NYC Rookies - Southern Italian Dinner 11/30

Date: 11/30
Place: Zio Ristorante (17 West 19th St, bet. 5th & 6th Ave)
Time: 7:00
Theme: Southern Italian

Dinner: $60 (including tax, corkage and gratuity)

Menu:
Appetizers (family style)
Veal meatball
Assorted thin crust pizza
Charcuterie & cheese
Grilled calamari & shrimp w / salmoriglio dressing.

MIDDLE COURSE
Paccheri (fresh large tube pasta) with braised oxtail ragout

Main course (family style)
Grilled rib-eye arugula & rosemary infuse oil
Side - soft polenta/creamy spinach/roasted fingerling potatoes.

Dessert - Profiteroles

Attendees - 8
Tony
Ellen Shell - 2013 Occhipinti Il Frappato Terre Siciliane/2011 Ciro Sergio Arcuri Aris
Dennis Ruhl
Larry Chen
Matt Shear
Jesse Itzkowitz - 2004 Benanti Rovittello
Rich Salsano
Ethan Abraham

This could be fun. Add my name please if you’ll have me.

Please include me on the list of attendees. Thanks.

I am in.

Welcome Mike.

Also, are we including Corsica and Sardinian wines?

Sounds great.
I’m in.

In!

Tony,

Thanks again for organizing! I’ll be there!

I don’t do much Italy, so I’m excited to learn alot!

Did we decide on a criteria for “southern”? Where are the best places in town to source a cool bottle?

Jesse

Anything south of Roma including Sicily. But are we including Corsica and Sardinian wines?

I am interested. Please save me a spot and I will see how work is shaping up as of next week and can confirm.

Hi. I think the menu sounds wonderful and look forward to it.

My vote on Corsica and Sardinia is sure, why not? What will be interesting will be to compare is how the different wine makers manage the high alcohol potential in these wines to offer a balanced product. Also, some interesting options to taste indigenous grapes.

I’m bringing

1. 2013 Occhipinti Il Frappato Terre Siciliane - Sicily
2. 2011 Ciro Sergio Arcuri Aris - A Calabrian wine made from 100% Gaglioppo. They use a special local yeast. This wine has not gone through filtration or fining and there is a lot floating in it however I have been assure by the buyer that it will be indiscernible on the palette. Bring your adventure hats.

All for including Corsica and Sardinia.

Stopped by Zio w/Tony after our last offsite and the food and hospitality were awesome - excited to go back!

-Dennis

What am I, chopped liver here?!?!

Looks like Zio was also present on the “becoming a master somm” show!

Thanks, Tony for planning again!

Please put me down as a maybe. I’ve had something booked on that day for a while now, but I may still be able to attend.

Probably a different Zio.

Here’s a good article about Sicilian wines.

I should be able to make this. Southern Italy works for me. I have a bunch of options for wines.

Thanks Tony!!

Tony, can you add a +1 (Brian Mullaney) for me please?

Done