Restaurant: Dino
Presented by: Slow Food DC
Time: 6:30 PM
Address:3435 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: (202) 686-2966
Website: dino-dc.com
Event Details:

Eating Slow in Washington - A dinner to celebrate Tuscany and Slow Food

Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 p.m.

3435 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008.
dino-dc.com

SOLD OUT!

The idea of the dinner came when Welcome Books, the publisher of "SLOW," reached out to us offering a special discount for their newest publication "SLOW: LIFE IN A TUSCAN TOWN" by California photographer Douglas Gayeton. With an anecdotal charm reminiscent of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence, Douglas Gayeton's interplay of pictures and words conveys a thrilling narrative that transports you halfway around the globe to the charming town of Pistoia, nestled in the outskirts of Florence. There we meet the mushroom hunters and sheep farmers, the winemakers and fishermen, the bakers, butchers and chocolate makers whose lives are profoundly bound to the rhythms of nature. It is a riveting story told in a riveting way: each image comprised of multiple photographs taken over a period of time that can range anywhere from ten minutes to several hours, and layered with Gayeton's handwritten notes, recipes, facts, and sayings.

"Many have tried to explain Slow Food in written words, but few have managed to communicate the essence of this movement as successfully."

— Alice Waters

"These photographs are rich and undeniably authentic...that goes beyond the boundaries of nations and languages and represents the principles at the heart of the Slow Food movement."

— Carlo Petrini

Dean Gold, owner of Dino, a rustic Italian restaurant and enoteca in Cleveland Park will talk to us about his experience with Tuscan hill town life, wine and food.
On the menu served family style:

Primi-
Fegatini - liver crostini
Prosciutto di Cinghiale
Terrina di Cinghiale - house made wild boar pate with house-made mostarda
Pasta -
Pappardelle alla Bracciole - breadcrumb and garlic pasta
Secondo -
Scotiglia, Montalcino-style "hunters" style stew made of rabbit and boar served on three-cheese polenta
Dolci -
Tiramisu and Torta di Pistacchio - rustic pistachio torte with a crumbly texture

One glass of red or white wine included with the dinner. Other red and white wines will be available by the glass individually priced. Dinner price: $45 Slow members; $48 nonmembers
Book: $35

The book will retail for $50 and for those attending the dinner we'll offer it at the special $35 price. Order one, order two, or as many as you like - Christmas is just around the corner, and what a great gift this would make. Books need to be pre-ordered and paid for delivery at the dinner.

Click here to buy your dinner ticket and order the book. Payment by check must be received by November 6. Send check made out to Slow Food DC to Kati Gimes, 9210 Ewing Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817.

Check out this salumi making video Douglas made of Chef John Stewart of Bovolo restaurant for Slow Food Nation.
or this video of Douglas himself: welcomebooks.com/slow

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