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White Truffle…DINNER!

Nov 062017

If you’ve been following Spork for some time now, you know how much we love dining at the Four Seasons. This weekend they are calling all Italian food lovers for events that are not to be missed.

Executive Chef Fabrizio Schenardi, who hails from Turin, Italy, will welcome Italian guest chefs in partnership with the Italian Food Style Education (IFSE) Culinary School and the Region of Piedmont in Italy. The Resort first partnered with IFSE in October 2016. Ravello at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort will be host to two incredible dinner experiences highlighting Italian cuisine.

Ravello will welcome Chef Giovanni Grasso of Ristorante La Credenza in San Maurizio Canavese (Turin), Italy. La Credenza was recognized in 2006 with one Michelin Star. Chef Grasso has devoted 25 years at the helm of La Credenza, mixing tradition with innovation, and serving cuisine that is never predictable.

In addition to Chef Grasso, Ravello will welcome Italy’s renowned pastry chef Wendy Elena Bosca. Chef Bosca was born into pastry success, as the daughter of Master Pastry Chef Sergio Bosca, who was awarded the Excellence Artigiana Piemontese Award, Chef Bosca grew up surrounded by sweets. In 2012, she opened her own cake shop in Turin, Italy and in 2013, recorded her own cake design show, airing on television in Italy. In 2014, she joined the IFSE as a culinary instructor, specialising in cake design.

Friday, November 10, 2017

Italian Feast – four-course dinner with wine pairings, 6:30 pm, Ravello, USD 140 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity
Experience an authentic Italian meal in the Piemontese style of Italy, featuring imported ingredients and Italian wines, created by visiting Chefs Grasso and Bosca.

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Italian White Truffle five-course feast with wine pairings, 6:30 pm, Ravello, USD 200 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity
A decadent dinner featuring the exclusive white Alba truffle from Italy. The White Truffle Festival is one of the oldest Italian truffle festivals that remains widely attended year after year. The mouth-watering dinner courses include risotto with Piedmont cheese, coffee powder and white truffle; pan seared branzino with potato, oyster water and white truffle; veal with smoked potato puree, foie gras and white truffle; and more

BRB…going to make a reservation at Four Seasons!

Advance tickets are required for these special dinner events. Space is limited; guests must reserve their spot accordingly via Eventbrite.

The Ultimate Champagne Dinner (!) at Four Seasons

Jul 092017

What’s more luxurious (and fun) than a champagne dinner at the Four Seasons? Yea, we can’t think of anything either! Last week we were fortunate enough to attend a special Louis Roederer champagne dinner at Capa celebrating the resort’s third birthday. The five-course dinner featured rare pairings, including Cristal and Cristal Rosé.

A good night always starts AND ends with champagne…..the evening’s stellar lineup below.

Amuse Bouche

Zanahoria PB&J, Foie Terrine Tetilla, Cheese Puff Fingerlings, Smoked Crema, Caviar – so many fun bites to start off the meal, especially all the caviar!
Champagne Louis Roederer, Brut Premier NV – super tasty and available for about $50 bucks from a wine shop, well worth the money.

Primero

Lobster with turnips, ponzu vinaigrette and lardo – lobster and champagne, the ultimate and perfect pairing.
Champagne Louis Roederer, Brut Premier NV

Segundo

Oxtail Consommé, A5 wagyu and artichoke – always a treat to taste some of the finest wagyu on earth.
Champagne Louis Roederer, Brut Nature 2009 (zero dosage) – bone dry, but still delicate, so obsessed with this sparkler!

Tercero

Salmon, burnt leek and champagne sabayon – because when you’re drinking champagne, why not also make it a main ingredient in a dish too.
Champagne Louis Roederer, Brut Rosé 2011 – takes the whole “Rosé All Day” thing to another level, I must find a bigger champagne budget so I can order more bottles for myself.

Entrante

Braised Veal with potato and truffle – fork tender and exploding with goodness, this main dish was fabulous.
Cristal, Brut 2009 – see comment above about needing a bigger champagne budget. I’m still dreaming about this elegant champagne in my sleep. Maybe someday I’ll have the chance to enjoy it again.

Postre

Turron Helado, apricot, currant and pistachio – every single morsel of dessert that their pastry chef has ever created is divine. This dessert was no exception, the right ending to an evening of bubbly and gourmet fare.
Cristal, Brut Rosé 2007 – Vintage. Bubbly. Rosé. No better way to end an evening.

And then we called Uber. The end!