Jersey Tomato Dinner with Todd Villani & Robbie Felice

Jersey Tomato Dinner with Todd Villani & Robbie Felice

I was thrilled to attend the first collaboration dinner between Chefs Todd Villani and Robbie Felice at Viaggio Ristorante earlier this year and super bummed to miss their August 20th Jersey tomato dinner again, held at Viaggio.

The dinner will feature:

Yellow tomato gazpacho

Heirloom tomato panzanella

Lemongrass meatballs with tomato jam

Spaghetti with blistered sungold tomatoes

Pork loin medallion with tomatillo and tomato granita.

The dinner is at 5:30PM and its price is $85/person plus tax and gratuity. Reservations can be made by VISITING THIS LINK.

Viaggio – 1055 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne. 973-706-7277.

Jersey Shore Rising Star Dinner

Jersey Shore Rising Star Dinner

Two of New Jersey’s top young culinary talent are teaming up for a very special dinner to be held at Toast Asbury Park on September 9th at 6:30PM.

Robbie Felice, Chef and Co-Owner of Viaggio in Wayne, and A.J. Capella, recently Chef de Cuisine at Ryland Inn in Whitehouse, NJ, are partnering for a “Rising Star” pop-up dinner in Asbury Park.

The multi-course dinner will feature: fluke crudo, duck egg with roasted corn custard, Barnegat Bay tilefish, ricotta cavatelli with rabbit and beech mushrooms, bacon-wrapped pork on a bed of couscous and Manila clams and peaches and cream.

The price is $150 (gratuity included) per person. For reservations: 732-776-5900.

Toast, 516 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park.

Todd Villani Featured Chef at Viaggio

Todd Villani Featured Chef at Viaggio

Fans of Chef Todd Villani who are still withdrawing from Terre à Terre closing last May (some of you may remember my rant) should rejoice! Chef Robbie Felice (get to know this talented young chef) of the very popular Viaggio in Wayne, NJ has invited Chef Villani in his Viaggio kitchen to serve up a six-course meal on Sunday June 4.

This is the proposed menu:

Guests will arrive at 5:30PM and will be greeted to a collaborated amuse-bouche followed by dinner at 6PM.

Seats are $75 per diner and available on a first come first serve basis. Costs of the dinner must be paid at reservation time.

Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.toasttab.com/viaggio-ristorante/menu  Simply select the 6/4 at 5:30PM dinner.

Instructions for purchasing tickets
1. Schedule order for 06/04/17 @ 5:30pm
2. Add desired quantity of “Guest Chef Dinner”
3. Follow prompts to check out

Viaggio is a BYO.

ADDRESS: 1055 Hamburg Turnpike Wayne, NJ 07470.

Cheers,

Veronique