WHAT: EPIC Steak, San Francisco’s contemporary waterfront steakhouse, will be hosting a winemaker’s dinner on Wednesday, March 1 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. with Idle Cellars, a micro-winery located in Sonoma County that strives to produce an elegantly balanced wine as equal in technical mastery, as grace of art. Winemakers Ari Heavner and Ben Larks will be available to discuss their wines.
The restaurant will be offering a five-course prix fixe menu paired with wines from Idle Cellar as well as la carte offerings. The prix fixe menu is priced at $85, and the wine pairings are $40. Reservations can be made by calling (415) 369-9955 or online at http://www.epicsteak.com/find-a-table/.
The menu and wine pairing selections include:
• Marinated queen conch salad with charred orange, celery, and aji amarillo chile
o Wine pairing: Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Creek Valley, Mill Creek Vineyard 2015
• Seared New Zealand John Dory with sauce de poisson, apple, and Cognac Chantilly
o Wine pairing: Grenache Blanc, Dry Creek Valley, Mounts Vineyard 2015
• Almond smoked squab breast with winter greens, wild mushroom scrapple mustard greens, and sour cherry
o Wine pairing: Sangiovese, Knights Valley, Speedy Creek Vineyard 2013
• Coal roasted New York with Medjool dates, baby carrots, and brown butter aïoli
o Wine pairing: Syrah, Sonoma County, Kick Ranch Vineyard 2012
• Bittersweet chocolate doughnuts with cardamom ganache, cocoa nib praline, and sage ice cream
o Wine pairing: Merlot, Sonoma Valley, Los Chamizal Vineyard 2013
WHEN: Wednesday, March 1
5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: EPIC Steak
369 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94105
COST: The prix fixe menu is priced at $85, and the wine pairings are $40.
RESERVATIONS: (415) 369-9955 or online at http://www.epicsteak.com/find-a-table/
WEBSITES: http://www.epicsteak.com/current-events/
https://idlecellars.com/