IN CELEBRATION OF CHEF-OWNER GIANNI CAPRIOLI’S 15TH YEAR IN HONG KONG, GIANDO ITALIAN RESTAURANT UNVEILS A SPECIAL 6-COURSE ANNIVERSARY MENU FROM NOW UNTIL END OF YEAR

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<<25^th October 2019 – Hong Kong>> Giando Restaurant invites guests to celebrate the 15^th anniversary of renowned Italian Chef Gianni Caprioli in Hong Kong. To mark this momentous occasion, Chef Gianni looks back on 15 exciting years (arrived since 15^th March 2004) in the city he now calls home to create a seasonal anniversary menu available for a limited time only.

Nestled in a quiet corner of Wan Chai Star Street, Giando delivers a fine modern Italian dining experience that is based on Chef Caprioli’s extensive world travels and colourful life experiences. While the menu incorporates ingredients not always found in traditional Italian kitchens, Giando stays true to its Italian heritage through Gianni’s strong Italian values from his family and reverence for his native country Italy. Giando only sources its ingredients from Italy’s best boutique wineries, artisan producers and small family farms. Known for homemade pastas, spectacular risottos, sustainable fresh seafood and delicious range of dolce, over the past 15 years, Giando has maintained a firm favourite for lovers of authentic Italian cuisine.

Chef Gianni Caprioli’s 15^th Anniversary Menu

Priced at HK$898 + 10% per guest, the 15^th Anniversary Menu by Chef Gianni Caprioli presents six courses of Giando’s finest seasonal, based on some of Giando’s most popular dishes over the years. Reflecting the restaurant’s strong devotion to high-quality ingredients from the day it opened its doors over 15 years ago, the menu highlights ingredients from luscious fruits and vegetables from Agro T18 Italian wholesaler in Grugliasco, Torino, to organic free-range eggs from Fattoria Roberti egg farm located in Bedizzole, Brescia.

Highlights include the seared scallop wrapped with guanciale, an Italian cured meat product prepared from pork jowl, which sits on a bed of corn puree served with Italian clams and black truffle sauce. Revered for its authentic homemade pastas, Giando showcases an ultra-rich egg tagliolini served in a quintessential Italian “Aglio e Olio” style, topped with decadent raw sea urchin and bottarga. For your main, choose between the Mediterranean seabassthat flakes with a touch, lightly breaded and served with a bright and zesty Romanesco-style sauce of fresh broccoli, olives and orange; or the beef sirloin tagliata with braised sweet onion and herb sauce. End the meal on a high with “Giandoiotto” vanilla hazelnut chocolate mousse served with hazelnut ice cream.

The special anniversary menu will be served from now until the end of year at Giando Restaurant.

Gianni’s Special 15^th Anniversary Menu

HK$898+10% per guest

GAMBERI E CAPONATA DI MELANZANE E PEPERONI SU CUORE DI BURRATA

Prawns, Eggplant and Red Bell Peppers “Caponata” on Burrata Cream

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CAPESANTE AL GUANCIALE, CREMA DI MAIS E TARTUFO NERO

Seared Scallop wrapped with Pork Cheek on Corn Puree, Italian Clams and Shaved Black Truffle

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GNOCCHETTI DI PATATE SU FONDUTA E TARTUFO BIANCO

Homemade Potato Gnocchetti on Cheese Fondue and Shaved White Truffle

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TAGLIOLINI AI RICCI DI MARE

Homemade Egg Tagliolini “Aglio Olio” Style with Sea Urchin and Bottarga

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FILETTO DI BRANZINO IMPANATO SU ROMANESCO

Mediterranean Seabass Fillet lightly breaded on “Romanesco” Broccoli, Olives & Orange

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TAGLIATA DI MANZO CIPOLLE E ERBE

Beef Sirloin Tagliata with Braised Sweet Onion & Herb Sauce

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GIANDOIOTTO

Vanilla Hazelnut Chocolate Mousse Served with Hazelnut Ice Cream

About Gianni Caprioli

Hailing from Potenza and a family of cooks, Gianni began his career in his brother’s restaurant whilst training at a hotel school in San Marino. There, he honed his skilled in homemade pasta making and Romagna-style cooking. He worked under Chef Gino at the Grand Hotel des Bains in Riccione, then began managing and training staff for the famous Rex’s group of restaurants in the United States for their venues in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., which earned him a reputation for providing professional consultancy.

On his return to Riccione in 1997, he worked with another of Italy’s most revered and innovative chefs, Gianfranco Vissani at Ristorante Azzurra. His association with Italy’s rich and famous was established in 1998 while cooking for exclusive resort hotels including Hotel Oberosler, Dolci Hotels and Castello di Montegridolfo. In 2000, he left for Los Angeles to open the famous Osteria Angelini. It was here that his skills were discovered by Gianni Agnelli – owner and pioneer of Italian Automobile (FIAT) manufacturing based in Turin – who then took him on as his personal chef.

Fast forward to today, Chef Gianni currently owns and operates 3 restaurants (Giando, Gia Trattoria Italiana, Fishsteria) and Mercato by Giando, a gourmet retail market of his own with 3 more locations and an online store coming soon in Hong Kong. They all stay true to his philosophy: the best food is made with simple, fresh, quality ingredients and their origins matter. Finding, cooking and serving the best produce with true passion and love is at the heart of what he does every day.

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Contact Giando Italian Restaurant and Bar

Address: Shop 1, G/F, Tower 1, Starcrest, 9 Star Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2511 8912

Website: http://www.giandorestaurant.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/giandohk/

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About Giando Italian Restaurant and Bar

Giando is a testament to modern Italian cooking. While the menu incorporates ingredients not always found in traditional Italian kitchens, Giando stays true to its Italian heritage through its strong Italian values and reverence for Italy. Ingredients matter the most at Giando, and are primarily sourced from Italy’s best boutique wineries, artisan producers, and small family farms.