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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- $83.00
Italian dinner and worldwide wine tasting and pairing
Location not specified yetNEW CHANGES IN THE DINNER FORMAT!!!!!!!
1 We will have fewer guests , more intimate, more focused on food and wine rather than a super noisy party.
2 You will be able to see what is going on in the kitchen and help in the preparation and plating of the dinner understanding what you are actually eating and how is made.
3 We will talk about the wine you are tasting exchanging our palate differences and may be able to learn something about it.
4 Parking needs to be spread out on the street, not just in front of the house (I received complaints) . The Public Library parking lot also, is beautiful, illuminated and 150 feet away.So, join me for this unique food and wine experience!!
You will be able to have a great fresh home made Italian dinner paired with 4 different wines from 4 different parts of the world
The cost is $ 83.00 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 83 or 166.00 for 2 people on the item price ( no $ symbol) if you have a paypal account just send the $ 83.00 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 ( $ 83.00).
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.Dinner menu
Home made Butternut squash velvety soup with home made croutons, Moroccan spicesHand made fresh Tagliolini Cacio e Pepe alla Romana, Pecorino Romano, Parmigiano
Baby back ribs with Tuscan herbs, Korean Gochujang blue agave syrup sauce with Rosemary Polenta fries
for vegetarians only
Rosemary Polenta fries and seared MozzarellaOriginal Tiramisu alla Veneziana, Marscarpone ( no cream cheese), Amaretto, dark chocolate bites
PLEASE, LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE VEGETARIAN
Wine menu
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