Giro di Sandpoint
Move over French, this year is Italian style! If you missed Tour de Sandpoint last year then you will be excited to join this years Giro di Sandpoint.
Embark on a captivating culinary journey, pedaling from Greta’s Segway to South Sandpoint, savoring delightful small plates and refreshing alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at each of the five stages. Hosted by passionate members, this event ensures that 100% of proceeds go towards supporting POP’s Youth Mountain Bike Grant and Scholarship Program. This program empowers Bonner County kids to embrace mountain biking by offering waived tuition to the club’s after school and summer camps, as well as providing them with brand-new bikes to explore and savor our local trails.
Let us tempt your taste buds as we describe our menu:
Stop 1: Antipasti. Enjoy a delicious Italian Charcuterie board filled with Italian meats, sauces, and vegetables. Beverage pairing of Aperol soda and/or lime seltzer. Perfect start to your Italian meal experience!
Stop 2: Insalata. Dive into a refreshing Orzo pasta salad with fresh arugula, spinach, Julianne carrots, Parmesan cheese, basil with lemon herb dressing garnished with a slice garlic toasted sourdough baguette or gluten free garlic bread. An Italian favorite added to the course a skewer with pearl mozzarella, cherry tomato, basil and green olive stuffed with garlic. Paired with Prosecco and sparkling water.
Stop 3: Entree. Munch on scrumptious chicken zucchini meatballs (gf) and baked ziti. Vegetarians will delight in a roasted cauliflower w/tomato, savory bread pudding w/ mushroom and kale. A nice selection of Italian red and white wines that pair perfectly with the entree.
Stop 4: Formaggi e Frutta. Quench those taste buds with an assortment of cheese, nuts & seasonal fruits, mostarda and honey with Limoncello.
Stop 5: Dessert. Indulge in classic tiramisu (regular and gluten-free) paired with a refreshing sgroppino cocktail. Accompanied by rich espresso with decadent salame di cioccolato and almond cantucci. Buon appetito!
Tickets are extremely limited (30 total!) but thanks to the generosity of our evenings' hosts and hostesses, 100% of ticket revenues will go towards our 2025 scholarship and bike grant program!
Date: Sept 28, 2024
Time: Starting at 4:15 p.m.
Pricing: Tickets for members are $90, non-members $110 (includes a POP stainless steel wine tumbler)
Please let us know if you are gluten free or vegetarian. Sorry we can’t accommodate dairy free or vegan.
Any questions you can email [email protected]
