Carlisle School Association Auction Dinner

Shown below is the menu of a dinner I prepared last year for a group of ten people who submitted the winning bid (a very generous one I might add) at the Carlisle School Association Fund-Raising Auction.

A similar dinner plus wine tasting will again be featured on this year's CSA auction docket. The auction itself will be held on Friday, March 24 at the Hyatt Regency Westford.

Gastronomic Tour of Italy

September 24, 2005

Panini – Veneto

Panini with Assorted Toppings of Basil Pesto and Dried Tomato, Chickpea and Sage Puree, and Red Pepper and Clam

Proscecco Brut, Desiderio, Jeio Bisol

Antipasti – Emilia Romagna

Antipasti Plate of Cantaloupe, Honey Dew and Casaba Melons wrapped with Prosciutto, Soppressata and Capicola

Lambrusco Grasparossa, di Castelvetro, Tanuta Pederzana

Piatti di Pasta - Sicilia

Rigatoni with Eggplant, Pepper and Tomato Sauce

Nero D’Avola, Sedara, Donna Fugata, Sicilia 2oo3

Piatti di Pesce - Campagnia

Grilled Swordfish with Tomato, Lemon and Caper Salsa

Casta d’ Amalfi, Ravello Bianco, Furore, 2003

Piatti di Carne - Tuscana

Grilled Rib Eye Steak with Carmelized Onions
Fava Bean Puree
Sauteed Rapini and Broccoli

Brunello di Montalcino, Ciacci Piccolomini, D’Aragona, 1999

Insalata - Liguria

Organic butter lettuce, radicchio and endive with fig and olive tapenade and fig vinaigrette

Golfodel Tigullio Cilegiolo, Bisson, 2004

Formaggio - Piedmonte

Selected Piedmontese Cheeses – Raschera, Toma, Robiola Castagna Cora, Vera Pagliettini Luigi Giuffanti

San Fereolo, Langhe Bianco, 2oo3
Produttori del Barbaresco, Vignetti in Pora, 1996

Dolce - Friuli

Zambaglione with White Peaches

Moscato D’Asti, Elio Perrone, 2004