Dinners
Friday, September 15 - 5:00 pm Great Chefs Dinner -- Dine with Jason Denton @ Trattoria Stella Stella is accepting reservations of all sizes from 5:00PM through Midnight - # Their chefs will be joined by Jason Denton from New York City. Jason Denton is responsible for some of New York’s most successful and well-loved restaurants. In addition to creating ‘ino and ‘inoteca, Jason and partners Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich own and run the popular Lupa Osteria Romano and Otto. Jason runs ‘ino with his wife, Jennifer Denton, who collaborated on the sensational menu and wine list. This visit coincides with the release of their book Simple Italian Sandwiches: Recipes from New York’s Favorite Panini Bar. Create your very own flights from a menu of no fewer than thirty small plates (bruschetti, panini, tramezzini, and others). Or, let the chefs do the thinking for you and select from a few themed flights. Sommeliers will offer a lengthy list of hand-picked wine selections from Italy including some special features from Amanda’s two classes at the Epicurean Classic. You may choose to enjoy wine by the 3-ounce or 6-ounce glass, ½-liter and bottle. Amanda will arrange pairings of wine to complement the themed food flights suggested by the chefs. So join us at Trattoria Stella to enjoy a fabulous collaborative menu in true enotecca fashion in Northern Michigan’s most unique restaurant atmosphere. A percentage of proceeds from the evening’s food sales and the special wine menu will benefit the Great Lakes Culinary Institute. Menu: Panini Prosciutto, bel paese, sweet onion, INO 35 Cacciatorini, goat cheese, black olive pesto, INO 41 Sundried tomato pesto, red onion, fontina, INO 47 Nutella, INO 58 Bruschetta Caponata, goat cheese, INO 66 Sweet onion, Pecorino Romano, INO 72 Ricotta fresca, oven-roasted tomato, INO 74 Fig, prosciutto, arugula, INO 80 Tramezzini Pancetta, arugula, oven-roasted tomato, INO 93 Toscana chicken liver, INO 98 Pollo alla diavola, inoteca menu Insalate Fennel salad, INO 122 Heirloom tomatoes alla Stella Roasted beet salad with ricotta salata Paste Lamb Agnolotti Porcini Mushroom Gnocchi Cavatappi, Roasted garlic-Parmesan cream, baby spinach Trenette, Ligurian style Antipasti Truffled egg toast, INO 109 Mussels alla Stella Carpaccio alla Stella Halibut spiedini San Pietro Oysters, kalamata olives, basil, extra virgin olive oil Mozzarella in carozza Eggplant Costoletti, , house made fresh mozzarella, smoked tomatoes Veal Rotolo, caramelized onion, Tuscan kale Beef Bisteca, chanterelle mushrooms, truffle oil