Local Event
Cost: $65
Get ready to embrace the best flavors and feels of summertime! Join us on June 7th, 2025 at 6pm at our Carol Stream location for our second La Bella Romana Signature Wine Tasting and Chef Showcase!
Grab your friends, make it a date night, or celebrate an early Father’s Day and indulge in a 4 course plated meal perfectly paired with a unique wine chosen to enhance the flavors and aromas of the dish crafted by our very own Chef Douglas Yeomans!
We had a blast at our first one and are so excited to bring this dinner back! Take a look at some pictures from our last event
Here’s what to expect:
You will be greeted with a welcome wine while you enjoy a delicious, summer appetizer that will bring the freshest flavors of Italy right to you. Then you will be served a 4 course meal and you will be transported to a world of exquisite flavors and aromas.
Our very own executive chef, Chef Douglas Yeomans, who has been an executive chef for over 30 years, will be preparing a meal designed to satisfy every taste bud! Each course will be paired with wines that have been expertly chosen to compliment the dish.
You will hear from our chef about the meal you will enjoy and a wine expert to explain the different wines -- the taste, the wine making process, discover the depths of the wines, and why they pair well!
You will leave delighted in a delicious meal, filled with wine (and some wine knowledge), and get a step by step recipe for one of the incredible dishes so that you can recreate it at home! In addition we will have a goodie bag for each attendee and we will have some fun raffles! Plus attendees will enjoy exclusive discounts available that night only on the wines you just tasted.
This is a one of a kind dining experience that will combine delicious dishes, plenty of wine, and a lot of fun to create an unforgettable evening.
The Menu:
Salad
Smoked Strawberry and Warm Goat Cheese Strudel Salad over Peppery Arugula with Balsamic Onion Marmalade, Cherry Wood Smoked Strawberry, Asian Pear and Candied Spiced Pecan finished with a Strawberry White Balsamic Vinaigrette and Balsamic Reduction
Soup
Chefs Warm Potato Fennel Vichyssoise (soup) garnished with a Warm Herbed Boursin Stuffed Gougère (savory pastry) finished with Crème Fraiche, Garlic Chive Oil and a dusting of Fennel Pollen
Main
Porchetta Style Slow Roasted Pork Belly over Creamy Caramelized Onion, Herbed Asiago Polenta with Charred Asparagus, Smoked Tomato Coulis and Black Pepper Lemon Parsley Oil
Dessert
Bourbon Barrel Red Wine Poached Pear Pavlova (a meringue based dessert) over Brandied Burnt Cinnamon Crème Anglaise, Warm Spiced Mini Meringues, Fresh Berry and Double Vanilla Chantilly Cream