Laura Alberts Tasteful Options - Purveyor of Craft Beer, Fine Wines and Gifts » Carol http://www.lauraalberts.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:01:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Wine by the Class June 17 http://www.lauraalberts.com/wine-by-the-class-june-17/ http://www.lauraalberts.com/wine-by-the-class-june-17/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:54:15 +0000 Carol http://www.lauraalberts.com/?p=1656 Chill down with our new Margarita wine cocktail made with organic blue agave and other Summer whites from 7:00 0 8:30. Paired with appetizers by Executive Chef Matt Brigham. $25 pp/ wine club members free. Call 881-4711 for reservations.

]]> http://www.lauraalberts.com/wine-by-the-class-june-17/feed/ 0 Celebrate American Craft Beer Week with Brooklyn Brewery Dinner http://www.lauraalberts.com/celebrate-american-craft-beer-week-with-brooklyn-brewery-dinner/ http://www.lauraalberts.com/celebrate-american-craft-beer-week-with-brooklyn-brewery-dinner/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 12:35:53 +0000 Carol http://www.lauraalberts.com/?p=1359  Thursday, May 20th at a 7:00 beer reception and 7:30 dinner seating. Steve Hindy, Co-Founder of Brooklyn Brewery, will be here to showcase his specialty beers from his top notch brewery.  Our Executive Chef, Matt Brigham, will pair these delicious beers with a four course dinner. For a look at just what a beer dinner entails click HERE.  Check out reviews of past beer dinners HERE.  

Reception
Summer Ale
  
I
John’s Island Arugula Salad
Spicy Pickled Jicama, Red Onion
Aged White Balsamic Vinaigrette
Brooklyn Local 1
  
II
Maple Leaf Duck Confit
infused with Local 2 brine
3-Cheese Grits & Red Eye Gravy
Brooklyn Local 2
 
III
Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Flounder
wrapped in Smoked Bacon
Manchego Potato Au Gratin & Hopfen-Weisse compounded butter
Brooklyner – Schneider Hopfen-Weisse
 
IV
Caramelized Fruit
atop Chocolate Stout Crumb Topping
Chocolate Infused Cream
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

$45 pp plus tax and gratuity. As usual this event will sell out, so book your reservations soon! Call 881-4711.

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Now in stock:

Popping Ginger (70% single origin dark chocolate, candied ginger,popping sugar)
Cinnamon Apple (single origin milk chocolate, dried apples, candied pecans, cinnamon)
Peanut Butter Chipotle (62% dark chocolate,natural peanut butter ,milk chocolate, coca butter,chipotle peppers, pink Himalayan sea salt)
Sea is for Caramel – salted caramel (62% dark chocolate, sugar, heavy cream, butter,vanilla bean, fleur de sel)
Pineapple Braised Jalapeno, Vanilla Bean Salted Caramel,
Mango Chipolte,  French Lavender Flower


Selections will change weekly. For more info, visit Sweeteeth

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