{"id":21060,"date":"2021-03-11T17:12:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T01:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=21060"},"modified":"2021-03-11T17:12:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T01:12:20","slug":"recap-martiniwithfriends-dinner-by-martini-vermouth-and-di-beppe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/recap-martiniwithfriends-dinner-by-martini-vermouth-and-di-beppe\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: #MartiniWithFriends dinner by Martini Vermouth and Di Beppe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was among the lucky chosen foodies to participate the <em><strong>#MartiniWithFriends<\/strong><\/em> event by <strong>Martini Vermouth<\/strong>, a name known by pretty much every single cocktail lovers.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone who enjoys a martini, a negroni or a Manhattan, vermouth definitely plays an important role in those classic cocktails.\u00a0 The fortified wine by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.martini.com\/\">Martini<\/a> is distilled with herbs and botanicals, exhibiting a distinct taste and often found in classic cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>But for this food-cocktail pairing,\u00a0 Martini is showcasing one of the most classic and easiest way to enjoy vermouth just with soda or tonic and an orange slice. Another interesting thing\u00a0 is that Vermouth is also a great low ABV choice, making vermouth based drinks a nice way to enjoy moments with friends.<\/p>\n<p>For my tasting experience,\u00a0 Martini Vermouth delivered pre-made cocktails along with a delicious dinner for 2 prepared by one of the most popular Italian restaurants in Vancouver, <strong>Di Beppe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01618.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01618.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01618.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01618-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01618-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01618-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01618-41x55.jpg 41w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01618-640x850.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01618-750x997.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01621.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01621.jpg 1616w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01621-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01621-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01621-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01621-82x55.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01621-640x428.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01621-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01621-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1616px) 100vw, 1616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the 2 types of cocktails that I received<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Martini Bianco Vermouth &amp; Tonic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Americano,<\/strong>\u00a0mixed with Martini Rosso and Martini Bitter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have followed me on instagram, you know how much I love gin and Martini Bianco is one of my favourites to mix gin cocktails.\u00a0 It has a very pleasant hint of sweetness that balance the strong alcohol taste in hard liquor.\u00a0 The Vermouth &amp; Tonic is just the perfect drink sip on, and can be paired with any type of food. And also as a digestive, the drink is great for Italian food that I&#8217;m having this evening.<\/p>\n<p>And here is what I received from Di Beppe<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>House-made Sour Bread<\/strong> with Extra Virgin Olive Oil<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marinated Olives <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Burrata<\/strong>, prepared with whipped lemon ricotta, roasted winter squash, farro, plum syrup, kale &amp; walnut pesto, and candied walnuts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meatballs<\/strong>, made with pork, veal, pecorino, parmesan, breadcrumbs, and house seasoning, and raised in red wine and tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spaghetti Carbonara<\/strong>, featuring guanciale, pecorino, egg yolk, and black pepper<\/li>\n<li><strong>Margherita<\/strong> <strong>with<\/strong> <strong>Mozzarella di Bufala<\/strong>, topped with tomato sauce, basil, grana padano, and mozzarella di bufala.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tiramisu<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Italian feast was delicious. The meatballs were moist and flavourful. The high quality of the ingredients, especially of the cheeses,\u00a0 and the unique preparations were the keys to elevate the Carbonara and the Margherita to a much more refined level.<\/p>\n<p>And the Tiramisu and the Americano together made a perfect sweet of the dinner.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21068\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21068 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663.jpg\" alt=\"Martini Bianco Vermouth &amp; Tonic\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martini Bianco Vermouth &amp; Tonic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From top left clock-wise: Di Beppe take-out, Burrata, Tiramisu, Meatballs, Carbonara, Sourdough,\u00a0\u00a0Martini Bianco Vermouth &amp; Tonic, Martini cocktails, and Margherita.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21069\" style=\"width: 2500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2.jpeg\" alt=\"From top left clock-wise: Di Beppe take-out, Burrata, Tiramisu, Meatballs, Carbonara, Sourdough,\u00a0\u00a0Martini Bianco Vermouth &amp; Tonic, Martini cocktails, and Margherita.\u00a0\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2.jpeg 2500w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2-55x55.jpeg 55w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2-640x640.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2-750x750.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2-360x360.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FDC3784F-319E-4ABF-9465-1046BB71647B-2-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From top left clock-wise: Di Beppe take-out, Burrata, Tiramisu, Meatballs, Carbonara, Sourdough,\u00a0\u00a0Martini Bianco Vermouth &amp; Tonic, Martini cocktails, and Margherita.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21062\" style=\"width: 1616px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01608.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21062 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01608.jpg\" alt=\"Magherita\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01608.jpg 1616w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01608-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01608-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01608-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01608-82x55.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01608-640x428.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01608-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01608-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1616px) 100vw, 1616px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magherita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21063\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01698.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21063 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01698.jpg\" alt=\"Americano\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01698.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01698-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01698-768x865.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01698-909x1024.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01698-49x55.jpg 49w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01698-640x721.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01698-750x845.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Americano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Life hasn\u2019t been the same because of covid but it\u2019s important to get the support and the great company from the awesome roommates. And I&#8217;m graceful for this scrumptious dinner with the roommates provided by Martini and Di Beppe and in incredible time!<\/p>\n<p>More about Martini Vermouth:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martini.com\/\">https:\/\/www.martini.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Di Beppe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>8 W Cordova St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1C9<\/em><br \/>\n<em>(604) 559-1122 or dibeppe.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2602.684550487435!2d-123.10669448431065!3d49.282374279331364!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x54867170a98e4875%3A0x5d17ce4261f81cf7!2sDi%20Beppe%20Restaurant!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1615511147562!5m2!1sen!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>*Food and beverage items tasted in this post were complimentary. 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If anyone who enjoys a martini, a negroni or a Manhattan, vermouth definitely plays an important role in those classic cocktails.\u00a0 The fortified wine by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[341,72,250],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC01663.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21060"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21071,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21060\/revisions\/21071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}