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Vino Kitchen

August Vino Kitchen

The Vino Kitchen is something special and unique, an occasional ‘pop–up’ that appears (and disappears) about once a month in the Pebblebed Tasting Cellar in Topsham.

Food and wine writer and photographer Marc and Kim have spent decades travelling around the wine country of Europe while researching, writing and photographing our numerous wine, food and travel books.

The Vino Kitchen is an opportunity for us to prepare simple, homecooked, authentic meals, mainly from the Italian wine country, to accompany our range of Vino wines that are available in the atmospheric and convivial Pebblebed Tasting Cellar.

preparing bagna cauda

Everyone sits together at the trestle tables and enjoys a simple, homecooked 3-course set menu. It’s all quite cosy as the evenings are very popular – and very friendly and informal. Don't worry if you haven't been before or don't know anyone else: part of these evenings is about meeting new people and making new friends, as well as enjoying honest and delicious food and wine.

Vino Kitchen

polenta alla griglia

Normally the evenings are priced at £18.50 for three courses (£15 for current Club Vino members). Occasionally we offer more special festive evenings.

Space in the Pebblebed Tasting Cellar is limited and our evenings have proved to be very popular. To reserve your place, email marc@vino.co.uk or telephone 01392 873778.

Here is the menu for the January Vino Kitchen Italian Table

Ricotta al forno
Baked ricotta with salad

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Agnello brasato
12-hour braised Exmoor lamb with olive crushed potatoes and roasted carrots

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Torta di clementine
Clementine cake


December Vino Kitchen
Festive Italian Table


Antipasti piemontese
carne cruda all'albese
peperoni con bagna cauda
crostino con pomodoro arrostito


antipasti

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Risotto ai funghi
Mushroom risotto

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Brasato al Barbera
Topside of Red Ruby beef from Gerald David braised in
Cascina Fontana Barbera d'Alba 2009

brasato al barbera

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Bunet
Luisa's chocolate crème caramel

bunet


November Vino Kitchen Italian Table

Pasta e fagioli alla veneziana
Pasta and beans Venetian style

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Saltimbocca di pollo
verdure arrostite con gremolata

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Torta di cioccolato e mandorle


October Vino Kitchen Italian Table

"A menu for autumn"

Zuppa di zucca
butternut squash and chilli soup

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Stracotto al Chianti
Slow-braised beef in Chianti
cannellini bean mash

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Pere al vino rosso
Pears poached in red wine


August Vino Kitchen Italian Table

La panzanella
Tuscan bread salad with organic vegetables from Shillingford

La porchetta
Roman style Kenniford Farm belly and loin of pork stuffed with rosemary, fennel garlic and chilli

Gelato di fragola
homemade strawberry gelato with Visciolata cherry wine and Italian meringues


July Vino Kitchen Italian Table

Emma's sourdough bread (from Real Food Store)

Minestrone d'estivo con pesto di Liguria
Summer minestrone with Ligurian pesto (vegetables and herbs from Shillingford Organics)

Pasta al forno alla neopolitana
Naples-style baked pasta with beef and pork meatballs (meat from Gerald David at Darts Farm), mozzarella and seasonal vegetables

Pesche alla griglia
Peaches (from Richards Fruit & Veg) char-grilled with amaretto and vanilla


June Vino Kitchen 'Topsham Table'

Topsham bruschetta
Emma's sourdough from Real Food Store with Frances' Topsham-Tuscany Ca' del Carbanaio extra virgin olive oil from Darts Farm

Exmouth mackerel escabeche
with local carrots and celery
mackerel from David at The Fish Shed at Darts Farm; local carrots and celery from Richards Fruit & Veg

Kenniford Farm 'pulled pork' Cuban style
with Cuban mojo from Smokey Joes Sauces at nearby Broadclyst, braised fresh-picked cavolo nero from Shillingford Organics at the Real Food store, and red and golden beetroot from Richards Fruit & Veg

Strawberry and rhubarb crumble with Devon clotted cream
strawberries from Ide, Topsham rhubarb supplied by Richards Fruit & Veg, Devon clotted cream from Darts Farm


May Vino Kitchen Italian Table

Pappa al pomodoro
Tuscan bread, tomato and olive oil 'soup' made with Emma's amazing sourdough

Pollo alla toscana
fagioli nell'fiasco
cavalo brasato con peperoncino

Tuscan style char-grilled chicken
white beans with sage and olive oil
braised organic kale with peperoncino

Surprise pudding with guest chef James Clark


March Vino Kitchen Italian Table

Fafalle cui vroccoli
Farfalle pasta with a cauliflower, sultana and pinenut sauce

Pollo alla Marsala
caponata

Chicken breasts in Marsala wine
aubergine and celery in agrodolce

Torta di cioccolato e mandorle
Bitter chocolate and almond tart


February Vino Kitchen Italian Table

Ricotta al forno
Baked ricotta and herbs with salad leaves

ricotta al forno

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Casoeûla
Milanese winter stew of homemade sausages, sparerib chops and Savoy cabbage with polenta alla griglia

casoeula

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Crostata di limone
James' famous lemon tart

crostata di limone


January Vino Kitchen Italian Table

Risotto ai funghi
Mushroom risotto

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Pollo all'arancia amara
Cavolo nero

Arthur's chicken cooked Sicilian style with Seville oranges
Braised black kale with Tuscan olive oil and chilli

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Torta di pera
Kim's pear tart


December Vino Kitchen Festive Italian Table

Crostini di fegatini e crostini di fagioli e salvia
Tuscan chicken liver and white bean and sage crostini

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Sanpiero in saor
Venetian style Exmouth john dory fillets pan-fried and soused in vinegar, onions, raisins and pinenuts

