Events: 5th Annual CoCo Wine Festival (also known as CSRA Wine Festival)

Can't wait to get down there and do a lil cooking for this event! We at Oliv'a Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar will be doing a Roasted Pumpkin Risotto with Duck Confit should be a great time!

Here is more information about the event from the CoCo Wine Festival's Facebook page:

Join us on October 2, 2010 as we invite you to participate or attend the 2010 5th CoCo Annual Wine Festival also known as the CSRA Wine Festival. We're making improvements to the event and notice our new name.Same 'GRAPE' event just some suggested changes. This year monies above the cost of the event will be donated to support Breast Cancer Support.

The 2010 Festival will include sample beer as well. Brew for our guys and wine for our gals. And it is perfectly OK if you prefer wines. We will again offer award winning wines, great tapas, friendly people, jazz and a tranquil background view of the Savannah River located in Columbia County.

The Augusta Rose Society will be conducting their award winning Rose Show and Exhibit. We are inviting vendors to showcase various Organic Wine and Organic Food.

This event wouldn't be possible without the support of our generous sponsors. Thank you to The Augusta Chronicle and Columbia County News Times for their continued premier sponsorship.

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Savannah Rapids Pavilion 3300 Evans to Lock Rd.
Martinez, Ga. located east of Augusta, GA.

Inspiration

Bradley and Stacie recently took an inspirational journey to Italy. In Italy they learned about new cooking techniques, wines, and foods. These new ideas will be presented in various forms at Oliv'a to give you the customer a truly authentic, Italian, dining experience.

Carnevale 2010

Earlier this year, Oliv'a celebrated Carnevale with masks, music and food. This is just one of the events Oliv'a holds throughout the year. Please check the blog often to hear about the next exciting celebration to be held.

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Daily Fish:
Pan Seared Red Fish tossed in Fregula Sarda, a Sicilian pasta similar to Israeli couscous, with Asparagus and Conch finished with Saffron tea!

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Episode 2 of Local Noms has gone LIVE! Tonight, we feature Oliv'a Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar! Go have a look! Enjoy the episode, and to make things a little more fun, we've added a live Facebook Stream so you can post about the episode WHILE you watch! Be sure to share the link if you love food & love Local!



Oliv'a Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar is nestled in Downtown Aiken, S.C. What makes Oliv'a Special? It can range from a number of things, from the fresh, non frozen ingredients, it's high quality Chef,
their assortment of wines, or their amazing eating atmosphere!
Watch as Kenny visits with the Oliv'a crew on this episode of Local Noms.

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Everyone has just gone crazy for our newest gelato flavor -
ZABAGLIONE - why is that? I think it is just because it is that good!

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Beautiful Scallops from New Bedford Massachusetts are ready to be Pan Seared for dinner, who is ready for the first plate!