Magnolia Holiday Party
After Strong Beer Month and the first SF Beer Week, Magnolia Brewery and Pub had a well deserved holiday party. I was asked to come in and cater their gastropub and treat their employees to a fun evening of food and drink.
Working with Dave, Dean and Ben was more than just fun, but so educational. After discussing their beers we incorproated them into the dishes and played with what they had in the kitchen, to create a pretty special evening for all.
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Magnolia Pub & Brewery Holiday Party
Second Day of the Third Month, Two Thousand Nine
Appetizers
Dark Chocolate Dipped House Cured Bacon Encrusted in Smoked Almonds
Scharffen Berger 60% Dark Chocolate meets Sweet Cured Pork Belly with Apple-Wood-Smoked Almonds
Smoked Paprika and Applewood Popcorn
Porcini Mushroom Dusted Popcorn cooked in Duck Fat
Cheese Board
Pt. Reyes Monte’s Reserve Blue Cheese (Aged 16 months)
Served with Promise Land Imperial IPA Poached Pear and Candied Ruby Grapefruit Rind
Cowgirl Creamery Mt. Tam Triple Cream
Topped with a Big Cypress Brown Ale Cocoa Nib Dried Apricot Chutney
French Mimolette Extra Vieille
Onion Compote Infused with Beer Mustard and Malt Vinegar
Stout of Circumstance Wort Honey – Sonoma Blackberry Honey Mixed with First Running’s Stout Wort
Malt Candied Pistachios and Spent Grain Flatbread
Big Cypress Brown/Spud Boy IPA/New Belgium Kriek
Special Cocktail or ‘Holiday’ Punch
First Course
Beer Marinated Frog’s Legs
X-Belgian Abbey Single Marinated Legs with Herbs and Garlic, Fried Crispy in Malted Beer Tempura Crust
Served with a Sauce Gribiche Infused with Amarillo Hop Dust and Lightly Dressed Seasonal Greens
Promise Land Imperial IPA Infused Fennel
Weather Report Wheat
Second Course
Veal Cheek ‘Pastrami’
Smokestack Lightening Imperial Stout Pastrami Brined Veal Cheeks Cooked Sous Vide for 14 hours
Served with Homemade Sauerkraut Slaw, Swiss Foam and a Special Sauce
Tofu ‘Pastrami’
Served with Homemade Sauerkraut Slaw, Swiss Foam and a Special Sauce
Duck Fat Fried Kennebec Potato Frites
Served with a Foie Gras Aioli
Toasted Caraway Spiked Proving Grounds IPA Cask
Surprises
Liquid Nitrogen Sorbet
Weekapug Gruit
Blue Bell Bitter
Third Course
Napoléon Bieraparte
Candied Malt Phyllo with The Other One Mousse and Prescription Pale Sabayon
The Other One
