Five Course Food and Wine Pairing with Chef Martinez - Dayton, New Jersey

Friday, May 10, 2013 from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Dayton, New Jersey

The Grape Escape Winery
12 Stults Road
Dayton, New Jersey 08810
609-409-9463

Cost: $95 for One Person, $169 for Two People


Join Winemaker Thomas Nye and Executive Chef Luis Martinez for a special Spring 5 course food and wine pairing at The Grape Escape on May 1 at 7:00 PM. Chef Martinez was the Executive Chef of Teresa’s Café in Princeton and has now started his own gourmet catering company.  He will prepare a five course dinner for you with each course paired with wines from around the world. Chef Luis Martinez has a completely unique culinary point of view, fusing Italian & Latin American cuisine.

The evening begins with a wine tasting directly from our barrels.  Try a Chardonnay from the Russian River in California or a Montepulciano from Italy…directly from the barrel.  We'll discuss each region, how the wines are made and the intricacies of tasting wine properly for full enjoyment.

The following five course dinner will then be prepared for you by Chef Luis Martinez:

Entrada - Mechada Beef on Tostones, Spicy Pineapple Sauce

Ensalada - Watercress, Hearts of Palm, Tomato, Feta Cheese, Citrus Saffron Vinaigrette

Pescado - Panela and Rum Cured Salmon, Peas, Grape Tomato, Smoked Bacon, Golden Raisins and Potato Fricasse

Carne - Spice Rub Tenderloin, Fried Potatoes, Asparagus Spicy Chocolate-Rosemary Sauce

Postre - Peach and Almonds Tres Leches

As each course is presented to you, we will match a specific wine to each course and discuss how and why the wines match.  The cost is $95  a person or $169 for a couple (gratuity included.)

Chef Luis Martinez is a rising star in the culinary field.  Luis is originally from Venezuela, trained in Montreal and is currently the Executive Chef of the prominent Teresa’s Café in Princeton.  Luis has worked with The Grape Escape for many of our corporate team building events, awing our clients with his inspired creations.

The Grape Escape is a working winery that invites you to participate in the winemaking process. You crush, press, bottle and custom label your own wine. In the Spring, we import grapes from Chile and Argentina while in the Fall we ship grapes from Napa, Sonoma and Amador. Come see what everyone is talking about!

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Wine Seminar: A Virtual Tour of Palmaz Vineyards - Wayne, New Jersey

Monday, May 6, 2013 from 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Wayne, New Jersey

Gary's Wine & Marketplace - Wayne
1308 Rt 23 N
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
973-633-3900

Cost: FREE


A Virtual Tour of  Palmaz Vineyards

Monday May 6th 7:30pm

Join us at Gary’s Wine & Marketplace in Wayne for a virtual tour and tasting of Palmaz Vineyards, makers of award winning, complex and elegant Napa Valley wines. Guests will have the opportunity to taste four wines from the Palmaz portfolio as Alan Greenberg, Regional Sales Manager of Palmaz Vineyards, explains the vineyard’s winemaking process which takes place within the living rock of Mount George, in a flawlessly engineered maze of tunnels and lofty domes. The depth of the wine cave is equivalent to an 18-storey building, providing the vertical range needed for true gravity-flow winemaking.

This seminar and tasting is free and open to the public, but please email allison@garyswine.com to RSVP as seating is limited.

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Bourbon Tasting in Honor of the Kentucky Derby - Wayne, New Jersey

Friday, May 3, 2013 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Wayne, New Jersey

Gary's Wine & Marketplace - Wayne, Madison, Bernardsville
1308 Rt 23 N
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
973-633-3900

Cost: FREE

Celebrate the 139th Kentucky Derby with us on Friday May 3rd from 4-7PM in all three Gary's locations. We'll be tasting Jeffers Creek and the special edition Blanton’s Bourbon GF Barrel, made specifically for us.  This is a rare opportunity to sample some fine Bourbons that you don't want to miss.

