The 88's performing at The Shadow

Looking for something a little different to do?  You won't want to miss this performance by the 88's.  This Friday the Shadow will be featuring $4 Kraken Drinks, $5 Kraken & Red Bull, $5 Sailor Jerry Drinks.

Yia Yias Schlafly Beer Dinner

Schlafly Beer Dinner

Yia Yias Euro Bistro

8115 E. 21st N, East Wichita

Tuesday, March 23rd @ 6:30

$55 Per Person

RSVP: 316.634.1000

Schlafly Beer was born in 1991.  With a modest goal to offer St. Louis a representative sampling of the best beers ever brewed, throughout history, anywhere in the world. To that end, they brew over 34 different styles of beer.  With all this variety, the common denominator is freshness.  

Beer the Way it Used to Be

From Schlafly flagship Pale Ale to their seasonal Barleywine, every batch they brew is full-flavored and of uncompromising quality. Schlafly brews a mouth-watering variety of beer styles over the course of the year, 10 styles which are available year-round.

Oeno's Umami Sushi Wine Dinner

Umami Sushi Wine Dinner

Oeno Wine Bar

Saturday, March 20th @ 7:00

330 N. Mead, Downtown Wichita

$60 Per Person

RSVP 316.440.5000

Oeno Wine Bar and Kwan Court team up to illustrate Umami. This combined Sushi Wine Dinner  features five wines by Pacific Rim Winery and four course sushi menu presented by Kwan Court Executive Chef, Kong Wong.

The Fifith Sense: Umami

Umami is a fifth taste that we can perceive, in addition to sweet, sour, salty and bitter. Umami is what gives naturally brewed soy sauce its special typical flavour.  It is also popularly referred to as savoriness.

What a better pairing for sushi than Pacific Rim wines.  

Chenin Blanc

 Vividly bright with flvors of pear, quince, grapefruit essence and an eruption of floral aromas. 

Autumnus White

 A blend of Riesling, Chenin Blanc & Gewurztraminer. Bright and fresh in citrus flavors while balanced with a soft, round mouthfeel.

Autumnus Red

Sangiovese, Primitivo and Barbera. Soft and high in acid with some deep red fruit and floral tones.

Sweet Riesling

 Moderately sweet but balanced with enough of acidity to make it feel refreshing. This sweet riesling brings balance to all fiery fare. 

Framboise 

Liquid raspberries. The taste experience is intense with fresh floral aromas and bright red fruit flavors.

Yia Yia's Chalk Hill Wine Dinner

Chalk Hill Wine Dinner

Yia Yias Euro Bistro

8115 E. 21st N, East Wichita

Tuesday, Jan. 26th @ 6:30

$75 Per Person

RSVP: 316.634.1000

The true essence of Chalk Hill is its estate, a unique corner of California wine country. Here the quest for quality is the basis for all winemaking decisions on the Chalk Hill Estate. The vineyardists coax Mother Nature to create perfect fruit that, once harvested, is delivered to the winery with only the most delicate touches.

Yia Yia's Chef Jeremy Wade and Sommelier John Michael showcase Chalk Hill wines with exceptional taste.  These pairings are an exquisite match and will exceed your highest expectations.  What a great opportunity to try an impressive array of varietals from the renowned Chalk Hill Winery. 

2007 Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay

93 Points Wine Spectator

"Bold, rich and full-bodied, with succulent fig, apricot, smoky oak and roasted marshmallow flavors that are complex and distinctive, finishing with a long, intricate finish and subtle flavor notes."

2007 Chalk Hill Estate Sauvignon Blanc 

90 Points Wine Advocate

"Two super efforts from the Sauvignon grape include the 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, which offers notes of honeyed grapefruit and white citrus in a medium-bodied, fresh, lively style with good texture as well as a crisp finish."

2006 Chalk Hill Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

90+ Points Wine Advocate 

"The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon reveals slightly sweeter black fruits, more body and length, and a richer, fuller style. Finesse allied with substance as well as authoritative varietal flavor suggest it should keep for 15+ years."

