OPENING OF SORRENTINO’S BY DI GENNARO

Featuring traditional Italian fare in a casual and friendly neighbourhood setting Sorrentino's has recruited Capo Chef and owner Giuseppe Di Gennaro to update its menu at its location in Westhills. "I was involved in redesigning the menu and making it more approachable," says di Gennaro. "The restaurant was closed for four weeks and we redid the kitchen."

The 120 seat restaurant headed by CEO Carmelo Rago will open a patio next summer. In the meantime enjoy Capo's touch at Sorrentino's.

Di Gennaro talks about the relaunching of this one-off restaurant

A server with mini arancini

The new redesigned menu

A waiter offers crostini

A peek at the newly remodeled kitchen

The bar awaits guests

Guests at the reopening

Shrimp spoons, part of the “assaggi” (little tastes) on offer

Toast to the reopening care of Sterling wines. Great easy to drink wines.

Breaded Mozzarella with tomatoes. These cheese delights were like molten lava of cheesy goodness; what is better than fried cheese with a little hit of acidity from the marinated tomatoes?

Tasty bites of pizza hot from the oven

The intrigue inside the kitchen

SORRENTINO’S by Di Gennaro
1919 Sirocco Drive SW, Signature Park Plaza
403-246-5353
http://www.sorrentinos.com/

SALUT FESTIVAL FINALE DINNER AT CAPO

Executive Chef Giuseppe Di Gennaro smiles as he plates the appetizer of calamari salad (a lime sweet and sour sauce with orange supremes and bitter greens).

A tablescape- blue and white adds a fresh modernity

The attendees- a selection of Chef's best patrons

An elegant presentation; a trio of pasta (tagliolini with lemon, gnocchi with lobster americfaine sauce and truffle oil and ravioli bolognese)

CSL was invited to the Exclusive Visa infinite dinner at Capo. Guests included David Walker, John Gilchrist and Don House. The event was the cap off to the Salut wine and food festival, a tenday long celebration (April 7-17 2010) that included a chef elimination challenge, california wine fair, AGC cooks dinner and much more.

Dinner included a pasta demonstration from Chef, excellent service and of course a four course meal that was lovely.

http://www.visainfinite.ca/

http://www.salutwinefestival.com/

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