An Invitation to Get Fresh
An Introduction to Cioppino’s
Mediterranean Grill and
Cioppino's Enoteca, 1133 & 1129 Hamilton Street, Yaletown, Vancouver, BC,
Canada
Tel: (604) 688-PINO(7466) Fax: (604) 688-7411
Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill is pleased to give you a fresh perspective on Mediterranean cooking with Executive Chef and now also restaurateur/owner Giuseppe Posteraro, known to his many friends as “Pino”.
Fresh as his new style of Italian cooking, he’ll surprise and refresh your taste buds with “Cucina Naturale” which is his forte. Basically, a classical style of cooking, “Cucina Naturale” emphasizes the use of fresh ingredients, especially vegetables. Its lightness of taste is derived from minimizing animal fats and creams and using low cholesterol olive oils instead. “I respect the nature of ingredients, hence I try to bring out the natural taste of ingredients,” says Pino, who uses vegetable puree and a reduction from seafood stocks, to make sauces without flour.
To further lighten the taste of each dish, his wine sauces are kept in the fridge overnight to eliminate the fat layer formed on top. Pino believes in balance in all dishes, with flavours that are not too overpowering.
An introduction to his style of cooking is the “Marinated and seared west coast salmon with potato galette and sour cream”. He describes this dish as a happy marriage between the “Earth and Sea”.
Other appetizer dishes on the menu strike an equally delightful balance of flavours. Already famous for his pastas, Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill’s Chef expects to emphasize his exceptionally light pasta dishes. The use of a red pepper coulis instead of creams does justice to the “Lobster Tortelli ‘Naturale’ with Sweet Pepper Sauce.” It is filled with Lobster cubes that give just the right consistency. Much attention is paid to the pasta itself, which is made from traditional recipes.
Main courses carry on this light theme. However, traditional favourites such as Black Angus Beef™ with fresh new creations that are certain to please even the most discriminating diner.
Both lunch and dinner menus, in effect during the year, reflect the seasonal availability of fish, game, fruits and vegetables.
So when you visit Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill, look out for a new, “naturale” experience.