Hyatt's Italitan Wine Tasting

Italian Wine Tasting & Tapas 
Harvest Kitchen & Bar
Hyatt Regency Wichita

400 W. Waterman
Thursday, Dec 10th at 6:30

$45 Person

RSVP 316.613.6300

Travel through Italy and experience the wonderful cuisine of the Mediterranean with freshly made tapas and taste 9 different styles of old-world wine. Join us for a fun filled evening with guest speaker, Lance Loschen of Palm Bay Imports who will educate and entertain us with his vast knowledge of Italian wines.

Here is a preview of the fantastic wines that be tasting:

• Cavit Lunetta Prosecco
• Bottega Vinia Pinot Grigio
• Feudi Falanghia Sannio
• Poliziano Montepulicano
• Rocca Delle Macia Sangiovese
• Castello Di Fonterutoli Badiola
  
• Belgurado Serrata
• Rocca Delle Macie Chianti DOCG
• Bertani Amarone
  

Recipe of the Week

Vanilla Root Beer Honey Bourbon Turkey Glaze Recipe

By Chef Benjamin George with Caffe Moderne

2 cans root beer
1 cup Seagram's 7 Crown Dark Honey Whiskey
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
2 tsp bitters
2 tbsp steak sauce (A1)
1 tsp hot sauce (Texas Petes or Franks Red Hot)

To make the glaze, place all the ingredients for the glaze in a 6-quart pot or larger, and cook over medium high heat. Bring the contents of the pot to a boil, stirrng often to dissolve the sugar.  Once the mixture has come to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and allow it to reduce to a glaze consistency, about 25 to 30 minutes longer.  Remove the glaze from the stove and strain through a fine mesh strainer.  Reserve and keep warm, until ready to use.

Bourbon or Whiskey can add a distinctive flavor to both savory and sweet recipes without making you tipsy.  To check out more interesting recipes like these go to Cooking With Booze.

Holiday Drink Recipes with Segrams 7 Crown Dark Honey Whiskey

By Mixologist Nolan Corne with Sumo by Nambara

Naughty Santa Cocktail

1 oz Baileys Irish Creme
1 oz Seagrams 7 Crown Dark Honey Whiskey
1/4 oz Coffee Liqueur
Topped with rootbeer, shake vigorously, pour into a Holiday Tulip glass and top with a dash of cinnamon

Wishes & Kisses Martini

1 1/4 oz Seagrams 7 Crown Dark Honey Whiskey
1/2 oz Strawberry Puree
splash sour
splash champagne
splash of simple syrup
Shake vigorously and pour into a chilled sugar-rimmed Martini glass.

Cin & Spice Cocktail

2 oz Seagrams 7 Crown Dark Honey Whiskey
1 oz  orange juice
1/2 oz cinnamon liquer
1/4 oz fresh lemon juice
Shake and pour into a tall Collins glass and garnish with a long cinnamon stick.

Click here for more traditional recipes made with Seagrams 7 Crown Dark Honey Bourbon

Empire Restaurant Week

Experience Great Wichita Dining during Empire Restaurant Week 

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"What are Prix Fixe Menus?"

Although prix fixe, commonly pronounced 'prefix', menus are common in Europe, they're still somewhat of a novelty to most Americans. A prix fixe menu is simply a collection of pre-determined items presented as a multi course meal at a set price. For instance, one evening, a restaurant may offer a prix fixe menu of escargot for the first course, beef bourguignon for the second course, a cheese platter for the third course, and crème brûlée for the dessert course. Most Parisian restaurants will actually offer two or three prix fixe options to diners. Unlike in American restaurants, diners are usually only provided with set dinner options on a paper menu. Prix fixe menus allow the restaurant to only focus on a small arrays of options which help keep cost down.  This style of service also has a large emphasis on highlighting fresh seasonal produce.

