The first beer dinner of spring in the Bay Area will feature Chuck Silva’s beers from Green Flash Brewing Co.. It will be a four-course dinner and well worth the $75 price of admission. It will be held at the Cathedral Hill Hotel on Friday, March 21, 2008, beginning with a reception at 6:30 p.m. Call 415.674.3406 for reservations by March 18. I’ll see you there.

The Menu:

Reception: 7:00 PM

Beer Chef’s Hors D’Oeuvre

Beer: Extra Pale Ale

Dinner: 7:30 PM

First Course

Roasted Corn Coulis with Dungeness Crab, Avocado and Cilantro Cream

Beer: West Coast IPA

Second Course:

Crispy Pork Belly with Willey Farms Bloomsdale Spinach, Black Trumpet Mushrooms and Relish of Poached Pear

Beer: Trippel

Third Course:

Ravioli of Osso Buco with Laughing Bird Shrimp, Baby Artichoke and Citrus Beurre Blanc

Beer: Le Freak

Fourth Course:

Guittard Chocolate Cake with Sichuan Peppercorn Ice Cream and California Raisin Syrup

Beer: Grand Cru

Green Flash brewer Chuck Silva at last year’s Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza.

 
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Dinner with the Brewmaster: Green Flash Brewery

Cathedral Hill Hotel, 1101 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California
415.674.3406 [ website ]