4 courses for $40.  And this one is going to be big. 

Please join Cincinnati E.A.T.S. for our Summer 2010 event on Wednesday, August 4, at Via Vite for cocktails, socializing, and great food -- all for a great cause.   Tickets will sell out quickly so do not delay.   

HOSTS & HOSTESSES

Adhrucia Apana*

Robert Callif*

Chris Deabler

Brett Dickson

J.R. Foster

Shannon Glass

Julie Niesen

Joey Reed

Stepfanie Romine*

Michael Sabbia*

Clint Watson*

Similar format, different location: You pay a discounted flat fee (that includes tax and tip) in advance for your meal.  There are no table reservations and everyone eats together at the same time.  It's a party with great food!

Drinks at 7 p.m.  Mingle at the bar downstairs or hang out on the balcony upstairs overlooking Fountain Square while listening to DJ Pillo spin sultry lounge.  Guests will be seated for dinner at approximately 8 p.m.  Via Vite will offer a four-course menu with accompanying wine pairings (sold separately).  The menu is listed below.

To view the menu and register, please visit www.cincinnatieats.com and purchase your ticket via Paypal.  Tickets are $40.00.  You will make your course selections when you purchase your ticket.  On the night of the event, you'll only pay for drinks. 

Via Vite presents a contemporary twist on classic Italian.  The sibling restaurant of Nicola’s, Via Vite brings a more casual but still highly refined form of Italian cuisine to the city’s center.  Perfectly situated on renovated Fountain Square, the two story steel and glass building provides easy views of all the festivities occurring on the Square.  Chef Christian Pietoso, Nicola’s son, was trained in Italy and returned to run the kitchen at Nicola’s for several years before launching Via Vite.  The Pietosos have established themselves in Cincinnati’s restaurant scene for their passion to their homeland’s cuisine as well as the creativity and presentation on every plate.  And Via Vite has achieved a high level of success in a very short time – Cincinnati Magazine rated it the #4 best restaurant in the city in 2009.  For more information, see http://www.viaviterestaurant.com/

PLEASE NOTE: The evening will benefit the FreestoreFoodbank.  There will be no cash donation included in the ticket price, but please bring several canned goods for a donation at the door. 

* Denotes Planning Committee

First Course

Cauliflower soup with Shadeau Bakery whole wheat croutons

Marinated diver caught sea scallops on locally grown tomato carpaccio

Second Course  

Penne with traditional meat sauce alla Bolognese

Potato gnocchi with slowly simmered spicy vodka tomato sauce

Third Course

Seared lamb t-bone with potato puree and salsa verde

Seared skate wing with grilled onion petals and zucchini sauce

Spinach and ricotta ravioli with Vermont butter and shavings of Italian black truffle

Dessert

Dark chocolate orange gelato

Yogurt Baverese with cherry compote