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| March 22, 2008 Chocolate, Beer and Cheese |
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| The Following Parings feature chocolates produced by Justine Pringle of Nunu Chocolates. Cheeses made available by Anne Saxelby of Saxelby Cheesemongers, located at the Essex Street Market. | ||
| "NuNu Chocolates are totally organic and individually handmade with the finest ingredients. The term Nunu is an affectionate name for little kids in South Africa where I spent my childhood. Based now in Brookklyn, I started NuNu Chocolates with the belief that the world is a better place when chocolate is involved." ~Justine Pringle | ||
| Beer | Chocolate | Cheese |
| Kerstmutske (7.4% ABV) | Organic Hand Dipped Salt Caramels | Uplands Farm Pleasant Ridge Reserve |
| Ommegang Three Philosophers (9.8% ABV) |
Organic Raspberry Explosion Bonbons |
Brovetto Dairy Harpersfield with Ommegang Beer |
| Serafijn (8% ABV) | Organic Earl Grey Bonbons | Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset |
| Samuael Smith's Taddy Porter (5% ABV) |
Organic Cashew Caramels | Jasper Hill Farm Bayley Hazen Blue |
| High and Mighty Two Headed Beast Stout (6% ABV) |
Brandy Espresso Bonbons | Jasper Hill Farm Constant Bliss |
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| March 18, 2008 | ||
| Private Tasting - Chocolate, Beer and Cheese |
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| The following parings feature chocolates produced by Rhonda Kave of Roni~Sue Chocolates, located at Essex St. Market. Cheeses made available by Anne Saxelby of Saxelby Cheesemongers, also located at Essex St. Market. This was a private event for Clay Gordon's Chocolate Meetup Group (www.discoverchocolate.com). | ||
| Beer | Chocolate | Cheese |
| Rogue Shakespeare Stout (6% ABV) | Pecan Pie Truffle | Jasper Hill Farm Bayley Hazen Blue |
| Samuael Smith's Taddy Porter (5% ABV) |
Portly Fig Truffle | Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset |
| Original Sin Cider | Pistachio Truffle | Jasper Hill Farm Constant Bliss |
| Winterkininske (Winter King) (8.3% ABV) |
Ginger Dark and Strong Truffle | Mecox Bay Dairy Sigit |
| The following artisan chocolates were provided by Clay Gordon of www.thechocolatelife.com. | ||
| Kulmbacher Eisbock (9.2% ABV) | Devries 72% (Costa Rica) | |
| Troubadour Obscura (8.5% ABV) and Chimay Triple (Cing Cents) (8% ABV) |
Amano 70% (Madagascar) | |
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| March 11, 2008 Chocolate, Beer and Cheese |
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| The Following Parings feature chocolates produced by Justine Pringle. | ||
| "NuNu Chocolates are totally organic and individually handmade with the finest ingredients. The term Nunu is an affectionate name for little kids in South Africa where I spent my childhood. Based now in Brookklyn, I started NuNu Chocolates with the belief that the world is a better place when chocolate is involved." ~Justine Pringle | ||
| Beer | Chocolate | Cheese |
| Kerstmutske | Organic Hand Dipped Salt Caramels | Uplands Farm Pleasant Ridge Reserve |
| Smuttynose Hanami | Organic Raspberry Explosion Bonbons |
Brovetto Dairy Harpersfield with Ommegang Beer |
| Serafijn | Organic Earl Grey Bonbons | Jasper Hill Farm Constant Bliss |
| Samuael Smith's Taddy Porter | Organic Cashew Caramels | Jasper Hill Farm Bayley Hazen Blue |
| Chelsea Black Hole XXX Stout | Brandy Espresso Bonbons | Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset |
| February 19, 2008 BACON, Beer and Cheese |
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| The Following Parings feature bacons available through gratefulpalate.com, as well as cheeses from Saxelby Cheesemongers located at the Essex St. Market. | ||
| Josh Ozersky, food writer for nymagazine.com and author of "Meat Me In Manhattan", led us through this incredible festival of pork. | ||
| Beer | Bacon | Cheese |
| Ayinger Ur-Weisse (5.8% ABV) | Oscar Mayer Thick Cut Bacon | |
| Ommegang Rare Vos (6.5% ABV) | Vande Rose Farms Applewood Smoked Bacon | Hooligan, Cato Corner Farm |
| Kulmbacher Eisbock (9.2% ABV) | Burger's Smokehouse Brown Sugar Cured Bacon | 2 Year Cheddar, Grafton Village Cheese |
| Samuael Smith's Taddy Porter | Burger's Smokehouse Sliced Country Pork Jowl Bacon | Maple Smoked Gouda, Taylor Farm |
| Aecht Schlenkerla Helles (4.3% ABV) | Dan Philips Special Brown Sugar Bacon | Ouray, Sprout Creek Farm |
| At this point, Josh Ozersky introduced us to his special guests from R.U.B. (208 W. 23rd Street) who brought samples of their house cured bacon. DEEEELICIOUS! | ||
| House cured and triple smoked Berkshire black pork belly bacon | ||