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Brasato al Barolo
Arthur's topside of Devon beef braised in Barolo wine

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Kim's crostata di mela
Apple tart Italian style


November Vino Kitchen

bella

Pasta e fagioli
Pasta and beans Venetian style

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Arista e pancetta di maiale al latte
Loin and belly of free-range Kenniford Farm pork braised in milk
roasted butternut squash

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Pere al vino rosso
Pears in red wine

pere al vino rosso


October Vino Kitchen

"A menu for autumn"

Risotto di zucca
Butternut squash risotto

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Stracotto al Chianti
Top-rib of Red Ruby beef marinaded and 24-hour braised in Chianti

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Pesche alla griglia con Amaretto
Char-grilled peaches braised in vanilla scented Amaretto


Vino Kitchen August 2010

Panzanella
Panzanella

Panzanella
Tuscan summer 'bread salad'
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Pollo alla cacciatora

Kim's rosemary roast potatoes
Char-grilled local chicken braised in a tomato sauce with pancetta, porcini mushrooms, rosemary and sage
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Vanilla pannacotta with Nick's blueberries from Lustleigh


Vino Kitchen June 2010 (special 'Topsham Table' as part of the Topsham Food Festival)

Town Mill bruschetta
Topsham-baked sourdough with Frances' amazing Topsham-Tuscan olive oil
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Wood-roasted Exmouth mackerel with salad
Fresh-off-the-boat mackerel from David Kerley at The Fish Shed
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Kenniford Farm freerange belly pork slow-braised in Green Valley cyder and apples
Local new potatoes
Wood-roasted carrots and dill
Pork supplied by Kenniford Farm, cyder from Darts Farm and veg from Richard's Fruit and Vegetables
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Strawberries and Devon clotted cream
Strawberries picked this morning from Boyces Fruit Farm, Shillingford St George with Dunn's Dairy Devon clotted cream


Vino Kitchen May 2010

Minestrone estivo con pesto
Summer minestrone with homemade pesto

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La tagliata
Char-grilled flank steak with herb salad and shavings of grana padano

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Torta di pere e mandorle
Pear and almond tart


Vino Kitchen April 2010

Insalata primavera
Fennel and orange salad with
toasted pinenuts, grana padano shavings and Tuscan lemon oil

insalata primavera

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Agnello brasato
24-hour slow-roasted Exmoor lamb with Montepulciano wine
potatoes and spring cabbage

agnello brasato

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Crema catalana with new season rhubarb

crema catalana with rhubarb


Vino Kitchen March 2010

Risotto ai funghi

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Baccalà fresca all'anconetana
Freshly landed Brixham cod stewed with fennel, chillies, white wine and tomato

Insalata verde

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Tiramisù


Vino Kitchen February 2010

'A Taste of Sicily’

Pasta 'cui vroccoli'
Sicilian pasta with cauliflower and broccoli
in an agrodolce with raisins and pinenuts

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Sicilian sausages
Made from local pork, flavoured with fennel seeds, made by Tony of Arthurs

La caponata

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Torta di limone e polenta
Sicilian lemon and polenta cake


Vino Kitchen January 2010

‘Vino Kitchen Winter Italian Table’

La ribollita
Tuscan vegetable, bean and sourdough bread soup

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Arista di maiale all'aceto balsamico
Kenniford free-range loin of pork, char-grilled, then slow-roasted
with onions, rosemary and balsamic vinegar

Carote all'agro

arista di maiale

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Torta di arancia
Orange cake


Vino Kitchen December 2009

‘Festive Italian Table’

Bellini cocktail
Crostino di fegatino - Tuscan chicken liver crostino

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Zuppa di farro
Warming spelt, chickpea and cavolo nero soup

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Peposo
Short ribs of Red Ruby Devon beef slow-braised Tuscan style in Chianti and lots of black pepper

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Mousse di cioccolato
Chocolate mousse Italian style


Vino Kitchen November 2009

‘Italian Table’

Pasta e fasoi
Venetian style pasta and beans in a rich duck broth

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Pollo alle cacciatore
verdure arrostite
insalatina mista

Chicken cooked 'hunter's style' in red wine with pancetta, wild mushrooms and rosemary

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Pecorino marzolino with Tuscan honey

Tiramisù


October 2009

‘Italian Table’
La Bagna Cauda

Antipasti piemontese
Mixed Piedmont antipasti

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La Bagna Cauda

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Formaggi piemontesi
Selection of Piedmont cheeses

Mario Fontana’s new Dolcetto (just 20 days old!)


Vino Kitchen September 2009

‘American Table’

New England style mussel and corn chowder

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Slow-roasted brisket of beef in barbeque sauce, cooked in the wood-oven

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New York style chocolate, lime and chilli cheesecake

NY cheesecake


Vino Kitchen August 2009

‘Italian Table’

La panzanella
Tuscan ‘bread’ salad

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La porchetta
Roman style roast pork stuffed with fennel, garlic and chilli

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Pecorino cheese


Vino Kitchen July 2009

‘Italian Table’
 “Una cenetta al limone’ – a lemony summer supper

Risotto al limone
Lemon risotto

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Pollo al limone
Chicken braised in lemon

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Torta al limone
Lemon tart


Vino Kitchen June 2009

‘Italian Table’

Crostini in 5 modi

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Brodetto
Adriatic fish and shellfish stew

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Zuppa di fragola
Strawberry ‘soup’


Vino Kitchen May 2009

‘Italian Table’

Sgombro in saor
Exmouth mackerel in a Venetian sweet and sour agrodolce

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Salsicce toscane e fagioli nel fiasco
Tuscan sausages and cannellini beans with sage

Tuscan sausages


 

 
 
 
 
 

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