Eatsplorer Experience - Lapo’s Kitchen dining experience in Observatory, Cape Town

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Fri Jun 2, 19:00 - Wed Jul 26, 23:55

Lapo's Kitchen

ABOUT

A four-course, restaurant-quality meal enjoyed with fellow foodies in the comfort of an Italian chef’s quirky home? Now that’s amore.

Highlights
  • Hosted by chef Lapo Magni, winner of the Italian cooking show
  • “Land of the Cook”
  • Sit around the chef’s dining room table
  • The opportunity to directly interact with the chef as he cooks and hosts
  • Only the best, seasonally available, sustainable and ethical produce and ingredients are used
  • Step-by-step explanation of the menu and origin of the produce
  • A celebration of seasonal produce
Dinner at Lapo’s Kitchen marries the best of both worlds: an amazing restaurant-quality food experience and the cosy vibe of a dinner party. You see, chef Lapo Magni makes you dinner in his own home’s open-plan kitchen, letting you catch all the action from the comfort of his long, family-style dinner table. The evening usually starts with a short chat where Lapo tells you what he’s all about, before getting on with making your aperitivo (think soufflé or a salad made with seasonal produce), primi (soup, risotto or hand-made pasta), secondi (something meaty) and dolci (because, what’s a dinner without something sweet?). Lapo is super passionate about using only seasonal, sustainable and ethical produce – and making stuff from scratch – so each course starts with him telling you more about the star ingredients and inspiration behind the dish. If he’s decided to make his mushroom risotto, for example, you’ll learn more about his supplier of wild, foraged porcini. If his slow-roasted leg of lamb basted in honey, anchovy and mustard is on the menu, he’ll explain how the vegetation the free-range Karoo lambs graze on affects the flavour of the meat. Other signature dishes you can look out for is his homemade ravioli filled with butternut and ricotta, served with sage butter and crumbled amaretti biscuits, his wild boar bolognese sauce served with homemade pappardelle, and his dark chocolate hand grenade (it’s dangerously delicious) for dessert. Lapo doesn’t have a liquor license, so he’ll mail you a couple of days before the dinner to give you some guidelines of which vinos will suit his menu. Because Lapo is cool like that.

What’s included
  • 4 course meal
  • Jugs of water
 
What’s not included
  • All drinks
  • Gratuity
  • Transfers
 
Important Information
  • First course is served from 8pm
  • Bring your own drinks
  • Park alongside Ossian Street
  • Uber and Taxis recommended
  • Please specify dietary requirements 2 days prior to event
 
 
Itinerary
 
Lapo’s Kitchen
19:00 and onwards. Arrival at Lapo’s Kitchen.
19:30 Welcoming and settling in.
20:00 Take your seat at the table where Lapo will introduce himself.
20:30 First course is served. Lapo explains each course as it is served.
22:00 Dessert is served.
24:00 Lapo’s Kitchen closes.
 
Duration
5 hours
 
Schedule
 
2nd of June 2017
16th of June 2017
28th of June 2017
 
About the supplier
Lapo Magni was born and raised in Florence, Italy, where since a young age he was exposed to the restaurant industry through his family. His mother, a qualified chef, taught him all there is to know about regional Tuscan-Italian cuisine and cooking. His Italian heritage taught him to be appreciative of the fresh, wholesome produce that he grew up with, and has inspired him to use only seasonal, sustainable and ethically sourced ingredients in his cooking. He believes this philosophy not only makes his food more delicious, but also takes Mother Nature into consideration.

DIRECTIONS

Eatsplorer Experience - Lapo’s Kitchen dining experience in Observatory, Cape Town
Lapo's Kitchen
18 Bellevliet Rd, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
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