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Solare Ristorante•San Diego, CA

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Family-owned and operated, Randy Smerik and his team are dedicated to providing an amazing dining experience for you.Our authentic Italian cuisine features a focus on fresh and locally sourced ingredients.We just celebrated our 10 year anniversary - we will take great care of you!

Experiences at Solare Ristorante

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    Cooking Class: Osso Buco and Risotto

    In this hands-on cooking class we focus on the preparation of Osso buco. You will be transported from San Diego to Lombardia, Italy, to learn how the perfect Osso buco is made. The key to classic Osso buco is knowing exactly how the meat is braised, and that is one of many things you will learn from Chef Denice. Lombardia is famous for their Osso buco! And what does a wonderful plate of Osso buco need? Risotto! Chef Denice will also lead you to prepare the world’s best risotto where the rice is the perfect level of “creamy-ness” but the kernels are still whole and firm. The fun starts at 10:30am at Solare with an Italian-style coffee of your choice. Italian wine is served for students interested in “cooking with wine”. Important: Please wear closed toe shoes. Class size is small and intimate and limited to approximately 10 students. $95++/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. It’s fun! Reserve today.

    Saturday, Nov 30, 2024
    10:30 AM
    $118 per ticket
    $3–$5 order fee

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    Cooking Class: Lasagna

    Baked pasta … Lasagna! This lesson dedicated to traditional Italian baked pasta –with a focus on the best Lasagna. The incredible one-of-a kind, Chef Maria, andExecutive Chef Denice Grande teach you how to master the technique of baking pasta,and everything you want to know about lasagna.The lesson is “hands-on” and not a mere cooking“demonstration”. The fun starts at 10:30am at Solare with an Italian-style coffee of yourchoice. Italian wine is served for students interested in “cooking with wine”. Important:Please wear closed toe shoes. Class size is small and intimate and limited toapproximately 10 students. $95++/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. Reserve today.More Details: Lasagna, one of the most celebrated of the Italian food staples, has along and luxurious history. The term “lasagna” comes from the Greek word, “lasagnum,”meaning dish or bowl. The ancient Greeks used baking dishes of that name, which theyeventually transferred to the Romans. The Romans, who ended up using the same styleof dish, also developed a type of food which they used the term “lasagnum” for: it wasserved in said dish, with layers of a pasta-like food with other fillings in-between. Withthe extent of the Roman empire, this new “lasagnum” dish spread all across Europe,eventually reaching Britain, where it was published in the very first cookbook.After remaining dormant for many decades, the early form of lasagna once againsurfaced. The early Italians changed the name from “lasagnum,” to “lasagna,” which isthe current form. Over the years, the word “lasagna” began to change definitions; theword previously referred to the serving dish it was baked in, but began to simply meanthe delicious pasta meal in the dish itself. In modern cooking terms, it now means layersof thin pasta, with meat, cheese, and tomato sauce squeezed in between. Lasagna surehas come a long way.

    Saturday, Sep 28, 2024
    10:30 AM
    $95 per ticket
    $3–$5 order fee

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    Cooking Class: Pizza from Scratch!

    Have you ever wanted to learn how to make pizza in the authentic style from therenowned city of Napoli? How about a tasty Sfincione from Sicily; Focaccia fromLiguria? Here is your perfect opportunity.Pizza Chef Brian will guide you through each step – starting with making the dough fromscratch. This is very HANDS ON - you are learning to make pizza and not just watchingsomeone else show you. Each student will take home extra dough to show off theirpizza making skills that evening at home!The lesson is held in our kitchen and is “hands-on” and not a mere cooking“demonstration”. The fun starts at 10:30am at Solare with an Italian-style coffee of yourchoice. Italian wine is served for students interested in “cooking with wine”. Important:Please wear closed toe shoes. Class size is small and intimate and limited toapproximately 10 students. $95++/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. Reserve today.

    Saturday, Nov 9, 2024
    10:30 AM
    $95 per ticket
    $3–$5 order fee

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    Cooking Class: Gnocchi, Pesto and Bolognese

    A full immersion in gnocchi and slow braised Bolognese sauce — the essence of the Emilia-Romagna region. You will learn to twist the traditional recipe of gnocchi, by filling them with sausages, by creating different tastes, and shapes, so you can surprise your family and friends at home. The lesson is held in our kitchen and is “hands-on” and not a mere cooking “demonstration”. The fun starts at 10:30am at Solare with an Italian-style coffee of your choice. Italian wine is served for students interested in “cooking with wine”. Important: Please wear closed toe shoes. Class size is small and intimate and limited to approximately 10 students. $95++/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. It’s fun! Reserve today.

    Saturday, Nov 23, 2024
    10:30 AM
    $95 per ticket
    $3–$5 order fee

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    Cooking Class: Seafood Italian-style

    Learn to cook delicious fish and seafood Italian style! Meet at Solare and drivetogether to a local fish market (less than 3 miles) to learn about fish and buying freshfish with confidence.We then all head back to Solare to prepare and cook some great seafood dishes.Executive Chef Denice Grande will teach you how to cook fish and seafood. Seafoodlovers will not want to miss this opportunity.NOTE that for this class, the fun starts at 10am instead of the normal 10:30am as weare visiting the fish market. We start with an Italian-style coffee of your choice. Thelesson is then held in our kitchen. The lesson is held in our kitchen and is “hands-on”and not a mere cooking “demonstration”. Italian wine is served for students interestedin “cooking with wine”. Important: Please wear closed toe shoes. Class size is smalland intimate and limited to approximately 10 students. $95++/student that includes theclass, wine, and lunch. Reserve today.

    Saturday, Oct 19, 2024
    10:00 AM
    $95 per ticket
    $3–$5 order fee

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