Table Talk

John Sweazey, owner of Anaba Wines in Sonoma Valley, California, will host a dinner on Wednesday at California Vintage in Wan Chai. The four-course dinner, which costs HK$750, includes a main course choice of Harris Ranch angus beef fillet with morel cream sauce paired with the Anaba Coriol Red 2008, or grilled swordfish with sautéed artichoke with Anaba Chardonnay Wente Clone 2009. Bookings: 2511 4028

Gaetano Trovato of the Michelin two-star Arnolfo restaurant in Tuscany will be guest chef at Grissini in the Grand Hyatt in Wan Chai from February 24 to March 5. His dishes are available à la carte, for a three-course (HK$600 plus 10 per cent) or four-course (HK$750) set lunch, or a four-course (HK$900 plus 10 per cent) or five-course (HK$1,130) set dinner. The menu includes sea bass with celeriac and balsamic vinegar; rabbit tortelli with chickpeas, bacon and licorice; suckling pig porchetta-style with green apple and black cabbage; and chocolate and passion fruit tart. Bookings: 2584 7722

Damiano Nigro of the Michelin one-star Villa d'Amelia in the Langhe region of Italy will be guest chef for two Pio Cesare wine dinners taking place next week at the Sheraton hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. The seven-course Oyster & Wine Bar dinner on February 28 includes slow-cooked prime US beef with truffle mash and crispy bacon with Pio Cesare Barolo DOCG 2004 in magnum; and brie and mascarpone cake with black truffles with Pio Cesare Ornato Barolo DOCG 2005 in magnum. The second event, on March 1 at Celestial Court, has Chinese-Italian dishes such as roasted organic suckling pig with Yunnan black truffle with the Pio Cesare Barbaresco DOCG 2007; and prime cut of US rack of lamb with Pio Cesare Barolo DOCG 2000 in magnum. Each dinner is HK$1,688 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 2369 1111

The Mistral restaurant at the InterContinental Grand Stanford in Tsim Sha Tsui is featuring home-made pasta dishes until the end of the month, including troccoli with sea urchin, spicy bottarga and ricotta cheese. Bookings: 2731 2870