October 24 - Italian Wine Dinner with Piemonte Winery, Batasiolo

Do you love great Barolos? Wines from Piemonte? If yes, then you will want to join this dinner with Stefano Poggi from Batasiolo Winery. Batasiolo is the leading family run winery in Barolo in Piemonte, Italy. The evening is a 4-course dinner with 5 Batasiolo wines … and the wine tasting portion of the dinner will be led by Stefano Poggi. This will be fabulous – and will sell out. $88/person. 6:45pm Dinner and 6:15pm Reception with Stefano. Limited – RSVP required. Reserve today via email or call 619-270-9670

This is a must attend Wine Dinner – Stefano is an amazing person from the Batasiolo Winery to lead this evening.

October 13 - Cooking Class: Gnocchi and Bolognese

A full immersion in gnocchi and slow braised Bolognese sauce — the essence of the Emilia-Romagna region. You will learn to twist the traditional recipe of gnocchi, by filling them with sausages, by creating different tastes, and shapes, so you can surprise your family and guest at home. The fun starts at 10:30am at Solare with an Italian-style coffee of your choice and a pastry. Italian wine is served for students interested in “cooking with wine”. – Class sized limited to 10 persons – $85/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. Reserve today via email or call 619-270-9670

October 10 - David Fokos – Kenwood Wine “Artist Series” Release Party

Just Announced! We are delighted to report that the art of world-renown San Diego artist, David Fokos, was selected to be the art on the label of the prestigious Kenwood Winery Artist Series wine for their 2014 vintage. Click here to see the label and learn more about this incredible wine. Come join David and Barbarella and all of us for the Release Party here in San Diego at Solare Ristorante.

You can purchase tickets for the event David and Kenwood Winery here.   They are $38 – the event goes from 5:30pm to 7:30pm – and the details are below.

It is an Open House “mingling” event with appetizers and finger foods plus 5 delicious Kenwood wines including the just released “2014 Kenwood Artist Series” wine. Kenwood Winery is located in Sonoma, California, and they started the Artist Series program in 1975. Tickets are limited – See you on Wednesday, October 10, at Solare.

October 03 - An Evening in Tuscany with the legendary Banfi Winery

A special Italian Wine Dinner with the world famous Banfi Winery. A 4-course dinner with 5 Banfi wines from Tuscany … and the wine tasting portion of the dinner is led by Luciano Castiello. Luciano is the official ambassador for Castello Banfi, and unofficial ambassador for Italy’s melody-filled, wine-charmed, “slow food” culture. A wonderful wine+food experience. Banfi, for all practical purposes, put Brunello di Montalcino (go sangiovese!) on the map! $88/person for Chef Accursio’s 4-course dinner and 5 wines. 6:45pm Dinner and 6:15pm Reception.

Limited – RSVP required. This is a must attend Wine Dinner – Luciano is an amazing person from Banfi to lead this evening. Reserve today via email or call 619-270-9670.

September 29 - Cooking Class: Fish and Shellfish + Fish Market

Meet at Solare and drive together to a local fish market (less than 3 miles) to learn about fish and buying fresh fish with confidence. Then we all head back to Solare to prepare and cook some great seafood dishes. Chef Accursio was born on the coast of the island of Sicily, and he will teach you how to cook the following incredible dishes: Traditional Cioppino (fish stew), Crudo all’Italiana (sashimi Italian style!), and “Pesce alla Siciliana” (whole fish). Seafood lovers will not want to miss this opportunity. NOTE that for this class, the fun starts at 10am instead of the normal 10:30am as we are visiting the fish market. We meet at Solare with an Italian-style coffee of your choice and a pastry. Italian wine is served for students interested in “cooking with wine”. – Limit 10 — $85/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. Reserve today via email or call 619-270-9670.

September 23 - September 30 - San Diego Restaurant Week

Solare is participating in San Diego Restaurant Week this year – #SDRW! $40++ dinner and $20 lunch. We are excited! We are offering the special menu we designed for Restaurant Week as well as our “regular” lunch and dinner menus. Note that during Restaurant week, the last lunch seating is 2:45pm and then dinner service begins at 4:30pm. We will be open for drinks, wine, beer, cocktails, etc., all afternoon. Resto Week!