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Classic Riesling Wine Dinner at the Black Forest Inn - Stanhope, New Jersey

Monday, April 22, 2013 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Stanhope, New Jersey

Black Forest Inn Restaurant
249 US Route 206 North
Stanhope, New Jersey 07874
973-347-3344

Cost: $60


The Black Forest Inn, a German-Continental restaurant in Stanhope, NJ, is planning an exciting Wine Dinner featuring classic Riesling wines from the award-winning vineyard of Dr. Loosen in Germany’s Mosel Valley. The Wine Dinner is schedule for Monday evening, April 22nd from 6 to 8pm.

Dr. Loosen’s wine embodies the elegant and racy style of classic Mosel Riesling, according to Heinrich Aichem, Master Chef at the Black Forest Inn. “We plan on having six courses with a wine for each course”, adds Aichem. Dr. Loosen Riesling Wines are described as refreshing and fruity, with a fine mineral edge that is typical of the region.

Chef Aichem, who studied and worked in Germany and France, said Dr. L Riesling is made with fruit that comes exclusively from traditional vineyards with steep slopes and slate soil, a region familiar to Aichem. By working closely with numerous Mosel valley growers on a long-term basis, brothers Ernst and Thomas Loosen are able to maintain excellent quality in every vintage.

Dr. Loosen Wines have won numerous accolades including Star Winemaker of Europe in 2010, White Wine Maker of the Year 2005 by Wine International, World’s 50 Most Influential Winemakers by Wine & Spirits and Germany’s Winemaker of the Year 2001 by Gault Millau.

For reservations to this special event at the Black Forest Inn, call 973-347-3344.

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Make Your Own Mozzarella Cheese - Dayton, New Jersey

Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Dayton (near Princeton), New Jersey

The Grape Escape Winery
12 Stults Road
Dayton (near Princeton), New Jersey 08810
609-409-9463

Cost: 85.00 per person, 160.00 per couple


Anticipation is high to learn how to make your own mozzarella cheese

Join us April 13 at 9:00 AM for our \Make Your Own Mozzarella event at The Grape Escape winery. Reservations are required and space is limited. This event sells out months in advance

The cost is $85.00 per person or $160.00 per couple and includes the following:

* Hands-on instructions on how to make your own mozzarella

* Two person teams will be created - master cheesemaker and assistant

* Each guest will make their own mozzarella and then switch roles with their assistant

* Ticket For One enables you to go home with 4-5 large mozzarella balls; Ticket For Two will be 7-8 large mozzarella balls total

* We will teach you the proper way to freeze and unfreeze your mozzarella balls

* We will provide notes, a recipe and sources for materials after the session

Suprise treat!

Come by and see us ...bring your friends and discover unbelievable wines and mozzarella cheese from Dayton NJ.

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Five Course Thai Family Feast - Wyckoff, New Jersey

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Wyckoff, New Jersey

Aoyama
319 Franklin Avenue
Wyckoff, New Jersey 07481
201-214-9494

Cost: $40 Includes Tax & Tip, Payable upon Arrival


This is a beautiful restaurant (decor is especially beautiful) that was opened a half year ago or so. I have dined here several times and there's something for everybody. It's located in the new construction area of the Boulder Run shopping plaza in Wyckoff. Here's the link, take a look.

http://aoyamanj.com/wyckoff/index.html

This is a BYOB.  Cost is $40 due at the door.  Please bring cash.

Menu

Five Course Thai Family Feast

For

Dave’s Fine Wine Club

Appetizer – Served Family Style

Vietnamese Spring Rolls (shrimp)

&

Spicy Thai Fried Chicken Wings with Mango Mint

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House Salad with Light Thai Ginger Dressing

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Pad Tai Noodles with Shrimp (Chicken Available for Allergies)

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Entrees – Served Family Style

Pla Pad Prik – Sliced Crisp Fried Whole Fish (Head Removed) Seasoned w/Tamarind, Chili, Garlic & Sweet Shallot Sauce

Bankok Duck – Half Roasted Duck Sautéed w/Bean Curd, Green Peas, Pineapples & Yellow Curry Powder

Beef Gra Praw – Sautéed w/Thai Basil, Chili Peppers, Mushrooms & String Beans

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Dessert (Choice of One)

Banana Crêpes w/Lychee-Coconut Sauce

or

Fruit Plate

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