South Bay Brewmasters Dinner at California Café
If you’ve been keeping up with this blog for the past several months, you’ll undoubtedly know that I am a big fan of California Café in Palo Alto. Their General Manager Andre’ Hall and their Executive Chef Mark Pettyjohn have shown an interest and understanding of what craft beer and food can do together. They’ve put their money with their mouths are and have hosted a series of craft beer and food pairing dinners featuring some of Chef Pettyjohn’s exclusive dishes paired with a featured brewery.
California Café is starting their 2011 Brewmasters Dinner series with a bang! For 2011 SF Beer Week, California Café will be working with several of the South Bay’s breweries and brewpubs to put on the South Bay Brewmasters Dinner. Here are the event details:
Who: California Café
What: South Bay Brewmasters Dinner
Where: California Café, 800 Welsch Road, Palo Alto, CA map
When: Thursday, February 17, 2011 @ 6pm – 8pm
Cost: $45/pp, exclusive of tip and gratuity. This event will sell out so call California Café at (650) 325-2233 to make your reservations today.
Participating Breweries:
- Campbell Brewing Company
- El Toro Brewing Company
- Faultline Brewing Company
- Firehouse Brewery & Grill
- Tied House Brewery & Café
Menu:
First Course
First Course: Seared Day Boat Scallops, tropical fruit salsa, papaya puree
Beers: Faultline Brewing Company Belgian Blonde and El Toro Brewing Company William Jones Wheat Beer
Second Course
Food: Grilled Portobello Mushrooms oven dried tomatoes, fresh herb & goat cheese polenta
Beers: Faultline Brewing Company Belgian Abbey and Campbell Brewing Company Scottish Ale
Third Course
Food: House Cured Pork Belly,dried apricot-watermelon radish salad
Beers: Firehouse Brewery Pete’s Support Belgian IPA and Tied House Brewery Ale of the Imp
Fourth Course
Food: Five Hour Braised Short Ribs, parsnip puree, horseradish cream, porter-demi
Beer: Campbell Brewing Company Porter and Tied House Brewery Smoked Porter
Dessert Course
Food: Flourless Chocolate Cake, toffee-coffee mousse, double stout head
Beers: Firehouse Brewery OTIS Russian Imperial Stout and El Toro Brewing Company El Toro Negro Oatmeal Stout
I am really looking forward to this dinner. As always, I have high expectations for Chef Pettyjohn but they have been earned. Even though I am familiar with many of these breweries’ beers, I can’t wait to see them in a new light. I hope to see many familiar faces at this dinner.
Mabuhay!
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