From the City Food blog, a review of our sake tasting event:
Does Sake make a good match with Italian food?
One might not think so, but Chef Lisa Gervais proved doubters wrong with the amazing cross cultural dinner she designed for the Italian Cultural Centre last Friday night.
With Masa Shiroki of Granville Island's Artisan Sake on hand to
introduce the six different styles of Sake chosen to match her
six-course menu, Gervais managed to find compatible partners for such
Diva ingredients as capers, parmesan cheese, tapenade, radichio,
balsamic vinegar and proscuitto, to name just a few. "This is not so
surprising" remarked one of the Italian guests. "Sake has similarities
with Vermouth." We hadn't thought of that before, but that's probably
why the Sake Martinis made at C restaurant taste so "right".
We will have complete tasting notes for the dinner posted soon. In
the meantime, the photo below shows the appetizer course of Blueberry
Cured Gravlax, Salmon Tartare and Sambuca Flavoured Mascarpone matched
to Osake Junmai Sparkling Sake. The "Sake meets Parmesan" dinner took place within the small museum of the Centre, which at present, is displaying Dalle Vigne Alla Tavola
"From Vine to Table", an exhibit dedicated to the tradition of home
wine making within the Italian community of Vancouver. Some very
interesting, and amusing, objects and photos are on display - most of
them excavated from the basements of the donors' homes. The exhibit is
free, but it ends on November 28th, so you will need to hurry to catch
this charming show.
