Our 3rd Annual Truffle Dinner takes place on November 11th. We are very excited about this year’s event as we are partnering with Cru Wine Selections. The truffle dinner will be paired exclusively with the wines of Angelo Gaja (except the reception bubbles). Each of Gaja’s three properties will be represented (Gaja in Piedmont, Ca’Marcanda in Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast, and Pieve Santa Restituta in Montalcino). Here is the menu:

TRUFFLE DINNER

November 11th, 2011

Reception – Canapes
Nino Franco Prosecco Grave di Stecca

1st course – Sunchoke Soup, Egg, Truffle
Gaja Rossj-Bass Chardonnay

2nd course – Scallop, Hazelnuts, Truffle
Gaja Gaia & Rey Chardonnay

3rd course – Quail, Truffle
Ca’Marcanda Magari

4th course – Truffle Risotto
Gaja Barbaresco

5th course – Hand-Cut Tajarin, Truffle
Gaja Sperss

6th course – Veal, Fonduta, Truffle
Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Rennina

7th course – Dolci
Gaja Grappa di Barbaresco

Tickets are expected to sell out fast ($300 per person), but note that we’ll have white truffles in house for the week leading up to and after the event. A La Carte diners will have the opportunity to sample truffle in a variety of ways, whether it be with egg, Carne Crudo, Tajarin, and so on.

Please call 604-676-1007 for reservations.

La Quercia has been the fortunate recipient of awards in the past, but this year we are triply blessed. Not only did we receive the award for Best Casual Italian and Best Informal, but also Restaurant of the Year at the 2011 outing of the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards.

Here’s what they had to say:

“Is La Quercia a better casual spot than Blue Water is a formal dining room? Indeed it is, said the judges, and honoured La Quercia, with its fine Northern Italian fare, as Restaurant of the Year.”

“La Quercia (Gold) takes down this highly competitive category, nailing the ‘cozy, cheap-and-cheerful, neighbourhood vibe’ and serving up ’some of the best pasta dishes in the city—the agnolotti di Bruno is unforgettable.’”

“Casual rooms are popping up like mushrooms after a rainstorm, but the judges singled out La Quercia (Gold) for its ‘fantastic, family-style approach to Italian. The egg-yolk ravioli is divine, the meat preparations transformative.’”

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Restaurant of the Year

Best Informal

Best Casual Italian

“Pegg and Syme’s food (they both cook) speak of Slow Food and Italian regions. It has an artisan feel, especially the pastas. Ingredients are selected for quality and the regular menu is very small — the daily specials, which actually do change daily, make up a lot of the offerings.”

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“Mama is impressed. She’s visiting from Toronto. I’ve taken her to La Quercia, one of the most authentic regional Italian restaurants Vancouver has ever seen.”

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“Perfect restaurants are rare, but La Quercia comes very close. The front-of-house operation is exceptionally tight, with a great server-to-customer ratio, and the food comes out fast, hot, and of an uncommon quality.”

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“The food is the main draw, with near-perfect Northern Italian dishes at accessible price points.”

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It’s a brave new world. Vancouver is blessed with a large and passionate group of food aficionados. And many bring their passion to the screen, putting words and pictures together to share their dining experience with others. At La Quercia, we have been happy to host some of the best of these new journos, and they have been happy with us, too. Here are some of the reviews we have received.

Sherman’s Food Adventures

Notable.ca

Kitsalano.ca

Greedy Guts

Follow Me Foodie

Our Truffle dinner will be held on Friday, November 5th.  In similar fashion to our dinner last year we will be paring great wines with each truffle laden dish.  We are expecting to serve at least 5 courses, and as many wines.  The cost will be $300.00 per person plus tax.  Looking forward to seeing you there!

November 7th and 8th La Quercia will be hosting back to back white truffle dinners.  Wines will be paired by Tyler Dawson of Liberty Wines.  The dinner will include 7 courses generously layered with white truffles from Alba, Italy.  The wines will range from rich Italian chardonnay, to old cellared Barolos.  Tickets are 250.00 plus tax and gratuity per person.  We believe this will be an event the truffle lover would not want to miss.  Full menu and wine pairings to be released soon.

September 27th Wine Dinner with Tyler Dawson

Menu

Prosecco

Canapes

 Sparkling Bracchetto

Prosciutto wrapped chicken livers

Ezio Voyat 1999 “la Gazzella”

Potato gnocchi, chanterelle mushrooms, fondutta

Banti 2003 Ciabatta (Morellino di Scansano)

Hand made tagialini, heirloom tomato sauce

Martinozzi 2003 Brunello di Montalcino

35 day aged Fiorentina

Selvapiana 2001 Vin Santo

Stone fruit, carmelized zabyion, brittle

La Quercia has launched our new website revealing our new features which include daily fresh sheet and wine list updates.  We encourage you to join our email list to receive information regarding our wine dinners and other special  events.  La Quercia uses our blog page to reveal upcoming  events related to our restaurant and we thank you for all of your support. We look forward to seeing you at La Quercia.