September 14 - Italian Wine Dinner ~ Barolo and Super Tuscans!

Italian Wine Dinner at Solare Thursday, September 14 — and it’s a fun one!

We have the wonderful idea of a wine dinner where we pair wines from Piemonte (think Barolo) side-by side with Super Tuscan wines from Tuscany.

Thomas Cuni is here in San Diego from Italy for one day only for this dinner. Thomas has led a wine dinner at Solare before – and he is fabulous – and quite charismatic.

Click here to request your spots or call us at 619-270-9670.

The Piemonte wines are from Damilano Estate – and the Super Tuscans are from Tua Rita Estate.

We have never done this before!

Details:

• Thursday, Sept 14
• 6:30pm Reception – 6:45pm Dinner
• Click here to join or call 619-270-9670
• Thomas Cuni is here from Italy to lead the dinner
• $98 includes all the Piemonte and Super Tuscan wines and the 4-course Italian dinner by Exec Chef Denice Grande
• Click here for the short video describing the evening
• Seats available inside and on our heated covered patios

Hope to see you on Thursday!

-Randy and the Solare Team

September 13 - Mezcal Dinner with Asis Cortes and Origen Raiz

For those interested in Mezcal:

Yes, we are extremely focused on creating delicious Italian dishes. We also have a special love of agave beverages such as Tequila and Mezcal.

In that spirit – we are doing a Mezcal+Solare Dinner this Wednesday, Sept 13. This dinner is led by Asis Cortes (multi-generational mezcalero) – he helped found the Origen Raiz Distillery. The dinner features mezcals from the Mexican states of Durango and Oaxaca.

The Dinner with the Asis and Origen Raiz is $84 and begins at 6:30pm.

Chef Denice Grande is making her (now famous) home-made ravioli with Oaxacan mole and a churro panna cotta. Italy+Mexico=Delicious!

Click here to request spots or call us at 619-270-9670.

-Randy and the Solare Team

September 10 - Emilio Nares Foundation – Harvest for Hope

The Emilio Nares Foundation (ENF) is amazing – and Solare is helping sponsor ENF again this year at their 20th Annual Harvest of Hope event. The ENF provides family support systems and information for families with children with cancer. “Harvest of Hope” starts at 2pm at Coasterra on 880 Harbor Island Dr.

Click here for info on the event.

The Emilio Nares Foundation’s signature event Harvest for Hope has been bringing people together since 2003, raising over 3 million dollars for children battling cancer in Southern California. These funds have been crucial for the survival for low income children fighting cancer. ENF has travelled over 1 million miles, and served over 4,000 children getting them to their cancer treatments.

Solare will be there with a special dish! See you on Sunday, September 10.

September 09 - Cooking Class: Fresh Pasta from Scratch and Ravioli

Solare’s pasta is made fresh every day – in our kitchen. This is an opportunity to see exactly how Executive Chef Denice Grande makes that happen! She will teach you all the right techniques to enable you to make the best “pasta fresca” and perfect ravioli and more.  This is a hands-on pasta making class where you will learn the classic dough techniques and so much more.

The lesson is held in our kitchen and is “hands-on” and not a mere cooking “demonstration”.  The fun starts at 10:30am at Solare with an Italian-style coffee of your choice. Italian wine is served for students interested in “cooking with wine”.  Important: Please wear closed toe shoes.  Class size is small and intimate and limited to approximately 10 students.  $95++/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. It’s fun!  Reserve today.

You sign up for a Solare Cooking Class with Tock.    Click here – and select the Class you’d like.

If you have any questions, please call us at 619-270-9670 or email us here.

-Randy and the Solare Team

September 09 - November 25 - Cooking Classes at Solare – Fall/Winter 2023 Schedule ~ Hands-on!

Ciao!! Here is our Fall and Winter Schedule.  Contact us to reserve your spots.

$95++ per student.   Includes the hands-on cooking class, wine, and a full lunch.   Limit 10 students per class.

We love doing Cooking Classes here at Solare.

• Sep 9 – Preparing and Cooking Pasta from Scratch
• Sep 23 – Cooking Seafood Italian-style
• Oct 7 – Pizza from Scratch!
• Oct 14 – Cooking Seafood Italian-style
• Oct 21 – Making the best authentic Lasagna
• Nov 11 – Pizza from Scratch!
• Nov 25 – Preparing and Cooking Pasta from Scratch

Our Cooking Classes offer a truly hands-on experience in a commercial kitchen allowing each student to create Italian cuisine themselves to make at home.   Our classes are not just a “demonstration”.

The classes are held pretty much every other Saturday, and the fun typically starts at 10:30am at Solare (10am for some classes) with an Italian-style coffee of your choice.   Italian wine is served for students interested in “cooking with wine”.

The Classes do sell out fast due to the limited size. 

You sign up for a Solare Cooking Class with Tock.    Click here – and select the Class you’d like.

If you have any questions, please call us at 619-270-9670 or email us here.

-Randy and the Solare Team

September 08 - Solare Special Happy Hour – Try delicious Cachaça from Brazil

Do you like Cachaça from Brazil? Would you like to learn more about it?

If yes, we have Mr. Mark Young here leading a special Happy Hour afternoon from 4pm to 6pm.

See the flyer.  Join me and Mark and Tommy for a fun and educational experience!

Cachaça is a reflection of Brazilian culture, all natural, unique and authentically down-to-earth with many different expressions and personalities. Sotaques creates its cachaça in Minas Gerais – Brazil, using the traditional process carried on by generations since the early 1500’s.

Sotaques revives the ancient art of distilling cachaça, pioneering a unique approach and delivering the hand-crafted spirit to a new generation of creative drinkers and cultural innovators.

See you soon!

-Randy and the Solare Team