BATTLE OF THE REGIONS

Il Lido’s popular winter dining series, Dine Italy, is back… but this year, it’s region vs region!

Every four weeks, two regions go head-to-head in a thrilling food and wine battle … and every Tuesday to Thursday, taste your way through a rotating selection of competing primi and secondi, carefully paired with regional matching wines.

TWELVE POWERHOUSE REGIONS - SIX EPIC BATTLES
One winner. You decide!

TUSCANY VS PIEDMONT
TUESDAY 1 JULY TO THURSDAY 24 JULY

ANTIPASTI
carne cruda all’albese
beef tartare, lemon and leek oil, potato crisp
VS
bruschetta, paté di pollo, pecorino
chicken liver bruschetta, pecorino, blueberry

PRIMO
tagliolini al tartufo
taglioini, butter sauce, manjimup black truffle
2023 nicola bergaglio “minaia” gavi di gavi DOCG
2020 roberto sarotto barolo

SECONDO
peposo maremmano
tuscan beef stew, black pepper, cavolo nero
2020 argiano “non confunditor” toscana IGT
2015 ridolfi brunello di montalcino

+ add delicious shavings of manjimup black truffle 5g

DOLCI
torta alle nocciole con zabaglione
hazelnut cake, zabaglione cream
VS
panforte senese
spiced chocolate and almond cake

COCKTAILS
tuscan martini
gin martini, extra virgin olive oil, salt
VS
double g
genepy, ginger, soda, mint

BATTLE 2 / WEEK 1
1 - 3 JULY

About Tuscany

Located in the central region of Italy, Tuscany boasts stunning countryside, a beautiful coastline and culture aplenty in its capital city, Florence. The regional cuisine consists mainly of traditional dishes and desserts, that have kept their recipes unchanged for many years. Saltless bread is a custom that few other regions have adopted. As for the wines, its famous reds are sangiovese-based wines: Chianti Classico, Montepulciano, and Brunello di Montalcino. Many wines are also known as Super Tuscans because they don’t conform to traditional production rules. These wines can be 100% sangiovese or blended with international varieties like cabernet sauvignon or syrah. The most known white wine is the Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Other varieties include canaiolo nero, trebbiano, vermentino, ciliegiolo, alicante and ansonica.

About Piedmont

Nestled amongst the foothills of The Alps in northwestern Italy sits Piedmont. Piedmontese cuisine differs from Mediterranean cooking throughout Italy, mainly because of the French influence on the region. Piedmont is also considered the truffle capital of the country, with the abundance of this expensive culinary treasure: white truffle d’Alba. But Piedmont is mostly famous worldwide for its highly sought-after wines. Wine lovers travel from near and far to soak up the landscape of undulating hills blanketed in vineyards while savouring arguably the best Italian wines the country has to offer. The cool climate creates the perfect growing conditions for nebbiolo, the king of grapes, that produces the region’s most popular wines: Barolo and Barbaresco. Piedmont white wine varieties are less common, but don’t disappoint: cortese and arneis. Last but not least, the gently fizzy and sweet sparkling wine Moscato d’Asti.