed melon, extra virgin olive oil, maldon salt

Feature pasta (please ask for details)

Burrata (choice of):

-Straight up: Serego Alighieri extra virgin olive oil, maldon salt, cracked pepper

– Summer peas and mint puree

– Italian black truffle

– Salumi and cheese board with accoutrements

COCKTAILS

Felice – Grappa, lemon peel and coffee bean essence, Cinzano Rosso vermouth, red wine reduction syrup, Aphrodite bitters, white truffle and lemon oil garnish

Mr. Domet’s Sideways Express No.2 – Two drinks as one: Green chartreuse, Lillet Blanc, floral bitters, tequila (Created by Adam Domet at Supermarine, Kitsilano)

Puff ‘n Stuff – Vodka, strawberry puree, cracked pepper syrup, ricotta cheese, lemon juice, egg whites, mint and balsamic pearls (Created by H at Notturno)

Sensation – Gin, mint, lemon juice, maraschino (The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930)

Scotch and Coconut – Scotch whisky, Cointreau, lemon juice, and frozen coconut water (Created by Dave Arnold at Booker and Dax, New York)

Details

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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

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

About Notturno

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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

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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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