November 16th will see author Christina Perozzi in town for a beer dinner at Fork (6:30 PM, $55 for all the food and beer you see below...and I have never come away from an event at Fork feeling like I'd gotten anything but full measure) to celebrate the launch of her book The Naked Pint, a beer book that opens up beer's feminine side. That's not to say this is all cliches about fruit beers and chocolate beers; far from it. Perozzi and her co-author, Hallie Beaune, are experienced beer sommeliers and presenters, and love beer deeply and fully. The book is more about proving beer is okay for women. Can I get a big "Hell yes!" (I'll be reviewing the book here soon; I got a copy a few weeks ago and I've been reading it.)Anyway, to match this woman of beer from the west coast, Fork has invited some of the cool Philly-area women of beer: Suzy Woods, Philly Beer Week maven Jennie Hatton, Megan Maguire from Ommegang, Tracy Mulligan from Victory, Seb Buhler from Rogue, and possibly Jodi Stoudt, Whitney Thompson from Victory and Wendy Dormant from Dogfish Head. Quite a line-up, and a lot of experience. But check this menu!
Menu
Spicy tuna confit with capers on focaccia toasts · Grilled flatbread with artichokes and saffron aioli
Victory Prima Pils, Stoudt’s American Pale Ale
Chef’s selection of tapas: grilled house made chorizo with spicy white beans · salmon rillettes · grilled shrimp with grits and smoked tomato jam · vegetables à la grecque · marinated olives
Sly Fox Saison Vos
Seared sea scallops with coriander, caramelized brussels sprouts, meyer lemon jam
Ommegang Rare Vos
Lightly smoked duck breast with spiced croutons, caramelized onion, bacon, parsnips
Dogfish Head Raison d’Etre
Chocolate caramel tart with lemon-thyme chantilly cream
Rogue Chocolate Stout
2 comments:
A big HELL YES!!! (you got it!)
It was great. The best pairing was duck breast and DFH Raison. The Sly Fox Saison Vos and small bites was inspired, too.
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