Eusebi Deli is partnering with the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh, the Consulate General of Italy for Scotland, and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to celebrate Settimana Della Cucina Nel Mondo, or ‘World Week of Italian Cuisine’ – an initiative which celebrates Italian food abroad in 130 countries.
Settimana Della Cucina Nel Mondo runs from 14th-20th November, with this year’s theme of “Conviviality, sustainability and innovation: the ingredients of Italian cuisine for people’s health and protection of the planet”.
Eusebi’s, a family-run business for over 40 years, is representing Glasgow’s long-standing ties to Italian cuisine with a one-night only, six course tasting menu on 16th November; an evening celebrating the best in contemporary Italian cuisine and wine pairings.
The restaurant has partnered with prestigious Chef Michele Di Bonito from leading restaurant Battimandorlo in Sicily to prepare a contemporary tasting menu with an avant-garde twist. Michele is a rising star in Italy’s culinary scene, he has a vibrant energy and a clear creative vision and has worked with many renowned Chefs including Ciccio Sultano’s two-Michelin-starred restaurant Duomo in the city of Ragusa.
Sitting on twenty acres of organic farmland, Battimandorlo carefully tends to each vegetable and herb allowing every dish to be guided by the rhythm of nature. Michele Di Bonito explains his philosophy towards food as “a unique, intimate sensory experience, which allows the team to bring a new life and lightness to clean and healthy produce.”
The menu represents this sustainable ethos and will use all vegetables from Battimandorlo’s vegetable garden featuring; prized Scottish lamb brined with Sicilian citrus for tradition with a twist. Traditional Italian gnocco is also revitalised with a new energy – complimented with unique ingredients like spiced meat, yoghurt sauce and powdered meat.
Michele Di Bonito has created a synergy between kitchen, place and plate with the Patata Di Sant’Antuono dessert as a tribute to the Naples celebration of Saint Anthony, comprised of sweet, barbecued potato cake and edible silver reminiscent of the foil.
Giovanna Eusebi, owner of Eusebi Deli said: “We are so proud to welcome Michele into our kitchen all the way from Sicily. It will be a fabulous evening of food – an opportunity to really show off how we can use Italian ingredients to create elevated, contemporary dishes. What a fantastic way to celebrate World Week of Italian Cuisine.”
The event begins at 7pm, with the tasting menu and wine pairing priced at £100 per head.
Bookings for this tasting menu event on 16th November can be made online via the link: dishcult.com/restaurant/eusebirestaurantdeli
Eusebi Deli Tasting Menu for Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel mondo
Amuse Bouche
Oyster and lamb
Bacio Pantesco and cured tuna roe
Crispy Casatiello
Aubergine and apple
Perlina aubergine chargrilled, black apple and pecorino cheese sauce
Gnocco, spiced meat and yoghurt sauce
Flame cooked potato dumpling, fillet of beef and yoghurt sauce
Scallop, mushrooms and fennel
Scallop, mushroom demi-glace, fennel sauce and kale
Lamb, quince and mature ricotta
Tender lamb, peppers and mature ricotta
Patata di Sant’Antuono
Blackened potato dessert, potato ice cream, popcorn ash