405 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.625.0534
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AMELIA'S PICK
I'm going to Italy and Poland - I'm an international baby. No products to buy me this month but a great column about flying with children that my mama read - you might like to read it too.
Flying with kids: Infant, baby, toddler
I'm pretty in pink!Amelia |
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Quote of the Month
| Food is our common ground, a universal experience...... James Beard
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Cari
Amici,
What
a great welcome response I had from many of you this month. A lot of people
have been coming back three and four times in July to sample the new menu and too great
satisfaction. We thank you and hope to keep tantalizing your taste buds.
In August Monika, the baby and I will be traveling through Poland and Italy for Amelia's baptism and
a well deserved break after an intense and sometimes stressful seven months.
We will be back Labor Day when I will start contemplating new fall dishes to
add to Sotto Sopra's menu.
Chef
Christian DeLutis will be taking my place while I'm gone. Christian is one of
the most talented chefs in town and we have been collaborating together on Restaurant
Week's menu. Since our selection is so vast during Restaurant Week we will not
be offering any other menu. We automatically have extended it through Saturday,
August 28th. There have been a couple changes since we first posted the menu - check it out.
Since we run Restaurant Week for an extended period we are delaying the August birthday gift to September where both August and September birthday recipients can take full advantage of their Sotto Sopra gift.
 Many of you know Natalia Kashevarova, who has been with Sotto Sopra for a number of years. She placed third as the city's best server just last year. We are please to announce that Natalia is Sotto Sopra's manager. Natalia understands our philosophy and truly keeps the customer number one priority.
This
August we have events before Restaurant Week arrives. We
have Elio Scaccio returning for an encore performance of the Italian Classics
concert that everyone loved and had so much fun. The evening is $45 per person including the delicious
four course dinner and Elio's live performances.
Our
wine tasting will be held Thursday, August 12th where we will feature five wines plus a Prosecco
coming from Italy, Argentina and Portugal. Our own Derrick Vaughn
will be your vino tour guide for the evening's tasting.
We
welcomed lovely new customers in July, even Ty Pennington from Extreme Makeover and enjoyed breaking
bread with old friends who dined at Sotto Sopra. To all of you, I say welcome,
welcome to Sotto Sopra's lifestyle. You know I have a great outlook on life and
my colorful personality makes for some fun nights here at Sotto Sopra
- a little bragging doesn't hurt.
I
hope you will keep coming to Sotto Sopra and as August is concerned, I will take you all in my
heart to Italy
for some great fun and some truly remarkable food!
Until
then, remember
Eat
healthy, but most importantly... eat Italian!
Ciao
and live life!
Riccardo, Monika, piccola Amelia & Sotto Sopra staff
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THEY CAME, THEY ATE, THEY ENJOYED
A delicious time was had by all last week when Brian Lawrence, Style Magazine, Downtown Diane, Celeste Corsaro of Charm City Food Tours, Dara Bunjon, Dining Examiner and Randi Rom of Baltimore Eats broke bread at Sotto Sopra. Check out what Brian had to say about the evening HERE.
We also received a wonderful write up from the Multicultural Cooking Network, you can read their story HERE.
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A TRIBUTE TO ITALIAN
CLASSICS
Live Performances and Four Course Dinner
featuring recording artist
Elio Scaccio, Tenor
 Sunday, August 8, 2010 ~ 5:30 p.m.
