Thursday nights in February 15c will be hosting Chef Meagan Loring of the Neon Carrot. She will be using the artisan cheeses from 15c to create a dish for $12. Each dish will be paired with a flight of wine and come with a recipe.
You will be able to take some cheese home with you and recreate it for your friends and family.
Valentine’s Day!
Wine, gifts & cards…you name it we got it. We are even doing a dinner the Saturday before! If you are doing your own celebration be it breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert here is what I recommend:
Breakfast | Brachetto d Acqui is a slightly sweet sparkling wine from Italy. It tastes like strawberry jam on toast and is only 5.5% alc. Perfect with crepes, or French toast!
Lunch | Get out, be adventurous and plan a picnic. 15c has artisan cheeses and meats which pair beautifully with almost any wine or sparkling delight. Sparkling Moscato offers up delicious tastes and low alcohol.
Dinner | Oysters & Champagne or sushi and German Riesling…either way you look at it, it’s an aphrodisiac!
Dessert | Chocolate is always a good idea for Valentine’s Day and nothing goes better with chocolate than port or a late harvest dessert wine like Zinfandel.
Reservations required. 805-434-1554
$150 dollars per couple
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CHILLED FRUITS DE MER on the “ZINC BAR”
OYSTERS, PRAWNS and SNOW CRAB
LEMON AIOLI and COCKTAIL SAUCE
Paired with Lucien Albrecht Cremant d’ Alsace NV
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TART FLAMBEE
CARAMELIZED ONION, CRÈME FRAICHE and CAVE AGED GRUYERE
FRISSE LARDON, RANCH EGG and GARDEN TARRAGON
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COQ AU VIN
RED WINE BRAISED FREE RANGE CHICKEN, BLACK TRUMPET MUSHROOMS
CIPOLINNI ONION and HOBBS FARM BACON
served with GLAZED NANTIS CARROTS and SWISS CHARD GRATIN
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PROFITEROLES
VANILLA BEAN ICE CREAM and VALROHNA CHOCOLATE SAUCE
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Saturday January 23rd | 6 to 8pm | $25
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no reservations | 805.434.1554
Saturday January 9th
No reservations needed
6 to 8pm
BUTTERNUT SQUASH and RANCH EGG RAVIOLI
BROWN BUTTER, SALSA ROMESCO and CRISPY SAGE
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PAPARDELLA with CHARTER OAKS LAMB RAGU
SPECK HAM, SHEEP’S MILK RICOTTA, CASTELVENTRANO OLIVES
and GARDEN MINT
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$25 for the food and $10 for the flight
January 9th, 2010 Handmade Pastas by Chef Jeff Scott with wine pairings. 6-8pm.
January 23rd, 2010 Comfort Food by Meagan Loring of the Neon Carrot. 6-8pm.
February 13th, 2010 Valentine’s Day Eve Dinner for Two. Reservations required.
~Wine University begins again in March 2010. Sign up now.~
J Lassalle Chigny Les Roses Premier Cru Champagne NC | $38
This is a grower producer champagne, which only account for less than 5% of all champagne houses and is directly related to quality. J Lassalle is also a mother/daughter team who create a dosage that is not only elegant but rich and complex. I like to call it Krug on a budget! Kermit Lynch is the importer and trust me this is a deal!
Adami Prosecco | $14
This sparkling wine from Italy is made from the grape of the same name in the region of the same name. It is a lighter style that is made in the tank or charmat method giving it a much fresher fruitier flavor. This is perfect as an aperitif or for a festive toast.
Jansz | $25
Tasmania is an up in coming wine region that produces cool climate varieties such as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Jansz has been one of my favorite bubbles this year since it was first poured for me by a Master Sommelier over lunch. It is made in the traditional bottle fermented method and is rich and complex with tiny bubbles and a very light salmon color.
Lini Sparkling Lambrusca | $18
Sparkling Shiraz is sooooo last year and this year its all about the Lambrusca! It is a dry red sparkling wine that is served chilled in a wine glass or flute. It is deep plum colored and very festive. Lambrusca is a red grape that comes from Northern Italy.
Codorniu Pinot Noir Rose Cava | $19
Cava is the sparkling wine of Spain that comes from the Penedes region. The amazing fact about cava is that the requirements are virtually the same as they are in Champagne only Cava is a fraction of the cost. In Penedes, the wine must be bottle fermented ensuring small bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass over a period of time as well as aging on the lees. The lee aging is 9 month minimum for Non Vintage and 3 years for Vintage offering a rich yeasty favor.
I drink it when I’m happy and when I’m sad.
Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone.
When I have company I consider it obligatory.
I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and I drink it when I am.
Otherwise I never touch it, unless I’m thirsty.” Lily Bollinger
