HAPPENINGS
Throughout the year, we celebrate the culture and cuisine of Abruzzo and Southern Italy, as well as the Providers and local farms who make what we do possible. Special dinners, wine tastings, cookouts, musical events, etc. Keep track of them here...
APERITIVO AL FRESCO IN OCTOBER
Every Wednesday (starting October 9th), through the month, we'll feature off-list wines and Chef Wood's mini-buffet on the patio!
$25 gets you wine tastes and unlimited snacks; pay-as- you-go for full glasses.
Wednesday, October 9
5-7pm
JOIN US!
THE LV ALIMENTARI/ENOTECA/WINE CLUB (featuring monthly tastings)
Our Enoteca & Alimentari (bottle shop & grocery) is officially open! Natural, organic, biodynamic wines, artisanal amari, and beer for sale "To Go"!
The retail shop is open from 2-close, 7 days a week! Pop in, get suggestions/recommendations, OR take home your favorite bottles after dinner. Going to a BYO? Stoopin' it on a warm, sunny evening? Contemplating the universe from your 12 x 8 concrete South Philly backyard? We've got you covered. And our Wine Club has finally arrived!
Member subscriptions are monthly, with pickup and complimentary tastings on the first Wednesday of every month. Wine club members will also enjoy 10% off all retail bottles, alimentari items, and merch!
Membership tiers:
$75 (+10% Philly liquor tax): 2 bottles of "every-day wines"
$150 (+10% Philly liquor tax): 2 "every-day wines" &
2 special-occasion bottles
Somm's Pick: additional $60 (+10% Philly liquor tax)
Online enrollment is live HERE.
Monthly Wine Club tastings are also available to the public for $25.
Please email chris.levirtu@gmail.com for more info or any questions.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 6:30pm:
Harvest Dinner Collab/Reunion with
John "Chainsaw" Taus
Pastry Chef Kristin Wood
Ian Brendle of Green Meadow Farm
We invite you to a dinner celebrating the fall harvest, with old friends who share our vision and make our daily operations possible.
Longtime friends Chefs Wood and "Chainsaw" first met 18 years ago working at Philadelphia's James, where they bonded over efficient line cooking, Italian food, and local ingredients. It was also where meeting "Farmer Ian" was Chef Andrew's first introduction to PA agriculture and Ian's endless enthusiasm about produce.
The Brendle family is credited for being early champions of the sustainable farming/farm-to-table philosophy: Glenn and Karen Brendle brought the bounty and purity of Lancaster and Berks counties' terroir to the city's restaurant kitchens. Green Meadow Farm in Gap, PA, is an oasis where some of the best and often unusual produce is grown using sane, healthy methods (while also running on used cooking oil). Son Ian is not only a dedicated farmer, he's also a powerful advocate for responsible farming, who truly loves what he does. Ian's passion is contagious.
Kristin Wood is a veteran pastry chef, most recently at Philly's much-beloved and missed Russet, which she
co-owned with Chef Andrew Wood.
This will be a special occasion and reunion - we hope to see you!
Antipasti:
House-cured prosciutto
Chestnut-smoked prosciutto cotto, pickled brussels sprouts
Spanish sardines en soar, peperoncini, brassicas
Concord grape focaccia, castelrosso cheese, cotechino
Giardiniera sott’olio: fairy-tale eggplant, Nardello peppers, lima beans, cauliflower
Pickles
Primi:
Fusilli aglio olio, frutti di mare, ceci bean puree
Triangoli, potato, onion soubise, crème fraîche
Pappardelle, local lamb ragu bianco, baby artichokes,
black truffle
Scrippelle, heirloom apples, aged balsamico, taleggio cheese
Secondi:
Salt-crusted Cape May black bass, salsa verde
Grilled Green Meadow Farm leg of prime beef, vincotto
Blistered potatoes
Autumnal caponata
Grilled cicoria
Dolci by Kristin Wood
Food + Wine: $150/person (excl tax & gratuity)
Reservations via Resy or 215.271.5626
