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Foodie Fridays Start With a Bang!

Summer Series 2016 is chock full of workshops, tastings, events, and dinners.  The summer's first Foodie Friday, Foods & Wines of France, was a huge success.  This wine "playing" dinner brought together students, wine enthusiasts, and professionals to celebrate all that France has to offer with a knock-out menu from our Award-Winning Resident Chef, Danae McLaughlin, and wine pairings by Master Sommelier David Glancy.  

Don't miss our upcoming Foodie Fridays:

July 15th - Foods and Wines of California

August 19th - Foods and Wines of Italy
 

Bienvenue en France!
Bubble Reception:
Simonet Febvre Cremant de Bourgogne Rosé



Showtime!!!



First Course: 
Salade Lyonnaise – Frisee salad with soft boiled egg and lardons
Michel Briday Bouzeron and Lambert Seyssel Savoie
Second Course: 
Truite Meuniere Amandine – Trout with brown butter sauce and almonds served with poached leeks
Matrot Meursault and William Fevre Chablis
Third Course:
Filet Mignon Au Poivre – Beef Tenderloin with pepper cream sauce served, duchesse potatoes & Hericots Verts
Domaine Tempier Bandol and Domaine Courbis Cornas
Fourth Course:
Croquembouche – Cream puffs with caramel candy coating and caramel sauce.
Domaine Baumard Quarts de Chaume and Domaine Anrienne Cure Monbazillac
No Shortage of Delectable Pairings by Master Sommelier David Glancy



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