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Springing forward in May

May is a wonderful month, we start out with Mother’s Day and end with Memorial Day Weekend. For me it’s more, May seems to be the unofficial start to our season. This May we’ve taken our charge to new heights, Varano’s has hired a new chef, and with this addition, we now have the ability to take our menu in all sorts of fun directions. Watch for our new menu, we will be launching a whole new menu this month and are excited with all the new additions

We will begin making our own sausage in house, along with our own mozzarella. Our goal is to take our traditional Italian menu and fuse it with a blend of peasant dishes and regional Italian dishes. We want to be able to take advantage of more local ingredients, as well as seasonal ingredients. With the addition of Steve Ogden, (A Culinary Institute of America Graduate) we will finally have the ability to do catering and more special events.

The other exciting part of May is our new wine of the month, you all know I take this charge seriously. I try and find some hidden gem that we can discover together and introduce it to our clientele. This month, I am excited to introduce a wine that is new to Maine as well as the United States, it is from a winery in Montalcino and is currently owned by Marilisa Allegrini and Leonardo LoCascio jointly. The winery is San Polo, which produces stunning Rosso di Montalcino and Brunello, along with this month’s selection.

I chose a Tuscan IGT wine called Rubio, it is a young 100 percent Sangiovese wine and pairs well with pasta and tomato sauce, sausages, fresh Pecorino or Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. The reason I chose this wine is the pedigree behind it, Marilisa Allegrini and Leonardo LoCascio are each in their own right experts in the production of Italian wines, to have them jointly on the same project along with consulting enologist Carlo Ferrini is a sure thing. I recently tasted these wines while attending Vin Italy and was quite impressed to say the least. Maine only has six- six packs of this wine available as of this writing, so don’t get left out. Enjoy a great glass of wine this month and watch for the unveiling of our new menu.

Dick Varano

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