This week there are a lot of creative wine dinners and tastings. Check out the list that includes Hotel St. Germain, The Grape, Olenjack’s Grille, Chamberlain’s Fish Market Grill, Taverna (Fort Worth), Fuqua Winery, Café Toulouse & Bar, Pappas Brothers Steak, Sigel’s at Café Marrakesh, Charlie Palmer at the Joule, and Sevy’s Grill.
June 20
Hotel St. Germain
Dinner with Thomas Jefferson in honor of Father’s Day
Saturday, June 20
Seatings from 6:30-10:00
We invite you to a very special dinner with an authentic multi-course menu taken from the pages of the cookbooks of the Jefferson White House and Monticello. Thomas Jefferson, our third President, was a Francophile whose years spent in France greatly enhanced his love of French food. With his accomplishments and his passions, he retired to Monticello, his personal residence, where he celebrated a blend of cultures and traditions. Jefferson’s experience in France opened a new gastronomical world for him and this was evident and celebrated at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson understood the principles of haute cuisine and his love of food, wine, and the arts, gives us the perfect opportunity to create an interesting evening.
Enjoy an informative soirée, divine cuisine, and authentic tablescapes and images of Monticello as a background. Chef Chad Martin has created an eight course interpretation of a few of Jefferson’s favorite dishes such as: *Monticello Garden Vegetable Pistou*Foie Gras with Fig Preserves*Oyster and Spinach Gratin with Macaroni* Crab Stuffed Red Snapper with Baked Squash* Roasted Duck Breast with Orange Compote and Baby Artichokes*Local Goat Cheese Tartlette with Heirloom Tomatoes*Baked Vanilla Ice Cream*
$85 per person
Wine Pairings also available
Bring the special person in your life and join us as we honor
one of the Founding Fathers of our country.
For reservations, please call 214.871.2516
Hotel St. Germain, 2516 Maple Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201
June 22
Taverna – Fort Worth
Monday, June 22nd @ 7:00pm
On behalf of Taverna – Fort Worth and our staff, I would like to invite you to join us on Monday June 22, 2009 @ 7:00 for a fabulous food and wine pairing. The menu was specifically designed to be paired the wines from my birth country, Italy.
Additionally, we have asked a food & wine connoisseur/consultant to join us to describe the wine and why we believe you’ll enjoy these pairings.
I personally look forward to visiting with you.
Sincerely,
Alessio Franceschetti, Managing Partner
MENU
Esperienza italiana del vino & dell’alimento VI
Antipasto
Prosciutto San Daniele with Kiwi,
Parmigiano Reggiano and aged Balsamic
Fumaio 2007 – Savignon and Chardonnay
Primo
Risotto with Jumbo Scallops finished
With White Truffle Butter and Fried Leeks
Ferdi-Sartori – Trebbiano
Secondo
Roasted Cornish Hen with Caramelized Pearl Onions, Balsamic, Rosemary Sauce.
Served with fresh Fava Beans with Pancetta
Dolcetto Lardi D’Acqui 2007 – Dolcetto
Dolce
Marinated Mexia, Texas Peaches with Orange Sorbetto &Vin Santo Zabaglione
Maschio Brut – Prosecco
Taverna – Fort Worth (Sundance Square) – 450 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas
$55 per person plus tax & gratuity – please R.S.V.P by 6/15/09
Limited seating available
Reservations – 817.885.7502
http://www.tavernabylombardi.com
June 23
OLENJACK’S FAVORITES WINE DINNER
(Featuring Wines From Around the World)
Chef Brian Olenjack has put together a delectable four course dinner with
some of his favorite wines from around the world. Menu highlights include
Spiced Rubbed Grilled Flank Steak and Grilled Pound Cake Sundae with Texas Peaches & Honey Citrus Syrup.
International wine pairings featured are from Spain, Germany, and Italy.
Reservations are required by calling Olenjack’s Grille at (817) 226-2600.
For more information, visit www.OlenjacksGrille.com.
DATE/TIME/LOCATION:
Olenjack’s Grille
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
7 p.m.
770 Road to Six Flags East, Suite 100
Arlington, Texas
PRICE:
$55 per person
Prices do not include tax and gratuity.
MENU & PAIRINGS:
1st Course
Orange Sweet & Spicy Shrimp
Wine served: Campogrande Ovierto, Italy
2nd Course
Garden Salad with Pepperoncini Peppers, Black Olives, Red Onions, Smoked Tomato Dressing
Wine served: Lincourt, Chardonnay, Santa Barbra
3rd Course
Spiced Rubbed Grilled Flank Steak, Grilled Cippolini Onions & Portabello Mushrooms, Garlic Creole Roasted Tomatoes
Wine served: Castille de Monseran, Garnacha, Carinena Spain
4th Course
Grilled Pound Cake Sundae with Texas Peaches & Honey Citrus Syrup
Wine served: Rudolf Muller, Eiswein, Germany
June 24
FUQUA Winery
FUQUA Winery will be continuing its popular Wednesday night varietal wine tasting series with another great wine for summer, Pinot Grigio – Pinot Gris.
