On January 28, il Pittore’s Chef Chris Painter will create a special, five-course porco menu to celebrate a traditional feast in Italy, La Festa di Sant’Antonio Abate, held each January to mark the life of the patron saint of swine herdsmen.
il Pittore has partnered with Country Time Farm, an all-natural pork farm in Hamburg, PA, which has been raising a pig specifically for the dinner.
The five-course menu will also feature a pairing of Italian wines. Federico Dall’Olmo, a native of Bologna and wine consultant for The Artisan’s Cellar, will be on hand to discuss the wine selected for each course.
The Menu
Testina
Diced Apple Confit, Fresh Black Truffle
Tenuta Sant’Anna Extra Dry Prosecco, N.V., DOC
Francobolli
Salsiccia and Clam Filled Pasta with Porc Belly
La Monacesca, Verdicchio di Matelica, 2010, DOC
Orecchiette
Spiced Hand Cut Porc Ragù
Cantina Frentana ‘Rubesto’, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Riserva, 2009, DOC
Roasted Porc Loin
Guanciale and Fresh Black Truffle Tortino
Cascina Roccalini, Barbaresco, 2009, DOCG
Hazelnut Torta
Lemon Gelato
Ezio Cerruti ‘Sol’, Moscato Passito, 2006, DOCG
The dinner is $130 per person (tax and gratuity additional) and guests will be able to enjoy their table for the duration of the evening.
Il Pittore is located at 2025 Sansom St. in Philadelphia; phone: (215) 391-4900; ilpittore.com.
