Award-winning Prosecco brand FIOL has announced a unique collaboration with Akiko Thurnauer, the acclaimed Japanese American New York based chef known for sharing artistry through food and for connecting modern American cuisine with Japanese influences. Thurnauer, also known for her own restaurant, “Family Recipe,” has collaborated with the prosecco brand to develop a customized menu that includes food pairings with the bubbly liquid and, for anyone based in New York, at home dinner experiences in association with Savour, a new app that invites consumers to book fine dining chefs for private culinary experiences.

Following the May 2021 launch of FIOL’s bold new Rosé, the newest addition to the category of Rosé Prosecco, Chef Akiko has created a series of recipes designed to be shared with FIOL Classic and Rosé. In time for summer 2021 the chef specifically developed four dishes that pair perfectly with the new Rosé and three additional recipes that harmoniously pair with the Classic for a total of seven recipes.

The dishes, which incorporate  the chef’s signature cooking style and techniques were designed to playfully pair with both FIOL expressions and accommodate a variety of dietary restrictions.

Kumamoto oyster with celery lime granita

Pairing with the new Rosé are dishes such as a Kumamoto oyster with celery lime granita, salmon tartare with caviar and turmeric crisps, a clay pot saffron uni with cured salmon roe and a beet carpaccio with poached tomato vinaigrette.

Salmon tartare with caviar and turmeric crisps

The three dishes that pair with the Classic are a kelp cured scallop with ume plum yogurt and garlic chips, vegetable tempura with yuzu salt and a yuzu cauliflower steak.

Beet carpaccio with poached tomato vinaigrette.

“Partnering with an innovative and creative chef such as Akiko, whose incredible work leans into the values of FIOL, allows us to showcase the beautiful versatility of our expressions while creating exciting new content for our consumers. We can’t wait to bring these dishes to life to further demonstrate how the best quality of our collection blends masterfully with the craft found in Akiko’s work” said Gian Luca Passi, co-founder of FIOL.

Yuzu cauliflower steak

All seven dish recipes and cocktail pairings are now available to view and download at www.fiol.it and through the Savour app.

kelp cured scallop with ume plum yogurt and garlic chips