IWFS Dinner

 

The Rotten Bunch’s current Yelp rating is 4.5 stars with 129 reviews and they received a 2016 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence..  The restaurant offers simple, even rustic dishes prepared with high-quality ingredients and surprising twists on classic flavor combinations.

Thanks to the Kurtzers for hosting the July dinner at The Rotten Bunch Wine Bar and Kitchen, a true hidden gem. It was an evening of delicious food, good wine pairings, and jolly camaraderie.  The passed appetizer was fried risotto balls with porcini mushrooms and tomato stuffed with house-made mozzarella cheese.  Everyone raved about the nest of homemade tagliolini pasta with jumbo Maryland lump crabmeat, basil, and tomatoes.  The crowning touch was a panna cotta with fresh raspberries and blackberry sauce, sprinkled with a homemade anise biscotti crumble and paired with a fizzy Lambrusco.  Chef Arik Skot Williams did a terrific job!

 

 Menu

 

Passed Course

 

Tuna Crudo Bites on Homemade Crackers

 

Mini Supplí al Telefono (fried risotto balls with fresh mozzarella)

 

Carpene Malvolti Prosecco NV

 

 

 

Pasta Course

 

Homemade Tagliolini with Jumbo Lump Crab, Basil, and Tomatoes

 

Sartarelli Verdicchio ‘Tralivio’ 2013

 

 

 

Fowl

 

Spiced + Roasted Quail with Cornbread Salad + Buttermilk Lime Dressing

 

Bernard Fouquet Cuvee Silex Vouvray 2015

 

 

 

Four Legs

 

Coda alla Vaccinara (Roman oxtail and celery stew),

 

Celery Root Puree, with Shaved Celery Salad

 

Masseria Felicia Falerno del Massico 2008

 

 

 

Dolci

 

Summer Berry Panna Cotta

 

Alfredo Bertolani Lambrusco Dolce 2014