We are teaming up with the talented folks at Cana’s Feast Winery for another dinner. It’s this Tuesday, March 30th. This time though, we are hosting the dinner in our Commercial kitchen. If you’re not familiar, Commercial is a series of dinners in our catering company, Culinary Artistry’s, commercial kitchen. Think 12 stools around our large butcher-block table. It’s dinner next to the stove, and we mean literally, next to the stove. Here’s the menu for this Saturday’s Cana’s Feast dinner:

Arugula with fennel, shallot, pine nuts, pecorino and lemon vinaigrette
2008 Cana’s Feast Winery Rosato

Cavatelli with tesa, rapini and cream
2007 Cana’s Feast Winery Barbera

Sorcetti with greens and braised lamb, pecorino
2007 Cana’s Feast Winery Sangiovese

Zeppole with lemon curd and blood orange
2007 Cana’s Feast Winery Primitivo

The meal is $50 per person including wines for each course. Seating is limited, please call 503-232-4675 for reservations.
Cooking Classes

We have a series of small, affordable cooking classes in the Culinary Artistry kitchen. Each class provides you with practical, hands on cooking experience that can easily be applied to your home kitchen. You will learn some essential kitchen tricks and we’ll send you home with a bunch of recipes. Here are the details for this month’s class:

Pizza 101
Saturday, April 3rd, 11 am
$35
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make pizza at home? This class is your chance! Learn to make 2 different types of pizza dough along with pizza sauce. We will go over how to stretch out the dough as well as baking technique and toppings. There will be lots of tastes as well!

Classes run about an hour, give or take. Space is very limited, please call 503-232-4675 to reserve a spot.
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Cooking Classes
We have a series of small, affordable cooking classes in the Culinary Artistry kitchen. Each class provides you with practical, hands on cooking experience that can easily be applied to your home kitchen. You will learn some essential kitchen tricks and we’ll send you home with a bunch of recipes. Here’s the details on this month’s class:

Pasta 101
Sunday, February 21, 11 am
$35
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make fresh pasta? This class is your chance to learn 2 different pastas, a long strand noodle as well as a pasta called cavatelli. We will also teach you sauces that go well with each pasta. There will be lots of tastes as well as some pasta top take home with you.

Classes run about an hour, give or take. Space is very limited, please call 503-232-4675 to reserve a spot.

Pasta & Pinot Dinner
We are teaming up with the talented folks at Apolloni Vineyards on Wednesday, February 24th for a pasta and pinot dinner. The mealis $50 per person including wines for each course. Seating is limited, please call 503-288-6200 for reservations. Here’s the menu:

Arugula with fennel, almonds and lemon-anchovy vinaigrette
Apolloni 2008 Pinot Grigio

Lasagnette with wild nettle pesto and trumpet mushrooms
Apolloni 2005 Pinot Noir Reserve

Sorcetti with mustard greens and braised lamb
Apolloni 2007 Ruby Vineyard Pinot Noir

Zeppole with lemon curd and blood oranges
Apolloni 2008 Dolce Vino Viognier

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Lincoln is for lovers!
And, Valentines Day is this weekend. We still have reservations available for our Valentines dinner this Sunday, February 14th. Dinner is $50 per person, excluding drinks and gratuity. If you would like to make a reservation, please call 503-288-6200. Heres the Valentines Day menu:

appetizers (choose one)
Sorcetti with mustard greens and pecorino
Bruschetta with pork rillettes, fig conserva and pickled shallot
Frisee and endive with lemon, fennel and dungeness crab

entrees (choose one)
Hangar steak with blue cheese butter and cornmeal onion rings
Pork paillard with soft polenta, shallot, lemon and caper
Winter minestrone of hedgehog mushrooms, farro, cabbage, cavatelli and buffalo ricotta
Cacciucco of mussels, clams, scallop, gulf shrimp, nicola potatoes, leeks and tomato

dessert
Bittersweet chocolate terrine with vanilla anglaise and griottine cherries

Cooking Classes
We have a series of small, affordable cooking classes in the Culinary Artistry kitchen. Each class provides you with practical, hands on cooking experience that can easily be applied to your home kitchen. You will learn some essential kitchen tricks and we’ll send you home with a bunch of recipes. Here’s the details on this month’s class:

Pasta 101
Sunday, February 21, 11 am
$35
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make fresh pasta? This class is your chance to learn 2 different pastas, a long strand noodle as well as a pasta called cavatelli. We will also teach you sauces that go well with each pasta. There will be lots of tastes as well as some pasta top take home with you.

Classes run about an hour, give or take. Space is very limited, please call 503-232-4675 to reserve a spot.

Pasta & Pinot Dinner
We are teaming up with the talented folks at Apolloni Vineyards on Wednesday, February 24th for a pasta and pinot dinner. Dinner will include a starter followed by two pasta courses and dessert. Well have wines from Apolloni paired with each course. Dinner is $50 per person, plus gratuity. Seating is limited, please call 503-288-6200 for reservations.

