Savannah Dining Tidbits

Herewith, a note from Shelley Smith, owner of Eos Food and Wine Bar:

Due to a shipping error,, two of our Wolf Mountain Wines have not been sent, so we HAVE to reschedule our Southern Tasting with Wolf Mountain Winery.

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Sunday, August 3rd.
Reception at 6pm
Dinner at 6:30
$50                                                                         Menu:
 
“Deviled” quails eggs with bleu cheese, almonds, and black caviar
 
Green Tomato Gazpacho with fresh basil, garlic, vidalia onions, and red tomato garnish with mini, cornbread muffin
 
Fried Catfish Filet breaded with Sea Salt, Pepper & Herbs served ovr Romaine with Fresh Georgia Peaches, chilled black eyed peas & red onion with a citrus vinaigrette
 
Rosemary & Cracked Pepper encrusted Venison served with Mushroom infused Hominy Grit Cake
 
Cucumber, Mint Sorbet
 
*First four dishes accompanied with a premier wine from Wolf Mountain Winery
 
Thank you,
Shelley Smith
238.2400

Shelley Smith, owner of Eos Food and Wine Bar tells us that Wolf Mountain creates some of the finest
Georgia wines, employing a European philosphy to create their wines. Using traditional varietals like Chardonnay, Viognier, and Merlot they blend into sophisticated and elegant wines.  This Sunday, July 20th, 6:00 pm, they’ll be paired with four dishes fusing traditional Southern flavors with European flair to accomodate the beautiful wines.
 
Tickets are limited and are $50.  Advance sales only until Saturday. Call 238.2400 to get your tickets.

Executive Chef Abigail Hutchinson of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel’s Grand Dining Room and Courtyard at Crane, kindly shares her recipe for superb crab cakes.                                                                                                                          

Put on your most creative thinking cap! Carrabbas Italian Grill invites you to help name a new, Carrabbas-exclusive limited-edition baby Super Tuscan wine which will debut this Fall from Ruffino. This is a fun chance for the winner to receive a $1500 epicurean prize package including:

1. A case of the exclusive Ruffino wine;      
2. A catered 2008 holiday celebration for 12 people
3. A year’s worth of Carrabbas dinners in 2009

Your entries can be submited online at www.Carrabbas.com until July 31, 2008.

With Bastille Day coming up on July 14, why not have a little French-style dinner to celebrate? Here’s a quick, simple and delicious way to make Monday into a special day. Start off with the most classic of French aperitifs, Kir (1 or 2 tbsp. Creme de Cassis in bottom of wine glass, topped with a glass of White Burgundy). Then build your menu around Steak au Poivre.

Ever wonder about the inner workings of the kitchen of a fine dining restaurant? How on earth do they get all those luscious dishes out all at once? Now, one of Savannah’s finest, Alligator Soul, offers an inside look at kitchen orchestration.

Diners can have a table right in the kitchen, where they can either order from the menu or the chef will prepare a five to seven course tasting with or without wine pairing, especially for them. Table seats a maximum of four people. Reservations are required. Call either owner, Maureen Craig or the kitchen to reserve your table. Restaurant number: 232-7899; kitchen: 232-8683.

Every Wednesday, from 5 to 10 pm, EOS takes you to Australia, Napa, Italy, Spain, France and more….For $4 a glass you can sample wines from around the world, or $2 an ounce. Tasting menu also aboard!  EOS is always fine fun and great tastes, but Wednesdays promise to be a special delight!

Big appetite, small budget?  Get over to Kroger’s and get their Monster Roast Beef Sandwich, a foot long sub filled with an inch-thick layer of thinly sliced, perfectly medium rare, juicy roast beef, topped with a sprinkling of shredded lettuce and a hint of onion.  It’s big enough for lunch for four, although we have to admit it was so delicious that two of us gobbled down the whole thing. Felt as stuffed as the little pigs we were afterwards, though.  Only $4 bucks!

Don’t miss it! Green Drinks at Cha Bella 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Tues., July 8.  Discounted cocktails, free cocktail buffet and cheers to sustainability!

Big favorite dining spot for celebrities is often Alligator Soul. Most recently, Gordon Elliott of Food Network fame and movie producer Stratton Leopold (owner of Leopold’s Ice Cream) were spotted at this haute downtown dining establishment.