Panzanella & Slow Food invite you to the
4th Annual Heritage Turkey Dinner
Thursday, November 2, 2006
5:30 - 9:00 pm

This is our annual event featuring heritage breed "Bourbon Red" Turkeys grown by Alex & Betsy Hitt. 10% of restaurant sales from this event will benefit the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.

The Red Bourbon Turkeys have their origins in Bourbon County, Kentucky, from around the 1900's. They are a beautiful red turkey that produces a very rich taste, with slightly darker color meat. Dark meat lovers will delight in their flavor. They are free-roaming, fed an all-natural diet and, of course, are antibiotic and hormone free.

"Living Culture" Oil Paintings by David Sovero October 23 - December 24, 2006

David Sovero was born in 1971 in Lima, Peru. He graduated from the the Peruvian National Arts College where he attended from 1990 - 1996. During his career as an artist in Peru, Sovero participated in many solo and in group exhibitions, and won numerous honors and awards. Since his arrival to the United States in December 2001, his work has been shown in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and other areas of North Carolina.

Public Reception:
Monday, November 13, 5:30-7:30pm
David's Incan ancestral roots were saturated with Andean stylized figures. His everyday existence and relationships are intimately tied to his work. Shadowy semi-abstract specters emerge from the darkness of the canvas. His surreal compositions and simplistic geometric forms are based in lines, texture and dimension, giving freedom to his talent and creativity.

Around the World with Pinot Noir
November 6, 2006
7pm – 9:30pm

Join us for our first-ever Pinot Noir Wine Dinner. We will explore a variety of different styles of Pinot Noir including Sparkling and Rose. What’s so special about Pinot Noir? Well, It is one of the oldest grape varieties to be cultivated for the purpose of making wine. It was vinified as early as the first century AD. Pinot Noir’s reputation as one of the world’s most elegant and profound wines is owed to the wines of Burgundy, France. For most of wine history this 60 square mile area of France, called the Cote d’Or (“slope of gold”), is the only region to achieve consistent success from the pinot noir vine. 

Great Pinot Noir can create lasting impressions on the palate and in the memory.  When Pinot Noir is well made it is both elegant and powerful; the perfect wine paradox. SO, join us Monday, November 6, 2006 for a tasting tour of some of the tastiest Pinot Noirs from around the world. Taste for yourself the diversity and amazing grace this ancient grape has to offer. You will enjoy a sparkling wine aperitif, and six wonderful courses prepared by Panzanella Chef, Chris Capron.

The cost of this event is $40 per person; space is limited, so reserve early. Please pay in advance and pick up a ticket for this tasting at either Panzanella or the customer service desk at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro.

Sparkling Wine Dinner
Monday, December 11
7 – 9:30 pm

Join us Monday, December 11, and explore the amazing world of sparkling wines.  What is sparkling wine? Well according to the Oxford companion to wine it is “a wine which bubbles when poured into a glass”.  To so many people it seems like so much more than just that simple explanation. Sparkling wine, and more specifically, Champagne, has always been associated with a certain class or elegance and almost always associated with the occasion of celebration. The mystery of Sparkling wine carries on with the amazing amount of different styles it can come in. Just the tiniest hint of effervescence can change a simple white wine into something fun and exciting to drink. Sparkling wine can vary as much as still wine; it can be white pink and even red.  It can be made in a sweet style like Italy’s Moscato d’Asti, or bone dry like most French Champagnes.  Other aspects of sparkling wines can vary immensely, like the alcoholic levels and the character and strength of the bubbles themselves. Join us for this exciting dinner and enjoy a vast array of sparkling wines and see just how well these wines match with elegant, delicious dishes prepared by Panzanella Chef, Chris Capron.

The cost of this event is $40 per person; space is limited, so reserve early. Please pay in advance and pick up a ticket for this tasting at either Panzanella or the customer service desk at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro.