Chefs In-law

Saturday evening in Hamtramck 17 new items · Album by Frank Turner

The flavors of Tuscany tomorrow. We're ready

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Menu

Chilled Golden Trout
Italian blood oranges, dry Vermouth, shaved fennel, kale, arugula, red Cerignola olives
Wine Selection
Cieck Erbaluce di Caluso

Zuppa dei Valdesi
(Piedmontese Bread Soup)
Lacinato cabbage, ham, long aged salumi, pancetta. Served with house made focaccia with yellow sun-dried tomatotes, rosemary and ham, long aged salumi
Wine Selection
Na Vota Ruche di Castagnole

Mocha Braised Lamb Chops
Butternut potato gnocchi, apple and mint braised parsnip, escarole
Wine Selection
Vietti “Perbacco” Nebbiolo

Piedmont, the Northwestern corner of Italy, borders on France to the west and Switzerland to the north. To the south it is separated from the Mediterranean by the narrow coastal strip of Liguria, while to the east lies Lombardia and the valley of the river Po. On all but this eastern side, Piedmont is ringed by Alpine mountain ranges: the name Piedmont means “foot of the mountain.” (piede dei monti).
Geography
Piedmont, Piemonte in Italian, means “foot of the mountain,” and no place name was ever more appropriate. Piedmont is a 230,000-acre wine region in Italy’s northwest that stands between the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea. This extreme northwestern edge of Italy shares alpine peaks with neighboring France and Switzerland. It is near the top of the Italian boot and produces up to 50 million cases of wine are produced annually.
The Piedmont Alps cover the land-locked region on three sides. The Po River, Italy’s largest, crosses through the region, with the capital city, Torino (Turin) located in the valley.
To the west, Piedmont is bordered by France; to the north Switzerland, to the east Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, and to the south, Liguria.
Climate
The climate is generally continental; cold winters and dry, hot summers. The winters are short, and night temperatures in January and February only occasionally fall below zero. Spring and autumn are long and warm. The summers are hot and dry.