Chianti Wine Dinner @ Stanza

On Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. Stanza Italian Bistro & Wine Bar will host a special Chianti Wine Dinner with a menu created by Executive Chef Paul Cafaro and wine pairings by Javier Zunga.

Ted Scheffler

September 1, 2023

The five course prix-fixe menu looks like this:

The first course will feature Antipasto & Bruschetta: Italian speck prosciutto, hazelnut smoked blue cheese tart, chestnut honey, goat cheese, fig, bacon pecan crumble, rosemary & red onion focaccia bruschetta, paired with Nozzole Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG, 2019. The second course will be Peperone Rosso Arrostito Pici All’Aglione: Calabrian crostacei fra diavolo sauce, Pacific clams, mussels, red crab claw, fresh basil & black garlic il pangrattato, paired with Castello di Bossi, Chianti Classico DOCG, 2019.

The third course is an intermezzo of Gala Apple & Lychee Sorbet with wildflower honey and candied lemon.

The main course is Braciola di Vitello: rosemary compound butter, fingerling potatoes in duck fat, heirloom carrots with orange & ginger, wood ear mushrooms in Marsala, leek tempura, paired with Castello di Querceto Chianto Classico Reserva DOCG, 2019.

Dessert is Affogato & Biscotti: turtle biscotti, espresso, rocky road gelato, paired with Disaronno Amaretto Liqueur.

The cost for Stanza’s Chianti Wine Dinner is $120 per person ($95/food & $25/wine pairings), plus tax & gratuity.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.