(performances start at 6:00 p.m.) National recording
artist, Elio Scaccio, a tenor known for his Italian roots and passion
for music will be our guest performer at Sotto Sopra Restaurant
entertaining you with your favorite Italian classics. His recent
released CD Lettere D'Amore was inspired by over 200 love letters that
his father wrote to his mother from 1944 to 1946 in Sicily. Enhancing
the evening's enjoyment, Elio has invited additional vocalists for
memorable duets. Learn more about Elio and listen to portions of his
songs from Lettere D'Amore at his website: http://www.elioscaccio.com/
Elio's renditions of the Italian Classics are the
perfect accoutrement for the special menu created specifically for this
eveningMENU1st Course Gazpacho2nd CourseRisotto served with
Shrimp, Mussels & Calamariin a tomato bisque3rd
CourseBeef Braciolewith capers, olives, tomatoes and
white wine served with potato lasagna4th CourseVanilla
Panna Cottawith mixed berries compote
45 Per Person*includes
dinner and entertainment(excludes beverages, tax and gratuity)
Reservations
are required, please call 410 625 0534*No other promotions or discounts are applicable
to this event
album cover by Art Wachter
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I PROMESSI SPOSI IN DIECI MINUTI
This is a hilarious parody of Oblivion Manzoni's novel "The Betrothed." A sort of musical.  Click the photo to watch and listen to the videoIt's in Italian |
WINE TASTINGThursday, August 12 ~ 6:30 p.m. Join Sotto Sopra's own Derrick Vaughn as he guides you through a tasting of five wines from Italy, Argentina and Portugal plus a Prosecco. Enjoy lite bites from the Sotto Sopra kitchen to enhance and enrich the enjoyment of the wines.White:Fantinel Prosecco, NV (Italy)Stefano Massone Masera Gavi, 2008
(Piedmont)Bodega Colome Torrontes, 2008
(Argentina) Red:Massalino Barbera D'Alba, 2008 (Alba)Quinta do
Crasto, 2007, Douro (Portugal)Belguardo Seratta, Maremma, 2007
(Tuscany) These are some very fine wines that go extremely well with the
Northern Italian food at Sotto Sopra. Derrick says, " guests will have fun and enjoy the selections."So we can prepare properlyMake reservations - 410 625 0534
only 25 per person 6 wines and lite bites(excludes tax and gratuity)
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NEWS FROM ITALY
 HOME COOKING IN ITALY
Lunch time in Venice. Outside Gino's, Dino's, and Giulio's, sweating
tourists are served lasagne and lamb chops by Polish waitresses. I,
however, am sitting in Giorgio's, and am being offered not food, but
photographs by an Italian mamma. "Mia figlia..." She waves another picture. "Mio marito..." Read the full story at FT.com
 DRIVING FROM ITALY TO CHINA....WITH NO DRIVER WADING INTO VENICE WITH RICK STEVES
Sinking Venice worth the wade. After decades of debate, Venice finally is doing something
about the flooding. But there's still plenty worth seeing in this
gorgeous city. Read the full story at WGNAmerica.com |
OPERA NIGHT
Sunday, August 29th ~ 5:30 p.m.
reservations required - 410 625 0534
entertainment and five course Italian dinner
58 per person* You
are cordially invited to Sotto Sopra's Opera Night on Sunday, August
29th when vibrant voices of opera resonate throughout our contemporary
dining room. Summer's bounty will fill your plates as will the lyrical
voices fill your soul. We hope you will join us.
PERFORMERS
Mrs. Diane Abel, Soprano
Mr. Paul McIlvaine, Tenor
Mr. Tom Hetrick, Piano
MENU
1st Course
Heirloom Tomato Panzanella alla Toscana
2nd Course
Roasted Zucchini and Mint Risotto
with grilled domestic lamb chop
3rd Course
Watermelon/Prosecco Sorbet
4th Course
Honey Lavender Salmon
with broccoli and parsnip puree
5th Course
Dried Cherry, Almond and Orange Semifreddo
58 per person *(includes dinner & show - excludes beverages, tax and gratuity)
Save the DatesFuture Opera Nights: Sundays - September 19th, October 24th, November 21st & December 12th
no other promotions or discounts are applicable to this event
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CHARM CITY CIRCULATOR - PURPLE LINE
 Free bus transportation to and from Sotto Sopra is available on the new Charm City Circulator's purple line. Get off at Pleasant Street (stop 305) or at Hamilton Street (stop 306) coming up Charles Street. If you are traveling south on St. Paul Street get off at W. Mulberry Street (stop 316). |
AUGUST BIRTHDAY BOYS AND GIRLS
The Sotto Sopra birthday gift is not applicable during Restaurant Week and that short changes the August birthday recipients. We are going to do a combined August and September birthday gift for the entire month of September. August birthday boys and girls check back in September.
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