This event has been indefinitely postponed.

Chef Lydia Shire invites winemaker Gaetana Jacono for a collaborative dinner on Thursday, March 16th. Valle dell’Acate wines, carrying on the Sicilian vineyard tradition, will be served alongside an Italian menu from the Scampo kitchen. Starting with a 6:30pm reception, guests will be treated to plates like “one perfect lamb chop,” veal meatballs and porcini. The seated menu covers six courses with matching wines and the whole delicious experience is available for $150 per person. Reservations can be made by calling 617.536.2100.

BITES TO BEGIN
Spring Artichoke Annunziata in ‘Paper Bread’
Crocce & Crisped Purple Kale
2015 Tenuta Ibidini Insolia

FIRST
Hot Polenta Bianca & Whipped Ricotta
sardina ‘a beccafico,’ fresh mint, pomegranate pesto, pine nut picada
2015 Zagra Grillo 

SECOND
Charcoaled Pesce Spada
swordfish in Shire’s Sicilian fish soup with red shrimp plancha, handmade cuscus-cuscus, drops of sour orange oil
2015 Il Frappato Vittoria DOC

THIRD
The Noble Porcini Roast
With sciusceddu-style veal meatballs, toasted sage
2012 Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG

FOURTH
Crackling Pork Rack
thinnest cut with spot of spicy chocolate sauce, creamed black beans, fresh and preserved cherries
2012 Il Moro Nero d’Avola

FIFTH
One Perfect Lamb Chop
one spoon of blood orange risotto, shaved ricotta salata
2012 Tané Nero d’Avola

SOMETHING SWEET
Lydia Shire’s Own Cassata Siciliana
handmade pistachio fondant, pistachio ice cream