Wednesday April 21st
6:30 PM
Glen Sanders Mansion
$35 Per Person
For Reservations Call 374-7262
Spinosi Spaghetti Pasta with Ramp Pesto
guanciale, olive oil, fried bread crumbs and lemon zest, young pecorino cheese
Asparagus, Serrano Ham, Farm Fresh Poached Egg
coach farms black pepper goat cheese, toasted rustic bread and spring garlic bruschetta
Spring Lamb with Fresh English Pea Puree
pea shoots, morel mushrooms, pearl onion and fingerling potatoes boulangere, shiraz reduction
Fennel Pannacotta, with Fresh Cherry Compote and Reisling Soup
When superbowl time comes around. We all have those go to favorites that are must haves on super bowl Sunday. Guacamole, chips and dip, chicken wings, pizza, wing dip ect…If your feeling a little bit adventurous this superbowl Sunday. Try some of these Ideas out for a change.
Bacon wrapped dates stuffed with almonds with malt vinegar
These really easy horsdeuvres have a smokey sweet and sour earthiness that is sure to be a crowdpleaser. Simply fill each of the dried date with 1 whole almond, wrap each date with a 1/3 of a slice of bacon. Secure the bacon onto the date with a toothpick and either fry or bake these puppies. Serve them with some malt vinegar for dipping.
Lamb Sliders with tzatziki and cucumbers
Form some miniature burger patties out of ground lamb. For the tzatziki mix together some yogurt, lime juice, grated cucumber, a little chopped fresh mint and minced garlic. Slice up some cucumbers. Cook the patties either on the grill or a sautee pan. Assemble the mini burgers on your favorite slider bun. Make sure to garnish with the tzatziki, baby arugula, red onion and cucumbers slices.
Tequila habanero garlic and agave chicken wings with cabrales blue dip.
Make this awesome wing sauce by combining. Half of a habanero that’s been finely minced (be carefull handling these chilies and make sure you use gloves) with 3 cloves of finely minced garlic. Add ¼ cup anejo tequila, ½ cup white distilled vinegar, ½ cup of agave syrup, a pinch of dry oregano and a ¼ cup of chopped loosely packed cilantro and salt to taste. Mix the sauce thoroughly. Cook your favorite chicken wings your favorite way and toss them in this sauce. Serve them with a cabrales blue cheese sauce made of ½ cup Cabrales blue cheese, ½ cup sour cream, ½ cup mayo and a couple dashes of lemon juice, Tabasco and worchestershire sauce.
Try experimenting with other flavors and textures, who knows you may come up with something that your going to have at your favorite parties for years to come!
Join us along with some of the areas finest restaurants at the Albany Chefs for Haiti fundraiser. This last minute event is came about when many of us chefs and foodservice professionals were all thinking about what we could do to help all of the Haitian people in need. This is going to be a wonderful event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel from 5- 9 pm Thursday, Jan. 28. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross. It will be $25 for just the cocktail reception and $50 for cocktail hour and the Haitian themed stations dinner to follow. The cocktail reception is from 5 pm – 6:30 pm. For more information see the Times Union blog at http://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/12878/albany-winefest-organizers-planning-haiti-fundraiser-next-week/
Any one wishing to contribute anything to the dinner should call the Red Cross of Northeastern New York at 458-8111. Use that number to buy tickets, or order online. At http://www.redcrossneny.org/News_and_Events/Chapter%20Event%20Information.asp
Tickets also available at the door.
This will a great collaboration and is for a worthy cause!
Hope to see you all there!
Jaime Ortiz
There is a cocktail contest with Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat whiskey now through February 1st. No purchase necessary to enter, but if you would like to try the drink, you must stop in! It is called, “The In Fashion”, a spin on the classic cocktail the “Old-Fashioned”, (recipe down below). Only a few local restaurants are participating. Bar and Nightclub magazine, and Southern Wine and Spirits along with Bernheim are sponsoring. It has turned into a “fun” way of competing, and in casting your votes as well.
Texting your vote is how the votes are tallied. When you text, it also enters you a chance to win a dinner for 8 at any of the participating local restaurants. I found that to be a rewarding way of getting the public involved! So, to vote for us, you must text the word “PRIME” to the phone number 82442. You should get a response fairly quickly thanking you for entering, a safety letting you know you did it properly! Happy texting! For a list of participating restaurants, visit: http://inc.ly/PRIME
“The In Fashion”
4 ½ oz. Bernheim Wheat whiskey
Black Cherries, pitted
Blood Oranges
Cinnamon infused simple syrup
Blood Orange Bitters
All-Spice
In a shaker muddle the 3 fresh black cherries, 2 half wheels of blood oranges, little cinnamon syrup, small splash of blood orange bitters. Add ice, then Berheim Wheat whiskey. Shake to your heart’s content and strain into a martini glass. A quick dash of All-Spice on top, and garnish with a black cherry and blood orange wheel.
I want to know, how many of you out there are into organic spirits? It’s not the latest craze; however, I seem to have started a mini collection of the sort. I don’t get a huge request for them at the bar, actually, I think maybe just once!
For starters, I have only seen vodka and gin produced organically. That doesn’t mean there isn’t more out there, but my sales people have only approached me with those two types.
Juniper Green Gin is one that I have currently, follow: http://www.junipergreen.org/index3.htm to check it out. They also on the website explain the reason why for choosing an organic gin.
Square One vodka is one that I also currently carry, and they also produce cucumber flavored vodka that is really nice too that we have available at 677 as well. Follow: http://www.squareonevodka.com/intro.html to learn more about their process and why they say to choose organic.
My question to you is, would you go organic or not? And if you already do, comment to me which spirit you prefer and why!