Wednesday, June 24, 7:00 PM, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris Tasting – Explore the world of Pinot Gris at the FUQUA Winery. Taste more than 10 Pinot Gris from all around the world. Participate in a discussion of each and rate these wines. Limited to 16 people. Cost is $16 per person. Tickets available at www.FUQUAwinery.com
For more information, please call 214.769.1147.
June 28
The Grape
THE GRAPE HOSTS MONTHLY “COME-AS YOU”ARE WINE DINNER
FEATURING “SUMMERTIME SIPS”
The Grape hosts a “Summertime Sips” wine dinner on Sunday, June 28, featuring a selection of refreshing, chilled wines hand-selected by Courtney Luscher, and complimented by a 3-course menu prepared by Chef/Owner Brian C. Luscher.
Never been to The Grape’s monthly wine dinner…well here is the 411. The Grape provides a fun; casual setting that allows the guest to “come-as-they-are” and dine at their own pace, allowing for a more festive one-on-one format with the wine experts.
Themes include a wine expert/host for the evening who speaks to each individual table about the wines selected.
Reservations are recommended. Cost is $45 per person exclusive of tax, gratuity and other beverages. Located at 2808 Greenville Avenue, The Grape is open for dinner nightly at 5:30pm and Sunday Brunch. For reservations call 214-828-1981 or visit the website at www.thegraperestaurant.com. Complimentary valet parking always provided.
June 26th
Chamberlain’s Fish Market Grill
Invites you to experience
Hong Kong Seafood
Cooking demonstration and wine dinner
Friday, June 26th
6:30 p.m.
Chef Richard Chamberlain is traveling in China researching items to design a world class menu. The food will be paired with wines from around the world!
$69.95 per person plus tax & gratuity
4525 Belt Line Road ~ Addison, TX 75001
Reservations Required: 972-503-3474
June 30th
Sigel’s Summer Restaurant Series
An Exploration of Dallas’ Dining Alternatives
Sigel’s has hosted wine and food events at some of the finest restaurants in Dallas, matching classic wines from the world’s finest viticultural regions with the classic cuisine of Dallas’ benchmark restaurants. But over the years the Dallas dining scene has matured and expanded to encompass an amazingly dynamic range of styles, traditions and concepts that offer a virtually unlimited pallet of culinary choices. Our Summer Restaurant Series will concentrate on these venues with unusual, yet exemplary, food served in a more casual dining atmosphere that will allow us to stretch our food/wine matching skills.
We invite you to enjoy the multilayered complexity of true, authentic Moroccan cuisine at Café Marrakesh. Owner Majid Elmazouni has prepared a Moroccan feast with Chef Adil Nadir in presenting a fun evening of exciting food and wine. No stranger to Dallas fine dining, Chef Adir has spent over 25 years working at such well loved Dallas landmarks as Calluaud’s, Chez Girard, les Rendezvous and Sambuca. His food is as comforting and satisfying as it is technically accomplished.
Café Marrakesh – A Moroccan Feast
5 courses – 10 wines
June 30th – 7:30pm
$60 per person
Moroccan cuisine is considered one of the most complex in the world due to its remarkable diversity of influences. The Berbers contributed staple dishes like tagine and couscous. The Arab world introduced new spices, nuts and dried fruits. The Moors contributed olives, olive juice and citrus while the Jewish-Moors left behind their sophisticated preserving techniques that we see in the frequent use of preserved lemons. The French contributed culinary techniques.
Reception
Sommariva Prosecco di Conegliano
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1st
Moroccan Beef ‘Cigars’
Pyllo Dough cylinders filled with Ground Beef and Exotic Spices
Chicken Bastilla
Sweet & Savory Chicken with Roasted Almonds wrapped in Phyllo Dough sprinkled with Cinnamon
Curran Grenache Blanc 07
Melville Viognier 08
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2nd
Chicken Couscous
Braised Chicken with Garden Vegetables over Traditional Berber Semolina Couscous
Palmina Arneis 07
Margerum Sauvignon Blanc Sybarite 08
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3rd
Fish Tagine with Sharmoula Sauce
Traditional Moroccan Sauce with Garlic, Herbs, Spices, Lemon and Tomato
Ch Guiot Costieres de Nimes Rose 08
Shooting Star Blue Franc 07
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4th
Lamb Tagine
Slow Braised Lamb with Caramelized Onions, Olives, Preserved Lemons, Artichokes and Green Peas
Atalayas Ribera del Duero 05
les Cailloux Chateauneuf du Pape 05
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5th
Moroccan Bread Pudding
Rare Wine Company Madiera Malmsey
Atai (Moroccan Mint Tea)
Café Marrakesh
7989 Beltline Road, Suite 315
Tuesday, June 30th – 7:30pm
$60 per person, inclusive
June 29
Sevy’s Grill
JUNE FOOD AND WINE DINNER
Join us on Monday, June 29th at 6:30 pm for our monthly Food and Wine Dinner featuring a
Summer Evening in New England
Four courses plus reception of dishes specially created by our chefs and paired with wines to compliment each course. Seating is limited, reservations are required, $59.95 per person (plus tax and tip). Call Jimmy, Stefaan or Amy M. at (214) 265-7389 or [email protected] , hope to see you there!
