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Join us for a special evening of delicious food and wine at The Austin Winery. To purchase your tickets and for more information about the event click here.

Recipe provided by Austin Chef and Corporate Caterer Carlos Crusco   Ingredients 4 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate – roughly chopped 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate – roughly chopped 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream Optional base flavorings: Vanilla Extract (1 teaspoon) Amaretto (1-2 tablespoons) Essenza per Colomba (Chef’s favorite!) Truffle coatings: Sea Salt Cocoa powder Powdered

Friday December 1st Menu Ensaladilla Rusa Spanish Potato, Carrot + Pea Salad Homemade Mayo, Everything Cracker Tortilla Espanola Squares of Potato-Egg Frittata Chorizo Embutido, 3 hour Tomato Croquettas de Manchego Spanish Cheese Fritters, Manchego Snow Salmorejo con Vieira’s Catalan Tomato Sauce Pan Seared Scallop, Jamon Chips Pionono de Dulce de Leche Spanish Pinwheel Cakes Dulce

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients (serves 4) Gazpacho Recipe – provided by Chef Crusco 1 small shallot – finely minced and shocked in cold water 1 yellow or orange pepper – finely minced 2 vine ripe tomatoes – finely minced 1 small cucumber – peeled and finely mince 2-3 tsbps. Spanish EVOO

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients  1.5 cups whole milk 1/2 cup heavy cream 4 tbsps. sugar Zest of 1 lemon, 1 lime and 1 orange 2 cinnamon sticks 4 large egg yolks 3 tbsps. Turbinado sugar (coarse brown sugar) Directions In a saucepan, combine the milk, cream, sugar, citrus zests and