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Wine
Events:
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Chocolate and Wine Pairing Dinner
This
can be booked for a private party of up to 45 guests
Some say it can’t be done……... We believe it can
be.
Pairing wine with chocolate, can be a match made in
heaven, but only if you have the right wine to complement the
right chocolate. That is why we have brought in the experts ~ Theo
chocolate and David Le Claire, local sommelier.
Host a private party, invite your friends and enjoy
this experience, when two of life’s greatest pleasures share the stage, in
this enlightening and entertaining tasting exploration.
Every course is made with chocolate and paired with
wine. Experience exquisite sensations, as these two elements combine.
Menu
Pozole
Rojo with Skagit River Ranch Mole Pork
made with
the Ghana, Panama, Ecuador blend of organic cacao (75% cacao content)
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Nib
Crusted St Jude Vessel Albacore on a Bed of Spiny Arugula
made with
roasted cacao nibs
(Cacao
Nibs are perfectly roasted
cacao beans separated from their husks and broken into small bits.
Nibs add crunchiness and
subtle chocolate flavor )
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Brown
Butter Fried Polenta Cake with Romanesco
(a delicious
pale green vegetable, originating from Rome,
whose close
cousins are the Broccoli and Cauliflower)
and served with
Pancetta Ragout
made with
Fair Trade Certified cacao from the fertile growing region
surrounding
Kumasi, Ghana. (84% cacao content)
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Lamb
Daube served over Coconut Jasmin Rice
This hearty stew combines Theos's coconut milk
chocolate
with tender lamb and best of the season root
vegetables
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Chocolate Finale
showcasing a
medley of Theo's fine chocolates
Chocolate used in this wine dinner comes exclusively from Theo
Chocolate.
The chocolate makers at Theo carefully steward their cacao (cocoa beans)
through the process of roasting, blending and conching in order to coax
out the distinctive flavor imparted by each unique growing region.
They are the first roaster of Fair Trade Certified™ cocoa beans and the
only roaster of organic cocoa beans in the United States. Theo is
located in the Fremont area of Seattle.
www.theochocolate.com
The wine pairing is orchestrated by local sommelier David Le Claire
David Le Claire
is a certified sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers. He is also
a free-lance writer for Northwest Stir & Hospitality News Magazines. In
his spare time, he can be found at North Seattle Community College,
where he is an instructor.
www.vinolover.com
Please call the event coordinators at Stimson-Green
(206 624-0474) to check date availability, if you would like to book
this event privately.
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