RECEPTION
Fried Ipswich Clams
Cristalino, Sparkling
FIRST COURSE
Maine Lobster Roll
Calera Chardonnay, Central Coast, 2007
SECOND COURSE
Georges Bank Jumbo Sea Scallops, Summer Succotash and Lemon Thyme Butter
Mauritson Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Creek, 2007
THIRD COURSE
Maple Glazed Venison Roast, Johnny Cakes, Harvard Beets and Chanterelle Mushroom Sauce
Mauritson Zinfandel, Dry Creek 2006
FOURTH COURSE
Fresh Berry Cobbler with Lime Whipped Cream
Finca La Linda Torrontes, Argentina, 2008
July 10
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
“A Decade To Remember: 1990’s Bordeaux”
Wine Tasting
Bordeaux wines are capable of uncommon elegance in the long run. For this tasting, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse will focus on examples from the 1990’s, just now maturing and coming into their own. This 1990’s Bordeaux tasting, on July 10th, $75 per person plus tax and gratuity, begins at 6:00 p.m. Reservations are required. A $25 dining voucher will be given to each wine tasting guest for redemption in restaurant after the tasting
Pappas Bros. Wine Department featuring Barbara Werley, one of only 17 female Master Sommeliers in the world, Kim Wood and Jason Hisaw, Advanced Sommeliers, and Heather Green, Certified Sommelier, will host this wine tasting. Werley adds, “For the Bordeaux lover, this wine tasting offers it all!”
Executive Chef James Johnson has specifically prepared hors d’oeuvres that pair wonderfully with the chosen Bordeaux vintages. ” The wines featured at this event are as follows:
1996 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Léognan
1992 Château Léoville-Las Cases, Saint-Julien
1994 Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac
1994 Château Smith Haut-Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan
1996 Vieux Château Certan, Pomeral
1997 Château Meyney, Saint-Estèphe
1998 Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac
1999 Château Pavie-Macquin, Saint-Émilion
1999 Château Rieussec, Sauternes
July 20th
Café Toulouse & Bar
Languedoc – Roussillon Wine Dinner
“A four-course trip to the South of France”
Monday, July 20th, 2009
7:00pm
MENU
Amuse Bouche
Salad
Mediterranean Tuna Salad with
Fennel, Roasted Tomatoes, Olives and Herbs
Domaine De Nizas Rose, Coteaux du Languedoc, 2007
Entree
Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder with
Texas Cherries, Lardon, and Rosemary Jus
Duo Mythique, Vin de Pays d’Oc, 2006
Dessert
Dark Chocolate Pot de Crème
Les Clos de Paulilles, Banyuls, 2006
$45 per person including wine pairings
Reservations required. Please call 214-520-8999
Café Toulouse & Bar, 3314 Knox Street
July22
Charlie Palmer at the Joule – Wine Dinner
July 22 / Mitolo Winery with Winemaker Ben Glaetzer (Heartland, Glaetzer, Amon-Ra)
6:30 p.m. reception, 7:00 p.m. dinner $110 excluding tax and gratuity
Join Charlie Palmer for a sumptuous dinner prepared by Executive Chef Scott Romano as we talk, taste and swirl our way through the acclaimed wines of Mitolo Winery with Wine Director Brandan Kelley.
The Mitolo winemaking philosophy is to deliver wine that express purity of varietal flavor, show elegance of structure and soft tannins whilst being rich, powerful and complex.
For reservations, please call 214-261-4600.
Amuse
CARAMELIZED DIVER SCALLOP
SEARED WATERMELON / STRAWBERRY / RHUBARB / PICKLED RIND
JESTER, SANGIOVESE ROSE, 2006
First Course
SAUTÉED SQUAB
MIXED GREEN ROULADE / BLUE CHEESE / BACON VINAIGRETTE
JESTER, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MCLAREN VALE, 2007
Main Course
BLUE FIN TUNA AU POIVE
ORANGE BRAISED VEAL BREAST / GRILLED LOBSTER MUSHROOMS / PURPLE HULL PEAS
G.A.M., SHIRAZ, MCLAREN VALE, 2006
Dessert
TAHITIAN VANILLA BERRY CRISP
BLACKBERRY-HUCKLEBERRY CRISP / CARAMELIZED BRAZILNUT ICE CREAM
REIVER, SHIRAZ, MCLAREN VALE, 2005
