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12/21/2015

Beer Dinner at Kardinal Hall

Kardinal

Tickets are on sale NOW for the first ever beer dinner at Kardinal Hall. Chef  Thomas Leroy will prepare a multi-course feast showcasing Autumn Olive Farms pork, as well as cheese by Nabdjeeb Chouaf of Flora Artisanal Cheese. Beer Curator Charlie Toder will pair each course with beer, with an emphasis on German and Belgian styles. Details and ticket info below. Just 40 tickets will be sold.

DATE:  January 26, 2016 at 6 pm.

TICKETS: $60 per person. To purchase, call now at (434) 295-4255.

Winter squash soup with pretzel crouton, house lardo, and Gotthelf Reserve 18th month Emmentaler
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel

House made charcuterie board with ABC breads, house mustard and pickles
Jasper Hill Farm Alpha Tolman
Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel

Smoked and slow roasted pork belly with arugula , chocolate vinaigrette, spicy pumpkin seeds, soft boiled quail egg w/ Brabander 9 month goat gouda
Uerige Doppelsticke

Confit ham cassoulet, grilled beets and radishes, Sharondale Farm mushrooms
Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock

Cheese: Peppered Ass, Challerhocker, Winnimere
Baguette and local honey
Duchesse de Bourgogne

Cured and fried pork tenderloin
Splendora’s Founders Breakfast Stout and Stichelton Blue gelato
crispy pork rind
Goose Island 2015 Bourbon County Brand Stout

11/18/2015

Auction to Attend Sold-Out Lampo Dinner

Lampo

Demand was so high for Lampo’s Emilio-Romagna wine dinner that it sold out just minutes after being announced. But, you can still attend, and here’s how: be the most generous. Whoever bids the highest donation to Blue Ridge Food Bank will win two tickets to the sold-out dinner. Because of the food bank’s remarkable efficiency, each dollar of the winning bid will provide four meals to the area’s hungry this winter, which is typically the time of greatest need.

One reason for the fervor for the dinner may be that guests will enjoy a rare food experience usually reserved for cheesemongers and cheese makers: tasting a freshly cracked wheel of world class Parmigiano Reggiano, when its flavor is at its peak, thanks to Nadjeeb Chouaf of Flora Artisanal Cheese.  This will be just the start of a multi-course wine dinner celebrating Emilia-Romagna.  Upon arrival, guests will enjoy the freshly cracked cheese, along with Prosciutto di Parma and Lambrusco.  They then will sit down to a four course meal showcasing Lampo’s take on traditional Emilia-Romagnan dishes paired with wines from the region.  Each course will incorporate as an ingredient the freshly cracked Parmigiano Reggiano.

The dinner is Sunday November 29 at 6 pm, at Lampo.  Place your bid at this Facebook post, or email charlottesville29@gmail.com, subject line “Lampo Bid.” Bidding closes Tuesday, November 24 at 12 pm EASTERN time, and the winner will be announced later that day.  Auction updates will appear on The Charlottesville 29 Facebook Page. Good luck, and thank you in advance for your generosity.

 

 

11/17/2015

Emilia-Romagna Dinner at Lampo

Lampo

Here’s a rare opportunity for serious food-lovers.  You’ve almost certainly tried Parmigiano Reggiano, the King of Cheeses.  You may even have had the pleasure of one made by a small, artisan producer and aged for more than 24 months. But, have you ever tried one the minute a wheel is cracked open?  Nadjeeb Chouaf, one of the nation’s top cheesemongers, considers this a special treat that usually only cheesemongers and cheese makers are lucky enough to enjoy.  But, on November 29 at Lampo, Chouaf will have a 24+ month Parmigiano Reggiano for guests to sample as soon as it is cracked.  “The very heart of the wheel,” said Chouaf, “has a special flavor that begins to dissipate within even 15 minutes of being exposed to air.”

This will be just the start of a multi-course wine dinner celebrating Emilia-Romagna.  Upon arrival, guests will enjoy the freshly cracked cheese, along with Prosciutto di Parma and Lambrusco.  They then will sit down to a four course meal showcasing Lampo’s take on traditional Emilia-Romagnan dishes paired with wines from the region.  Each course will incorporate as an ingredient the freshly cracked Parmigiano Reggiano.

Seats are very limited, and likely to sell out fast.  $80 per person, not including tax and gratuity.  Book yours at Lampo@lampopizza.com.  UPDATE: This dinner is SOLD OUT.  But, you still have a chance to attend via an auction for two additional tickets, with all proceeds to feed the area’s hungry.  Auctions details here.