What’s Keuken in 2011? Wine and chocolate to start . . .

January 15, 2011

friday, january 14, 2011

Happy 2011 friends! Some people begin the year abstaining from vice while relegating pleasure to the treadmill.

I think not.

Keuken Dinner at Stoller Vineyards

Saturday, January 22nd Duff Dinner Winemaker Melissa Burr of Stoller Vineyards and myself bring you an evening that combines the pleasures of drinking wine and cooking with wine. A cooking demonstration of a pinot pan sauce is followed by your four-course meal, which includes:

Apple Sausage and Fontina Stuffed Parsnip Brioche
2008 SV Chardonnay

Cream of Celery Root Soup with Fennel Compound Butter Garnish
2008 SV Chardonnay

Red Wine Braised Leg of Lamb
Roasted Root Vegetables & Butter Caramelized Brussels Sprouts
2007 SV Pinot Noir
2006 Cathy’s Reserve Pinot Noir

Riesling Semifreddo with Chocolate Sauce & Quatre Épices Shortbread Cookie
2010 Estate Exclusive Riesling

Each course is paired with a Stoller wine. Cost is $100 general public and $75 wine club members. To reserve your seat and for more information, click here.

Frolick in February with the Sweet & Savory of Chocolate

Chocolate is a food group. If you disagree . . . well . . . then we will leave it at that. In Portland, there is a lovely chocolate shop called Alma Chocolate run by the equally lovely Sarah Hart. Over the next several weeks, I am going to litter and smear my kitchen with chocolate while developing savory recipes to pair with her sweets. Somebody has to do it, sigh. Our creativity will connect for a dinner hosted at Alma Chocolate on Sunday, February 27th. More details to come, friends. If you want to get on the list now, give me a shout.

Speaking of Chocolate

Duff Dinner I tell ya, some recipes have 9 lives and this one just keeps cropping up on the radar. Featured in MIX in November, this number is a fave. Click here to get the recipe for Double Chocolate Cayenne Cookies. Sin with a kick.