Armani / Aqua Hosts Exclusive Batasiolo Wine Dinners

Armani / Aqua, the restaurant where ‘Couture meets Cuisine’ is proud to welcome Shiqin Chen, Executive Chef at the Michelin-starred ‘La Rei’ in Serralunga d’Alba (Barolo, Italy) for three exclusive evenings on Saturday 23^rd, Sunday 24^th and Monday 25^th March.

Chef Chen has designed a special wine pairing menu that features the best of North Italian cuisine and his award-winning technique and creativity. His unique dishes will be matched to wines from the prestigious Batasiolo winery in Barolo.

The story of Chen’s journey to the highest echelons of his profession in Italy is a unique one. Born in Shanghai, Chen’s desire to travel spurred him to visit Europe where he attended a course at the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners.  Various stages followed, allowing Chen to refine his skills in some of Italy’s best Michelin-starred restaurants, from Il Pescatore in Canneto sull’Oglio to the Antica Corona Reale in Cervere, where he acquired ten years’ experience working alongside Chef Gianpiero Vivalda. Joining La Rei, the Michelin-starred restaurant of Il Boscareto Resort & Spa, Chen became an expert in Piedmontese cuisine adding a new twist with his own unique style.

Winery Batasiolo is owned by the Dogliani family and Batasiolo is one of the most famous privately owned wineries in the prestigious Barolo region. Since the 1950s, the Batasiolo estate has owned 9 of the best vineyards within the region, and it continues to produce all the celebrated wines of Piedmont: Gavi, Dolcetto, Barbera, Barbaresco, Barolo and Moscato d’Asti. Regularly awarded by Wine Spectator, Gambero Rosso and Decanter, Batasiolo's flagship wines are true expressions of the most distinctive grapes in North-West Italy.

Wine Pairing Menu

Uova cotta in bassatempratura in salsa di scalogno di Riolo, asparagi e caviale oscietra

Slow cooked egg in a shallot sauce with asparagus and Oscietra caviar

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Terrina di fegato grasso d'anatra, millefoglie alle spezie composta di frutta esotica

Foie gras terrine and millefeuille with an exotic spicy fruit compote

Batasiolo, Barbera d'Alba "Sovrana" DOC 2009

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Tortelli di burrata di Battipaglia su crema di piselli, soffice di seirass

Homemade tortelli pasta on green pea purée with ‘Seirass’ soft ricotta fennel cheese

Batasiolo, Barbaresco DOCG 2009

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Carre di agnello in crosta di caffe, finferli e salsa al menta

Coffee encrusted rack of lamb with, chanterelles and a mint sauce

Batasiolo, Barolo "Cerequio" DOCG 2006

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Frutta esotica marinato con gelato di fiori di latte e meringhe bruciata

Exotic fruit with fiori di latte ice cream and seared meringue

Batasiolo, Moscato d'Asti "Bosc dla Rei" DOCG 2011

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Caffe’ e piccola pasticceria

Coffee and petits fours

Batasiolo, Grappa di Barolo

$888 + service charge

$1288 + service charge with Matching Wines

Reservations - Armani Aqua: +852 3583 2828 or armaniaquabooking@aqua.com.hk 2^nd floor, Landmark Chater (Chater House), 8 Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong Kong.