The Summer Like An Italian passport program is now made available for a limited time only from August 15 – September 21, 2022, featuring eight Kitchen Table restaurants and caffès by  Kitchen Table Restaurants — Ask For Luigi, Bacaro, Carlino, Di Beppe, Farina a Legna, Giovane Caffè, Motoretta, and Pizzeria Farina. This is a great opportunity for guests to soak up the last few weeks of summer and enjoy a regionally inspired Italian dish that speaks to the story of each location. Guests are encouraged to pick up a passport from participating locations to use as their guide and collect stamps with each featured dish ordered for a chance to win over $1,000 in gift card prizes.

This summer, slip on your favourite European attire and indulge in la dolce vita with some classic aperitivos, a languorous meal, and a learning experience about the different regions of Italy. Whether you’re craving Venetian-inspired cicchetti, a plate of handcrafted ravioli before your lamb entree, or a classic Northern-style pizza, Summer Like An Italian has every palate covered. Pair these special menu items with a glass of wine or specialty cocktail to really feel like you’re eating on the cobblestone streets of Rome (even if you’re sitting in Gastown), or peering at Naples’ Mount Vesuvius (Grouse Mountain makes a fine stand-in). 

Participating Kitchen Table restaurants and featured menu items are as follows:

• Ask For Luigi | Rigatoni alla Bolognese* 
• Bacaro | Spritz + Chips (made in-house with crispy herbs)
• Carlino | Frico (fried montasio, onion & potato)
• Di Beppe | Carbonara* (with guanciale, pecorino, egg yolk & black pepper)
• Farina a Legna | Cipolla Pizza (onion & calabrian chili sauce, zucchini, sweet peppers, pickled fennel)
• Giovane Caffè | Espresso Shakerato (espresso shaken on ice)
• Motoretta | Gelato or Garnita (flavour of choice)
• Pizzeria Farina | Finocchiona Pizza* (tomato sauce, fennel sausage, provolone, parmesan, sweet pepper)

*Vegetarian options available

To sweeten the dining experience, guests are invited to collect stamps for their Summer Like An Italian passport — a booklet available to pick up at any of the participating restaurants — highlighting elements of each location’s inspiration of Italy with stories and menu items. To enter to win a variety of Kitchen Table gift cards, guests are encouraged to collect a stamp in their passport and post a photo on Instagram when ordering a featured menu item.

Kitchen Table prides itself on cultivating restaurants that create experiences; each location has a story to tell and a carefully crafted menu rooted in the sense of place. Summer Like An Italian is all about exploring those places, and indulging in mini-escapes with friends and loved ones, right here in fair Vancouver. Buon Viaggio!

For further information about Kitchen Table’s Summer Like An Italian passport program and contest details, visit ktrestaurants.com.