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Chicago Reader Presents Woodford Reserve “Reserve your Seat” Bourbon Dinner Series and Tasting
December 1, 2016 @6:30 pm-9:30 pm
$65
Raise your glass and grab your fork in celebration of the Chicago Reader and Woodford Reserve’s high-end summer dining series, “Reserve Your Seat”! This will be the final installment of the “Reserve Your Seat” series for 2016. Don’t miss out on your chance to attend.
MUST BE 21+ TO ATTEND
Event Overview:
This series will feature a mouth watering four course prix fixe menu created and prepared by Chef Austin Luchon of The J. Parker paired flawlessly with Beverage Director Kolin Juckins Woodford Reserve cocktail recipes. Chef and bartender will partner to draw out the best flavors in both dish and drink. Each attendee’s ticket will cover the dinner, four premium Woodford Reserve cocktails along with a Woodford Reserve tasting!
Menu:
1st Course
Dish – Fois gras profiterole, blue berry agrie doux, maple
Drink – “Millions of Peaches” – Woodford Reserve, Grilled Peach Jam, Canton Ginger Liquor, Peach Bitters, Lime
2nd Course
Dish – Roasted beet, ginger yogurt, fennel, orange vinaigrette
Drink – “The Liberal” – Woodford Rye, Carpano Antica, Bigallet China-China Amer, Orange Bitters
3rd Course
Dish – Smoked Manhattan beef loin, short rib marmalade, sweet potato anna, charred cipollini, mustard greens
Drink – “Battle of Lexington” – Smoked Woodford Double Oak, Sweet Vermouth, Maple, Cherry, Chocolate Bitters
4th Course
Dish – Mulled red wine poached pear, almonds, Sablé, creme anglaise
Drink – “Neat Pour of Woodford Reserve”