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By Hannah Norman (no relation of Russell’s – at least, we don’t think!)<\/em><\/p>\n

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An evening of prosecco and cicheti sounds like an Italian dream to most people, and so it was that we found ourselves in the expansive lobby of Hotel Heureka in Venice about to enjoy just that! Organised by British maverick restaurateur Russell Norman (the founder of London\u2019s POLPO restaurants), the event was designed to showcase Russell\u2019s flair and knowledge of local Venetian ingredients (think pickled vegetables from the nearby island of Sant Erasmo, and soft shell crab fresh from the lagoon), in the beautiful setting of one of the city\u2019s newest boutique hotels.<\/p>\n

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Having opened its doors at the latter end of 2017, Hotel Heureka sits on the edge of the Madonna dell\u2019Orto canal. It has just ten rooms, all individually and artfully designed, plus two Piani Nobili floors (a rarity in Venice), and the large lobby-cum-bar area which doubles up as a quirky event space, with a huge lighting constellation dominating the room which, according to the interior designer, Angela Valach of Plan A EinRichtung, symbolises the coming together of all the elements of the hotel.\u00a0 The great and the good of Venetian society braved the rising flood waters of the seasonal acqua alta to enjoy the evening (that night at its highest level of over 160 cm), and taste the food that Russell and his team had prepared.<\/p>\n

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The highlight of this feast of circulating platters was undoubtedly something Russell referred to as \u201cescaped birds.\u201d So the story goes, the men of Venice of old would head off to the marshes to hunt wild birds. If they were unlucky and couldn\u2019t catch anything, they would have to head back by the local butcher\u2019s in order to get something for their families\u2019 suppers but, being the end of the day, was usually the off-cuts of meat that no-one else had wanted to buy. When confronted by their wives about why they were returning with meat instead of fowl, the excuse that was allegedly always given was, \u201cbecause the birds escaped!\u201d Enjoying melt-in-the-mouth pork skewered with juicy chunks of autumnal apple, we\u2019re not sure why the wives were complaining!<\/p>\n

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Russell finished the evening with a Negroni jelly, which packed a punch and then some! Not that we needed anything strong at this stage, having enjoyed copious glasses of delicious prosecco, that came care of the Bisol vineyard on the island of Mazzorbo. The steep, sloping hills of beyond Valdobbiadene \u2013 the spiritual homeland of Prosecco Superiore wine \u2013 combined with the unique terroir, has meant 21 generations of the Bisol family\u2019s know-how has gone into producing this spectacular prosecco.<\/p>\n

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As the evening drew to a close and we retired to our suites in the hotel, with the twinkling lights across the Venetian lagoon just visible from the windows, we were reminded of the title of Russell\u2019s latest cookbook, called Venice \u2013 Four Seasons of Home Cooking<\/em>. We can very much recommend Autumn \u2013 now bring on Winter!<\/p>\n

Further Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hotel Heureka – www.hotel-heureka.com<\/a>
\nPOLPO by Russell Norman – www.polpo.co.uk<\/a>
\nBisol Prosecco – www.bisol.it<\/a>
\nNexa Eventi (event and travel designers) – www.nexave.org<\/a>
\nVenice Quality Transfers (private water taxi services) – www.venicequalitytransfers.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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