Feast Your Eyes on This!
*Warning – May contain mouth-watering images. Do not read on an empty stomach.*
With a staff of only 14 employees, we consider ourselves to be a pretty tight-knit group. To ensure we stay that way, LKF Marketing schedules group bonding events at least once per year. Last fall’s adventure was a leisurely canoe trip down the Portage Creek that included Lisa, Debbi, and Kristi causing a pile-up…on purpose! Oh, the shenanigans in this office…
This year’s group outing put our manners to the test – we dined at Zazio’s Chef’s Table in downtown Kalamazoo. Dining at the Chef’s Table meant we got to interact with Zazio’s head chef, John Korycki, as he prepared our five-course dinner. This month’s menu included food from the Molise region of Southern Italy and we certainly learned a lot about olive oil, cheese and that Italian cuisine includes way more than pasta and pizza!
The courses we enjoyed are listed below and we’d like to note that our point-and-shoot cameras present the food in an extremely sub-par manner; for this we are sorry! We do, however, strongly encourage you to plan an evening out and enjoy Zazio’s Chef’s Table and highly recommend your pants include an elastic waistband.
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Menu from Molise
Affetato molisano
sweet & spicy soppressata, provolone,
spicy giardiniera vegetables
Polenta con peperone
creamy cornmeal polenta, roasted red peppers, basil, extra virgin olive oil, caciotta di bufala
Maccheroni con ragu d’agnello
housemade semolina tubes with slow-braised
lamb ragu, rosemary & mint, ricotta salata
Grigliato misto
grilled pork tenderloin, quail & pancetta,
sage leaves, butterball potato & cauliflower
Pera con castagne
Michigan pears in spiced white wine,
chestnut sauce, chocolate gelato
