Famed Italian deli and wine merchant Valvona & Crolla are hosting a 75th Anniversary Dinner on the 16th October. The event kicks off at 19:34 hours!
Join Mary Contini to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary year of Valvona & Crolla with a four course meal of recipesfrom her new book published 1st October. A selection of four wines will accompany the meal.
After dinner Mary will talk about the book, her travels in Italy, and the history of Valvona & Crolla over the past 75 years. Dinner without the book £60 per person.
More details on the dinner on the Valvona & Crolla website.
The book in question is Valvona and Crolla: A Year at an Italian Table
Valvona & Crolla has been described as ‘the Sistine chapel of continental delis’. Founded in 1934 by the Continis’ ancestors, the Italian shop and restaurant is legendary in food circles for its excellent food and drink. Now, co-owner Mary (author of the bestselling “Dear Francesca
” and co-author of the “Easy Peasy: Real Food For Kids Who Want to Cook
” series) presents 200 delicious and authentic recipes. Organised season by season, the book offers a year of sumptuous delights from around the country of her heritage, together with recommendations for wines to match them. Starting with the festive flavours of winter, such as a creamy chestnut soup with smoked pancetta, moving on to the best of spring’s vegetables with a broad bean and spinach frittata, fresh seafood dishes in the summer, and finishing with the truffles, olive pressings and slow-cooked casseroles of the autumn, this beautifully written and evocatively photographed book adds up to a food diary of personal stories, history, anecdotes and recipes, all imbued with the warmth and local knowledge that only a true Italian family, passionate about food, can deliver.
