FERRARO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT & WINE BAR TO HOST “TARTUFI E NEBBIOLO – UNA COPPIA PERFETTA” WINE DINNER ON
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 AT 6:30 P.M.
Evening Pairs Five Courses Featuring Italian White Truffles with Fine Nebbiolo Wines
Savor one of the season’s most anticipated indulgences – Italian white truffles – at a special wine pairing dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar. Tartufi e Nebbiolo – Una Coppia Perfetta (“Truffles and Nebbiolo – a Perfect Match”) is a special, one-night-only, 5-course dinner featuring seasonal white truffles from Alba, Italy, paired with Italy’s finest Barbaresco and Barolo wines.
The menu for the evening will include:
- Crostini with burrata and fresh white truffles, paired with Contratto Brut by Giorgio Rivetti
- Butternut squash gnocchi with hazelnuts, brown butter and sage sauce topped by fresh white truffles paired with Barbaresco by Produttori del Barbaresco
- Seared truffle-butter-basted scallops over fontina polenta and black truffle cream with fresh white truffles pairerd with Barbaresco, Santostefano, by Produttori del Barbaresco
- Broiled filet mignon with hotel butter served with cannellini runner beans, asparagus and fresh white truffle paired with Barolo, Le Vigne, by Luciano Sandrone
- Crepes with chestnut cream served with hazelnut gelato and fresh white truffles paired with Brachetto by Marenco
Italian white truffles are widely regarded as the most exquisite of all truffles. They are grown in Alba, a city in Italy’s hilly Piedmont region in the province of Cuneo. Their season runs typically from late October to late December. Truffles grow in the wild, where they enjoy a symbiotic relationship with mature oak, beech and hazelnut trees, from which they draw carbohydrates while growing underground. For this reason, truffles cannot be cultivated. That fact, together with their unmistakable rich and umami-filled flavor, makes truffles a universally rare and sought-after ingredient.
Wines made from the Nebbiolo grape, which grows predominantly in Italy’s Piedmont region, include Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara and Ghemme. Harvested in late October, Nebbiolo grapes produce wines renowned for their compatibility with food. These wines are generally lighter and more acidic than fruity, oaky California wines familiar to the American palate, and therefore are more adept at cleansing the diner’s palate.
Tickets for the Tartufi e Barbaresco dinner are $275 per person and very limited seating is available. To make reservations for this one-night-only event, please call (702) 364-5300.
ABOUT FERRARO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT & WINE BAR
As Las Vegas’ longest running, family-owned and operated restaurant offering authentic Italian cuisine in a fine-dining atmosphere, Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar has offered guests a five-star experience since 1985. Specializing in freshly made pastas and sauces, legendary osso buco, savory risottos, expertly prepared all-natural meats, Safe Harbor® seafood, as well as an extensive award-winning wine list, Ferraro’s is famous for its attention to detail, welcoming environment and passion for food that runs in the family. Owners Gino and Rosalba Ferraro, Chef Mimmo Ferraro and Special Events Director Teresa Ferraro-Marretti devote themselves to ensuring each guest has a memorable experience, whether for lunch, dinner, late-night or private parties and events. Open Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Ferraro’s is located at 4480 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 (across the street from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino). For reservations, call (702) 364-5300. For more information, find on Facebook or via Twitter.
