Champagne Bar at The Surf Club at Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club Hosts a Dante Pop-Up Over South Beach Wine and Food Festival

The team at Champagne Bar at The Surf Club is thrilled to welcome Greenwich Village-based Dante, currently ranked #9 on the World’s 50 Best Bars list, for a pop-up residence from February 21 to 24, 2019, running daily from 5:30 to 9:30 pm. Dante will debut a range of signature and classic Martinis as well as refreshing spritz variations at the iconic bar inside Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club.

Dante’s best talent will join the Champagne Bar at The Surf Club team, led by Bar Manager Jacopo Rosito and Head Bartender Valentino Longo, to serve a special drinks menu crafted by Dante’s Creative Director Naren Young. In partnership with Grey Goose and Bombay Sapphire, the line-up will highlight a variety of signature drinks off Dante’s newly launched Martini Hour menu, including such highlights as the Smoke on the Water featuring Bombay Sapphire, heather honey, Manzanilla sherry, kombu tincture and sea salt; or the elegant Olivette, a beautiful marriage of Grey Goose, Bombay Sapphire, Noilly Prat, St-Germain, olive bitters and lime oils.

“This is such an exciting opportunity for us to bring our unique aperitivi-style drinks and brand of hospitality to Miami during one of the most high-profile culinary events in the world,” says Young. “Being able to work alongside some of the most talented bartenders in the country and in a venue that we all have a deep respect for just makes it even more special. It’s going to be an amazing week for everyone.”

Road-tested at pop ups at some of the best bars throughout the world in Athens, New York and London, the Martini Hour is a new initiative that shines a light on the Martini with a diverse mix of some old classic recipes such as the Martinez, Gibson and the Tuxedo #2 to several more bespoke modern interpretations of their own, using everything from olive bitters to rosewater, kombu, marmalade and lychee.

Dante will also preview some of the greatest hits from their highly successful Summer of Spritz campaign, originally launched in summer of 2017, including the Stroll Through Provence and Summer 2019. Guests will have the chance to savour these delicious concoctions in between all the SOBEWFF happenings, bringing many of the world’s top chefs and mixologists to South Beach.

The full bar menu features:

The Martini Hour

• The Dante Martini - Bombay Sapphire, Noilly Prat dry, saline, verjus, toasted fennel, lemon bitters
• Smoke on the Water - Bombay Sapphire, Manzanilla, Craigellachie, heather honey, kombu, sea salt
• Upside Down Dirty Gibson - Martini & Rossi Bianco, Bombay Sapphire, pickled onion brine, wormwood
• Olivette - Grey Goose, Bombay Sapphire, Noilly Prat, St-Germain, olive bitters, lime oils
• Vesper 2.0 - Grey Goose L’Orange, Bombay Sapphire, orange marmalade, Maldon salt

Summer of Spritz

• Summer 2019 - Grey Goose, Martini Ambrato, fresh watermelon, strawberry, rhubarb, sparkling rosé
• A Stroll Through Provence - Grey Goose, Bandol rosé, crème yvette, herbes de Provence tincture, lavender soda
• Our Vermouth Service - Noilly Prat dry, San Pellegrino, frozen grapes, lemon oils
• Al Fresco Spritz - Bombay Sapphire, St-Germain, Martini Bianco, lime, celery bitters, prosecco, “green things”
• Fruit Cup - Martini & Rossi Ambrato, Bombay Sapphire, peach, spicy ginger beer, “salad”

About Dante

An adored West Village neighbourhood restaurant and bar established in 1915, Dante celebrates the traditional way of community in New York City. With more than 100 years of history, Dante honours the simplicity of gathering with friends over authentic Italian-American food and world class drink. Following the reopening of the restaurant in 2015, Linden Pride, Nathalie Hudson and Naren Young have preserved Dante’s original heritage while striving for innovation; taking influences from the global ingredients that New Yorkers have learned to love and seek out.  Dante was recently ranked #9 on the World’s 50 Best Bars 2018 list.