Asparagus Wine Dinner at Open Kitchen

Description

Asparagus Wine Dinner
Tuesday, May 21, 2012
Reception 6:30 pm • Dinner 7:15 pm
After-Dinner Reflections 9:00 pm

Menu

Reception
Asparagus Tartlette with Goat Cheese and Thyme
Asparagus and Mushroom Smear on Toasted Croutons
Asparagus Slaw with Crab Salade
Steininger Kamptal Gruner Veltliner DAC 2011
(Dry, fresh white wine with influences of green apples, grapefruit, and lemon.)
Seated Dinner

1st Course
Asparagus with Speck Ham and Crayfish Bread Pudding with Sauce Hollandaise
Tegernseerhof Gruner Veltliner T26 Federspiel 2011
(Very aromatic white wine full of round fruit balanced with crisp acidity.)

Main Course
Grilled Spring Pig, Delicate New Spring Chervil Mushroom Sauce,
Yukon Mashed Potato and Grilled Asparagus
Anton Bauer Pinot Noir Reserve 2009
(A great Pinot Noir with intense notes of herbs and puréed dark berries on the nose.)

Dessert Course
Luscious White Asparagus Custard with White Chocolate, Spring Berries, Fresh Mint
Anton Bauer Gruner Veltliner Ice-Wine 2008
(Fermented and aged in 100% new French oak – floral bouquet, with hint of walnut,
peaches, apricot, honey.)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
$89/person (plus tax & gratuity)
Seating is limited, reservations required! Please call 703-942-8148.
(With exceptions of large parties, communal seating will be arranged as necessary.)