UPTOWN BISTRO : 301 N Mead St : Old Town Square : RSVP 316.262.3232  You will be astounded by the quality and value that you can get with Uptown Bistro's Prix Fixe Menu.  Featuring American cuisine with a creative French Mediterranean Bistro twist in a sophisticated casual atmosphere. With each course Chef Brian Managers creates an entree that harmoniously compliments the featured wines. This experience comes highly recommended.  For a limited time you can taste 3 6oz. glasses of wine for $12.  Not only are you getting great value but the wines offered are seriously delicious as well.
Sterling Vintner's Chardonnay, Central Coast, 2007
Bright, enticing aromas of tropical fruit, green apple and white flowers, followed by well-rounded flavors of melon, peach, and fig cupped by vanilla and spice and mouth-filling creaminess. 

Milbrandt Traditions Merlot, Washington State, 2006 

90pts & Best Buy Wine Enthusiast
It is deeply colored and ripe with plums, cherries, toasted oak and blackberries. Rich, ripe and generous, it is smooth, sleek and very approachable.
Angeline Pinot Noir, California, 2007
Ripe sweet cherry and strawberry aromas in the bouquet with vanilla and spice adding layers of complexity. Velvety fruit and plump round tannins fill your mouth leading to a smooth finish with a mysterious smoky flavor. 

OENO WINE BAR : 330 N Mead St Ste 100 : Old Town Square : RSVP 316.440.5000

Oeno is the premier wine bar of Wichita nestled in downtown's Oldtown Square. With low seating, comfortable suede leather couches and seats, low lights and diverse music in the background, Oenos provides a premium luxury feel in a modern envirnoment. Don't let the fact the Oenos only serves appertizers fool you.  Try their Prix Fixe menu and you will see for yourself how rich and deliciously filling the food fare is.  A 3 course dinner and 3 course wine pairing for $30 make this choice spot-on! 
Penfolds Koonunga Hills Chardonnay, Australia, 2007
90pts Wine News & 88pts Wine Spectator
Aromas of lifted citrus blossom and freshly crushed nectarine are surrounded by subtle spicy nougat oak. A vanilla and malt creaminess deepens the palate, and provides complexity. Subtle citrus like acid ensures a refreshing finish. 

Hayman & Hill Cabernet, Napa Valley, 2006 

"Best American Wines...Cabernet" Food & Wine Magazine
Big and Rich, this is a truly expressive Napa Cabernet. Rich chocolate with blueberry and raspberry notes, subtle hints of tobacco and leather and the classic dust & berry you find on the nose of most Napa Cabernets.
Rosenblum Cuvee Zinfandel, California 2006 

"Best American Wines...Zinfandel" Food & Wine Magazine 

Aromas of black cherry, blackberry and raspberry, as will as spice and vanilla overtones.  Medium-bodied and replete with acidity.

SABOR LATIN BAR & GRILL : 309 N Mead St : Old Town Square : RSVP 316.201.4880 or 720 N. Webb : The Waterfront : RSVP 316.927.2267
"Tango with your Taste Buds" is the theme for Sabor Latin Grill who features a unique blend of South American Cuisine that is rich in tradition and flavor. As soon as you enter you feel the vibrant beat of the culture and the energy of the restaurant.  Its no wonder why inspiration moves Chef Jason Febres to create such unique and exotic cuisine. With his Venezuelan intuition he naturally understands how to pair these hot upcoming wines. 
Callia Torrontes, Argentina, 2007
Bright yellow with greenish tints. On the nose, A delicate aroma with floral notes of roses and orange trees.  Exotic and well-balanced in the mouth; very fresh, with balanced acidity. 
Colores Del Sol Malbec, Argentina, 2006
Enticing aromas and robust flavors of dark cherry, juicy blackberry, and delicate rose petals. Sweet oak and mocha notes, with hints of smoke, glide over rounded tannins for a bold, full bodied wine. 
Voga Sparkling Pinot Grigio, Italy, 2007
A light golden color and fine perlage give way to aromas of white blossoms and ripe fruit.  It is very smooth in the mouth with yummy flavors and a citrusy finish.