About us
This is a group for anyone interested in Italian food, wine, travel, culture and meeting new people with same interests. It is fun to cook together while drinking good wine and enjoy the food we created in a fun, casual and relaxed atmosphere. It is not necessary to have any culinary skills and may be, at the end of a Meetup, you will be able to make one of your favorite Italian dish!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I started this group because I love food, good wines, friends outside my regular job (personal chef) and I like to have fun and laugh cooking and sipping wine without the stress of working always under pressure. Now, I also do dinners, wine tastings, cooking classes at my house in lafayette.
Since 4 years, I started to bring some of you in adventurous "detouristing" small group trips to the west coast of Tuscany. The trips are intimate, personal, fascinating, adventurous and fun!!!!!!!!!.You will be part of Italy, not visiting it. I will be there for you every day making sure you experience the meaning, customs, traditions, food, wine, as I do every time in this part of Tuscany.
Some of the activities of these trips are, besides site seen unknown part of Tuscany including islands, hiking, kayaking, boating, fishing, wine tastings, mushrooms hunting, cooking together, hot springs bathing, snorkeling. Come with me and explore!!!!!!!!!!!
Ciao, Valerio
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Upcoming events
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- $73.00
Assaggi, cicchetti, all Italian wine tasting and pairing
Location not specified yetThis is the first of the Assaggi and Cicchetti evening series.
Assaggi and Cicchetti in Italian means appetizer sort of tapas.
It is going to be a traditional, fun and exquisite way to showcase the Italian cuisine and taste some ( 4 different) great Italian regional wines.
The number and the size of the assaggi and cicchetti ( AROUND 20 PER PERSON) will be enough to satisfy your appetite like any other dinner.The cost is $ 73.00 per person including everything and PREPAYMENT IS REQUIRED at moment of signing.
NEW POLICY : please, don't rsvp and not pay , you will be removed from the list . NO EXCEPTIONS!! ( If you are removed, you can always pay and get back in)
For payments,
You can Venmo me @ Valerio-Castellano
You can use Zelle using my email [castellano233@gmail.com](mailto:castellano233@gmail.com) and phone 310-993-2703or go to my website https://lvitaly.com/ and click on Paypal or on the cc logo at the bottom of every page. Enter 73 or 146.00 for 2 people on the item price ( no $ symbol) if you have a paypal account just send the $ 73.00 to [castellano233@gmail.com](mailto:castellano233@gmail.com) or if YOU DON'T HAVE A PAYPAL ACCOUNT, click on pay with debit or credit card, enter your info.
Cancellation Policy
If the cancellation is in within 48 hours from the dinner date, you will forfeit the cost of the dinner ( $ 73.00).
If the cancellation occurs prior the 48 hours from the dinner date, you will have a credit with me and be able to use it for any other event I will make.The dinner will be at my home in Lafayette and I will email the address later to the attendees.
By attending, you agree to hold harmless and release all host / venues from any liability including COVID 19 or Flu RELATED ISSUES. Please behave in a responsible/appropriate manner while attending the wine tasting.Cicchetti and assaggi menu not in order of serving
Frittata with caramelized onions and zucchini
Polenta medallions with French brie and Italian black truffle pate
Bit spicy broccoli and Italian sausage tartlets alla Pugliese
Crostini with Italian fresh ricotta alla Siciliana ( sweet)
Bruschetta with tomatoes, pickled red onions, fresh basil, evoo, Greek feta
Wild caught grilled Montana Brown trout over zucchini with Sicilian Salmoriglio
Tomato confit and burrata canapes or tartlets
Crostini with Porcini Mushrooms ( foraged by me)Wine menu not in order of pouring
Sicilia
Toscana
Puglia
Piemonte20 attendees
Past events
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