Seventh 2010 Tasters Guild Event
FERRAGOSTO!
Annual Food for All Seasons Picnic
and Wines of Italy
presented by Chaad Thomas, U.S. Wine Imports
at Island Park Pavilion, Island Dr off Maiden Lane, Ann Arbor
Thursday, August 5; 6:30 pm
The summer Food for All Seasons picnic has been a steady favorite of Tasters Guild members for decades. Though it usually occurs in July, a few years back we embarked on a short series of August events featuring the Italian midsummer holiday, Ferragosto. While the official date of Ferragosto is August 15, we’re going with tradition. August 5 is the exact date of midsummer.
No need to introduce Toni Benjamin’s Food for All Seasons and its expertise at all things Mediterranean. She and her team will be grilling up a storm of healthful and delicious mid-Summer fare that will be accompanied by Italian wines from the portfolio of Ann Arbor’s own U.S. Wine Imports, run by Toni’s neighbor, Jon Bullock, and former Paesano’s sommelier, Chaad Thomas. Jon did the picnic wines for us a few years back. Jon and Chaad presided over our October 2009 dinners at Pacific Rim too. They have a lot of exciting new selections they’ve sampled with Toni to develop ideal wine-and-food pairings. Here's the resultant menu and wine list:
Grilled Pizza with Crab Rangoon and Fresh Chives
Grilled Pizza with Red
Pepper Tzatziki, Feta, Cucumber, Olive, Radishes, and Tomatoes
Grilled
Haloumi Cheese with Caramelized Local Plums
PROSECCO SPUMANTE EXTRA DRY,
LELLE
Local Tomato Salad with Bacon, Blue Cheese, and
Basil
CAMPANIA FALANGHINA, TERRA DI BRIGANTI
Deconstructed Fish Tacos
with Local Fresh Corn Tortillas, Avocado, and Salsa
COLLI APRUTINI PECORINO,
COLLEVENTANO
Pulled Pork accompanied with Soft Rolls and BBQ
Sauce
COLLI APRUTINI PINOT NERO, RONDINETO
Honey Chipotle Beef
Tenderloin Kabobs
Fresh Local Michigan Corn Custards
Potato Salad with
Green Beans using Local Potatoes and Local Green Beans
Roasted Summer Local
Zucchini with Ricotta and Mint
CATALUNYA RESERVA, RAMON
ROQUETA
Fresh Local Blueberry and Lemon Thyme Cobbler with Brown
Sugar Cream
BRACHETTO D'AQUI, CONVENTO DEI CAPPUCCINI
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