You know who makes good cheese? People in Wisconsin. I’m pretty familiar with it, because my roommate in NYC came from Muscoda, and her parents own a dairy. They would send us boxes of cheddar almost every month, and we ate most of it, because we had no money. Also because the cheese was so delicious.
On July 30, Abacus restaurant is hosting a Wisconsin Cheese and Wine Dinner. Master cheesemaker Sid Cook and Deerfield Ranch Winery owner Robert Rex are bringing their wares to the restaurant, and chef Kent Rathbun is crafting a four-course dinner that incorporates the cheeses and pairs with the wines. Think cheddar and Shiner Bock beer soup and grilled veal filet with Gran Canaria scalloped potatoes.
Interested? Email or call Jessica Binder to RSVP. [email protected] or (608) 241-4141 ext. 266.
Update: Please call Donna Tanner, [email protected] or (469) 867-3681 to RSVP.
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Wisconsin Cheese and Wine Dinner
with Master Cheesemaker Sid Cook
and Robert Rex, owner and winemaker of Deerfield Ranch Winery
July 30 6:30 PM
PASSED
Raw Milk Gouda and Wild Mushroom Vol au Vent
Featuring Holland Family Cheese:
Marieke’s Raw Milk Gouda
Gruyère, Spinach and Caramelized Onion Tart
Featuring Roth Kase Cheese:
Grand Cru™ Gruyère Surchoix and
Sartori Cheese:
Sartori’s SarVecchio™ Parmesan
Deerfield Ranch, Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley 2002
1ST COURSE
Cheddar and Shiner Bock Beer Soup, Garlic Spinach,
Bellavitano Reserve Cheese Sticks
Featuring Carr Valley Cheese:
Mammoth Cheddar and
Sartori Cheese:
Bellavitano Reserve
Deerfield Ranch, Merlot Cuvee, 2004
2ND COURSE
Wood Roasted Chicken and Tubetti, Ader Käse Reserve,
Fava Beans, House Dried Tomatoes
Featuring Seymour Dairy:
Ader Käse Reserve™
Deerfield Ranch, Super T-Rex, North Coast 2002
3RD COURSE
Wood Grilled Veal Filet, Gran Canaria Scalloped Potatoes,
Golden Raisin – Port Wine Glaze
Featuring Carr Valley Cheese:
Gran Canaria
Deerfield Ranch, Syrah, Ladi’s Vineyard 2002
4TH COURSE
Baked Petit Freres, Blackberry – Sage Jam, Cardona Cheese Ice Cream
Featuring Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese:
Petit Frères® and
Featuring Carr Valley Cheese:
Cardona
Deerfield Ranch, Zinfandel, Buchignani Garcia Vineyard 2004
