A SLOW FOOD
CHRISTMAS – ITALIAN-AMERICAN STYLE
Linguini FINI December 15th. 2012
1ST
Floor L Place 139 Queen’s Road Central
We
asked you to keep the date free - and we hope you have, because we have
organized through Slow Food Committee member and one of the owners of Linguini
FINI, Todd Darling, for a private Xmas dinner with the focus on traditional
Italian American cuisine.
But,
this is a Xmas feast with a unique twist. Read on!
In
real Slow Food tradition Todd has promised us a menu with a focus on local
organic and seasonal vegetable produce and handmade pasta rolled daily on their
La Monferrina pasta machines. However, those of
you who are familiar with Linguini FINI will know the meat focus is on pork in
all its forms, from cuts to salumis. Now what does
that mean for us?
Todd
has suggested the very Slow Food theme of “Nothing goes to waste”
for our Xmas celebration. The nothing goes to waste formula means
everything about a pig will be on the plate from tails to ears. This is
locally grown pig from the famous Wah Kee farm, one of the most humane and hygienic pig farms we
have ever seen. This pig farm was visited by a Slow Food delegation
earlier this year - and if you are going to eat pork, look for Wah Kee!
So
expect hearty pastas with rich Italian-American versions of traditional sauces,
large bowls of steaming hot and fresh, organic vegetables and of course
piggy bits from nose to tail including homemade house-cured Salumi
from Linguini FINI's own walk-in ageing room.
To
enliven things up we are dressing up the room with lots of traditional Xmas
decoration, but to add a bit more personalization we are asking each guest to
bring along something very “Christmasy” to add
to the room and table settings. Now this could be a traditional Xmas
candle, pine cones, bowls of nuts, cookies, whatever you feel will brighten up
your own Xmas experience!
Cost
for members including an introductory top quality Cava from Spain and a
complimentary glass of wine is HK$500 (normally over HK$600!).
COST:
Members HK$500 Non-members HK$600
BYO:
Yes you can bring your own wine