Italian
Appetizers & Cocktail
Friday, October 23rd
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Pacific Time
Join Gaia from Florence and our friends at Highside Distilling for the perfect Italian aperitivo! Travel through Italy and learn to cook three simple appetizers, each celebrating ingredients from different Italian regions from north to south. Finally, top it all off with a refreshing Highside Plum Negroni!
In partnership with our friends at Highside Distilling on Bainbridge Island, Washington, travel to Italy for a delicious aperitivo without leaving home! During class, Gaia will teach you how to make three types of appetizers and a master distiller will teach you mixology tips and a refreshing Plum Negroni recipe using Highside Gin and Amaro Rosina.
Reserve a spot in class through The Table Less Traveled and purchase your cocktail kit by heading over to Highside Distilling and selecting the curated box for this class. Use code TTLT20 at check out to get 10% off of your entire order (including items in addition to the kit for class)!
Purchase your cocktail kit by Tuesday, October 8th to guarantee shipment by class date.
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Ingredients & Preparation
Have your ingredients pre-measured and prepped before the class for a more seamless experience.
If you do not have certain ingredients, our chefs will do their best to suggest substitutions.
Italian Appetizers & Plum Negroni
Serves mini appetizers for 3-4 People
Gorgonzola Crostini
3 slices bread
100 grams (3.5 ounces) gorgonzola dolce
1 cup whole walnuts
Optional: 1 pear, 3-5 figs, 1 bunch of grapes
Optional: honey for drizzling
Eggplant Involtini (Rolled Eggplants)
1 Italian or American eggplant
100 grams (3.5 ounces) mozzarella
1 garlic clove
A handful of pitted dark olives (recommended Taggiasca variety)
Basil
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Zucchini rolls
2 to 3 zucchini
100 grams (3.5 ounces) Prosciutto crudo or other cured meat
100 to 150 grams (2/3 cup) Italian robiola or cream cheese
chives, mint, and/or basil for garnish
1 lemon
Extra virgin olive oil
Plum Negroni
Makes 1 negroni
1 ounce Highside Gin (750 ml bottle included in cocktail kit)
1 ounce Highside Amaro Rosina (750 ml bottle included in cocktail kit)
0.5 ounces plum syrup (bottle of plum juice included in cocktail kit)
To make plum syrup, take plum juice and reduce on the stovetop to less than half the volume until a syrup-like consistency)
For garnish: Orange peel and mint or basil sprigs
Equipment
1 mandolin slicer to slice vegetables
Toothpicks
1 oven dish
1 grill pan
1 blender/food processor
Barware for mixing negroni - glasses and spoon