Celebrating the cuisine of northern Italy on Wednesday 7 October – created by Joseph Vargetto in collaboration with Sebastiano Pezzoli
On Wednesday 7 October, Mister Bianco will take guests on a journey to Lombardy in northern Italy with Brescia a Tavola – an intimate evening celebrating the distinctive food, wine, and culinary traditions of the city.
Bringing together two chefs at the helm of Melbourne’s prominent Italian dining scene, Mister Bianco’s Joseph Vargetto is joining forces with Sebastiano Pezzoli, former Head Chef of Cecconi’s Flinder’s Lane, for a one-night-only dinner centred around a regional cuisine that is generous, rustic and deeply connected to the land.
Born in Brescia, Pezzooli brings an intimate understanding of the region’s culinary traditions and cooking techniques, offering a personal connection to the event menu that will bring Northern Italy to Mister Bianco’s usually Sicilian-rooted kitchen.
“Regional Italian cooking has always been at the heart of Mister Bianco,” says Vargetto. “Brescia has a remarkable culinary identity, but it remains relatively undiscovered in Australia.
“Brescia a Tavola will be more than a dinner dinner. It will be a journey to the heart of Lombardy, and an opportunity to share the culinary traditions, stories and hospitality that has been passed from one generation to the next and that make the region so special.”
The evening will showcase the distinctive, rustic cooking of Brescia, with four courses including handmade pasta, slow-braised meats.
A welcome drink and three perfectly paired Ca dei Frati wines, with a wine expert talking through the delectable drops, will complement the generosity and wealth of the region.
Brescia a Tavola Dinner at Mister Bianco Menu
Wednesday 7 October, 7pm
$138 per person
Welcome drink on arrival
Per Comincià
Àole consàde (Whitebait in carpione)
Small dish, fried then marinated in vinegar, onion and bay leaves
Spongàda col salàm nostrà e pestöm
(Spongada with salame nostrano and pestom)
Sweet Easter-style focaccia bread, salami and charred pestom – the salami
mixture traditionally cooked and basted before it goes into the casing
Strachì e erdüre agrodólze
Farm-style cheese served with pickled seasonal vegetables
Wine pairing: Ca dei Frati Rosato
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Prim
Casonsèi al botér e sàlvia (Casoncelli alla bresciana)
Hand-stuffed pasta, finished with butter and sage
Wine pairing: Ca dei Frati Lugana (Trebbiano)
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Secónd
Mànz a l’oí, polénta e còste
Beef slow-braised in olive oil (Rovato style), soft buckwheat polenta, braised silverbeet
Wine pairing: Ca dei Frati Ronchedone Rosso
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Dols
Türta de röze col sìgol
Rolled sweet yeasted cake, served with warm wine must sauce
Salàm de ciocolàda
Chocolate “salame”
Sbrisulùna
Almond and polenta cake
Places are strictly limited for this one-night-only dinner. Bookings essential.
Mister Bianco, 26-28 Cotham Road, Kew
https://misterbianco.com.au/
Image credit: @AttiCo