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St. Patrick’s Dine Around at Alfio’s – March 13, 2016

For the second year in a row, the Cincinnati Bailliage chose an Italian venue for its St. Patrick’s Day dine around event. Alfio’s Restaurant in the Hyde Park section of Cincinnati, is jointly owned by Scott Lambert who takes care of the front of the house and Executive Chef Alfio Guilisano. Chef Guilisano grew up in Bueno Aires were the largest immigrant population is Italian. He witnessed the intertwining of Italian and Argentinian cuisine throughout his youth and has embraced these two cultures in his dishes.

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The favorite Argentinian dish for our dinner seemed to be the spinach and spicy pork empanadas while the veal short rib ravioli in a truffle Marsala sauce topped the Italian offerings.

Between the appetizers and salad course, we were serenaded by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick’s Men’s Glee Club. This highly accomplished choral group, which promotes brotherhood, charity, and community service, has been a Cincinnati tradition for many years.

The Friendly Sons of St Patrick Glee Club
The Friendly Sons of St Patrick Glee Club

Once again, Vice Chargée de Mission Carmen Parks came through with a gem of an event that allowed us all to express our appreciation for the Irish with exquisite food, good friends, and of course superb wine.

Graig Smith, Vice Chargé de Mission

Welcome to the Cincinnati Bailliage of the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs!

Chaîne Cincinnati includes local businessmen and women, doctors, lawyers, chefs, wine distributors and retailers as well as others in the food and wine fields. Our Bailliage unites professional and amateur gastronomes in a private, not-for-profit society committed to promoting the culinary arts and those of enology and hospitality through example, education and camaraderie.

As an example, we foster the development of the culinary arts among our community's promising chefs by contributing to the Cincinnati Freestore Foodbank’s culinary education program called Cincinnati Cooks. We raise money for this purpose by asking for voluntary donations from our members annually, holding an annual wine auction and having special fundraising events.

Additionally, the Cincinnati Chaîne is home to an active chapter of Société Mondiale du Vin, an organization dedicated to enjoying and learning about the world of fine wine and spirits. Over the last few years our members have toured internationally renowned wine destinations to further their understanding of those areas and their wines.

The Bailliage de Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Cincinnati is affiliated with the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, Bailliage des Etats-Unis (United States Chapter), which is associated with the International Headquarters in Paris.

Salut and Vive la Chaîne!