If the Monday blahs have got you wishing there was something fun to do tonight, stop by Tavern in Brentwood for a 'larder wine and cheese club night' on the first and third Monday of the month.
The food pairings take place from 7pm to 8:30pm, and while they usually try to incorporate some cheese into the program, this is not strictly a cheese and wine evening. According to co-owner and sommelier Caroline Styne, “It all comes from our desire to introduce the west side to our passion for wine, cheese, charcuterie and other foods. I normally select the wine region, winemaker and varietal that I want to feature and then we build the menu around that. This coming Monday night, we will be featuring the wines of Peay Vineyards, a small-production winery in California's Sonoma Coast. We will be pouring a sauvignon blanc, a pinot noir rosé, a pinot noir and a syrah.”
On the last Monday of the the month, the bar also features a jazz night. “On those nights we have an amazing jazz musician named Lou Forestieri who plays and brings various singers and musicians to perform with him. They are really wonderful performers who create a great vibe in the restaurant. We started this after hiring Forestieri for a private event at Tavern,” says Styne who also co-owns Lucques and AOC, along with business partner and Chef Suzanne Goin.
The full menu for tonight is listed below :
larder wine & cheese club
monday, july 19, 2010
robiola a tre latti with grilled peaches, pinenuts & mugoli
2009 cep, pinot noir rosé, nobles ranch, sonoma coast
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melon with prosciutto, lime & mint
2009 cep, sauvignon blanc, hopkin's ranch, russian river valley
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grilled hanger steak with tomato-potato gratin & black olive aioli
2007 peay, pinot noir, scallop shelf, sonoma coast
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griddled asiago & hot sopressata sandwich
2006 peay, syrah, estate, les titans, sonoma coast
