Carlo in his kitchen

Dear Friends,
Hello to you all from Italy!
I am very pleased to annouce that I will be by at the Tower Club Restaurant in Oxnard, California, on December 13th to feature a “Great Gourmet Dinner” based on my traditional cooking including white truffles from the hills of Piemonte.
On the 15th I will cook a similar menu in Portland Oregon by “Piazza Italia” Restaurant.
I’ll be very pleased to meet all old and new friends and those who will be able to join us for this event.

Sincerely yours
Carlo Zarri
Villa San Carlo
12074 Cortemilia – Italy

The Tower Club, Oxnard CA – USA
Monday December 13, 2010 – 6:30PM
with Chef Carlo Zarri of Villa San Paolo Restaurant in Cortemilia, Piedmont

Traditional Piedmontese Christmas Menú

Insalatina della contadina con filettini di galletto, Fontina e uova servita su misticanze all’aceto balsamico

(Farmer’s salad with chicken filets, fontina cheese and eggs, served on a bed of lettuce with balsamic vinegar)

Terrina di piselli in crosta, cotta nel forno con scaglie di tartufo piemontese

(Green Peas soup backed in oven with a crispy hat and truffle flakes)

Risotto Arborio mantecato alla langarola con funghi porcini trifulati

(Arborio rice from Italy, Langarola style, prepared with porcini mushrooms in garlic and parsley)

Filetto di vitello in crosta servito con la salsa di Barolo ristretto alla “Sophia Loren”

(Oven Roasted Filet of beef with a reduced Barolo wine sauce “Sophia Loren” Style)

Spumone di patate agli spinaci con semi di finocchio e pomodorini

(Poached potatoes with spinach and cherry tomatoes)

Panna cotta piemontese al caffé servita con piccole stuzzicherie di nocciole

(Traditional panna cotta dessert with coffee served with hazelnuts petit fours)

$75 pp Wine & tips not included

TOPA Tower Club
300 Esplanade Drive, S.te 220 Oxnard, CA 93036
Tel. 805 938 7777

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