$26,000 Truffle Dinner Unveiled At Philadelphia Restaurant


PHILADELPHIA, PA --- Italian restaurant Le Castagne unveils exclusive one of a kind $26,000 Truffle Dinner featuring some of the rarest ingredients in the world.

The nine course $26,000 Truffle Dinner for four includes:

- puree of pumpkin soup, faro almonds, pumpkin oil and white truffles

- milanese style egg, truffle bread crumb, spinach, roasted cherry tomatoes, truffle vinaigrette and humboldt fog goat cheese

- beef tartare with marinated pioppini mushrooms, shaved parmesan cheese, quail egg, and white truffle ricotta mousse

- tagliatelle con tartufi bianchi pasta with parmesan cheese sauce and white shaved truffle

- veal rack, roasted baby potatoes, turnips, bacon, parmesan and shaved white truffle

- roasted quail stuffed with house made sausage, potato, guanciale and finished with black truffle demi-glace

- creamy polenta, wild mushrooms, pancetta and shaved white truffles

- fillet of dover sole stuffed with scallop, shrimp mousse and black truffle beurre blanc

- chocolate lava cake with truffle ricotta gelato and honey

- wine pairing with each course from the world renown Antinori Estates

- one 47mm Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Amagnetic 3 Days Automatic Titanio wrist watch, a limited edition Italian time piece manufactured by Officine Panerai

- one full day Italian cooking class conducted by Le Castagne executive chef Michael DeLone.


"Celebrating 11 years in business and proudly serving the Philadelphia community, Le Castagne decided to make our Truffle celebration the most extravagant and exclusive in the entire world," said Anthony Masapollo, managing partner of Le Castagne. "We included a rare limited edition Italian Panerai watch with our one of a kind Le Castagne Truffle Dinner because timing is everything in life." 

"Timing is critical for both cooking the most delicious food as well as harvesting Italian truffles, the most expensive food in the world," added Masapollo. "What better way to commemorate truffle season this Fall than with one of the world's most exclusive Italian time pieces and a one-on-one cooking class with our executive chef Michael DeLone."

To learn more about the exclusive $26,000 Truffle dinner, watch this YouTube video

For reservations, please call 1-215-751-9913

Located at 1920 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Le Castagne is a Northern Italian restaurant offering unique cuisine, personal service and original ambiance for both lunch and dinner since 2001.

 

 

Premium Package - Truffle Lover 

$700.00 per couple - Shaved fresh truffle with wine pairing

Per Tutti:

Minestra di zucca con mandorle e farro 

Puree of pumpkin soup, Faro almonds, pumpkin oil, truffles

Montenisa Franciacorta Rose N.V.

 

Scelta di antipasto: 

Uovo alla Milanese

Milanese style egg, truffle bread crumb, spinach, roasted cherry tomatoes, truffle vinaigrette, Humboldt fog goat cheese

Bramito Chardonnay 2011     

 or 

Manzo all tartara con funghi pioppini e uovo di quaglia

Beef Tartare with marinated Pioppini mushrooms, shaved Parmesan cheese, 

quail egg, white truffle ricotta mousse

La Braccesca Vino Nobile 2008

Pasta Mista

(combination)

Tagliatelle con tartufi bianchi

With Parmesan cheese sauce and white shaved truffle

Guado al Tasso Vermentino 2010

&  

Tagliatelle con tartufi neri

With Parmesan cheese sauce and black shaved truffle

Prunottos Barbera d’Asti Fuilot

 

 Scelta di secondo

 choice

Carre’ di vitello

Veal rack, roasted baby potatoes, turnips, bacon, parmesan, shaved white truffle

Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2007/ Pian della Vigne Brunello 2007

 

Quaglia arrostita ripiena

Roasted quail stuffed with housemade sausage, potato, and guanciale, finished with black truffle demi glace

Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2007/ Pian della Vigne Brunello 2007

 

Polenta con funghi e pancetta

Creamy polenta, wild mushrooms, pancetta, and shaved white truffles

Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2007/ Pian della Vigne Brunello 2007

 

Sogliola di Dover ripiena

Fillet of Dover sole stuffed with scallop, shrimp mousse, black truffle beurre blanc

Guado al Tasso Vermentino 2010

 

Scelta di dolce

Torta lavica al cioccolato

Chocolate lava cake with truffle ricotta gelato, honey

or

Risotto dolce al tartufo bianco

Montesia Frainciacorta Brut  N.V.