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And, Valentines Day is just around the corner. We are taking reservations for our Valentines dinner on Sunday, February 14th. Dinner is $50 per person, excluding drinks and gratuity. If you would like to make a reservation, please call 503-288-6200. Here’s the Valentines Day menu:

appetizers (choose one)

Sorcetti with mustard greens and pecorino Bruschetta with pork rillettes, fig conserva and pickled shallot Frisee and endive with lemon, fennel and dungeness crab

entrees (choose one)

Hangar steak with blue cheese butter and cornmeal onion rings Pork paillard with soft polenta, shallot, lemon and caper Winter minestrone of hedgehog mushrooms, farro, cabbage, cavatelli and buffalo ricotta Cacciucco of mussels, clams, scallop, gulf shrimp, nicola potatoes, leeks and tomato

dessert

Bittersweet chocolate terrine with vanilla anglaise and griottine cherries

What says Valentine’s Day better than flowers? Add a touch of romance to your table by calling the gals at Quince. They can have some beautiful flowers delivered right to you table. To order flowers call 503-407-2999 or email inquiries@quinceevents.comnet

Haiti Relief
Lincoln will be donating 5 percent of our food sales this weekend to Mercy Corps ongoing Haiti relief efforts. If you don’t know Mercy Corps, they are a team of 3700 professionals with extensive experience in responding to crisis around the world. Call 503-288-6200 for reservations.

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Please join us in celebrating New Years Eve at Lincoln Restaurant. We are featuring a wonderful five-course menu for $65 per person, exclusive of beverages and gratuity.

hors d’oeuvres

Crostini with chicken liver mousse, maldon salt and cornichon Buckwheat blini with crème fraiche, roe and chives

starter

Malfatti with ricotta, chard and pumpkin

salad

Endive salad with dungeness crab, meyer lemon and fennel

entrees (choose one)

New York strip steak with potato and kale gratin, sauce bordelaise Varnish clams, mediterranean mussels, scallops and gulf prawns with white wine, parsley and fregola Herbed crespelle with trumpet mushrooms, leeks, mascarpone and hazelnuts

dessert

Chocolate and almond cream torte with crème fraiche and bittersweet chocolate sauce

some menu items are subject to seasonal availability

We will begin seating at 5:00 PM. Reservations are limited. Please call 503-288-6200 for reservations.

David Welch

Lincoln Restaurant

503.288.6200

3808 N Williams No. 127, Portland OR 97227 www.lincolnpdx.com

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Culinary Artistry and Commercial

503.232.4675

culinaryartistry.net

Commercial: October 23-24

Commercial is a series of dinners in our commercial kitchen. Space is limited, only 12 stools around our large butcher-block table.

It’s dinner next to the stove, and we mean literally, next to the stove. Of course wine and a full bar will be available, as well as a chef and host.

We are able to accommodate parties of many sizes, from 1 to12 people. If you want to reserve the entire table for you and your friends, just let us know. We would be more than happy to write a menu just for you.

To make a reservation, please call 503-232-4675. Here’s this week’s dinners.

Friday, October 23
Crostini with chanterelles and sage
Varnish clams with white wine, leeks and toasted garlic bread
Braised pork shoulder with creamy polenta and gremolata
Bittersweet chocolate bread pudding with creme fraiche
$35

Saturday, October 10
Reserved

Holiday Parties
It’s that time of year to start thinking about holiday parties. Lincoln’s phone is already ringing with inquiries for December gatherings. This year, we have two options for you: Groups of all sizes can enjoy part or all of Lincoln’s dinning room. For groups looking for something more intimate, why not consider commercial’s butcher block table. Call 503-288-6200 for information. If you are having a party at your home or office consider Culinary Artistry for your catering needs. To book holiday catering call Culinary Artistry at 503-232-4675.

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3808 N Williams No. 127, Portland OR 97227 | 503.288.6200
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3808 N Williams No. 128, Portland OR 97227 | 503.232.4675
www.culinaryartistry.net

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FRIDAY TASTINGS: Great tastings held on the first and third Fridays of each month. We serve a “flight” of five wines and usually a super-pour (extra $ and optional). Informal and fun. Served from 5:30 to 7:30.

July 3 Celebration Time! It’s Our Semi-Annual Champagne Blast

July 17 Great White Wines of Spain

Aug 7 Is the promise of Oregon Chardonnay being met? Come and taste from among the best of Oregon’s Chardonnays

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SATURDAY TASTINGS: Our Select Samplers are poured on Saturday, starting at noon and until the well runs dry. There is no charge.

July 4  L&E IS CLOSED. We reopen on Monday, July 6.

July 11 A selection of wines from Small Vineyards Brands: Compagnia di Ermes, Cibele Bianco Marchetti Verdicchio and Rigoloccio Rosato. Plus, from France: Clos Lapeyre Jurançon Sec, Lebreuil Pinot Noir, Dom. Elie Sumeire Réserve, and La Bastide Blanche Bandol.

July 18 Great wines from Iberia: Herdade do Esporão Monte Velho Branco, Quinta das Maias Malvasia-Fina, Can Feixes Blanc, Ramos-Pinto Adriano and Faustino VII Rioja. At table two: Dom. de la Guicharde Côtes du Rhône, Dom. Berthoumieu Madiran, and Birgit Eichinger Grüner Veltliner.

July 25 Oregon’s own Crowley Pinot Noir, Cantina Valpantena Falasco Garganega, G.D. Vajra Langhe Rosso, and selections from our Kermit Lynch sampler of Ch. St. Martin de la Garrigue.

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SPECIAL EVENTS:

Château du Cayrou, Cahors – Library Tasting at L&E
Tuesday July 14  5:30-7:00

Join us for a comprehensive tasting of great Malbecs from the village of Cahors, the homeland of Malbec. We will feature nine wines that span three decades of superlative wine from the esteemed Château du Cayrou.  Doug Culver from C&G Wines will be on hand. Glass fee: $20.

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Thank you for your interest in events and tastings at Liner & Elsen. Please let me know if you need further information, or if you wish to change or cancel these e-mail notices. We appreciate your support!

Bob Scherb

Liner & Elsen, Wines

www.linerandelsen.com

2222 NW Quimby St., Portland

Mon.-Sat. 10-6 / 503-241-WINE (9463) / 800-903-9463
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