Yes, it’s brutally cold out, but the weekend offers a respite… both in temperature and in our kitchen, as cassoulet comes to town! Our favorite winter dish will be on the menu all month, thanks to visiting chef Annette Tomei, who will be creating several new cassoulets for guest of our weekend ticketed events, French Beer & Cassoulet with Shelton Brothers on Saturday, January 11, and our French Wine Prix Fixe Cassoulet Dinner, which will take place Monday, January 13, at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, Shelton Brothers’ Jim Barnes will host an intimate French beer tasting, with three cassoulets and brunch items to pair. The beer list includes:
– Au Baron Cuvée des Jonquilles
– Trou du Diable Grivoise de Noël
– Trou du Diable Cholie Fraulein
– Brasserie St. Germain Page 24 Brune
– Bourganel Bière au Nougat
– Mont Blanc La Rousse
– Pays Flamand/Nøgne Ø Prototype
– Cidrerie du Perche L’Hermetière Cidre Brut
– Cidrerie du Perche L’Hermetière Poiré
The tasting starts at 1 p.m.; tickets available here.
Monday’s Prix Fixe Dinner (tickets here) offers wines from the Laguedoc area of France to be paired with a Bistro Menu curated by Chef Annette. The wine (food pairings TBA) includes:
Viognier, Domain de Massaic (white)
Cru Beajolais, St. Amour (red)
Carignan “Noe” Old Vines, Domain Faillene Ste Marie (red)
Corbieres Rouge, Domain Faillene Ste Marie (red)
Deforville Moscato d’Asti (sparkling, sweet from Italy)
So come down to Jimmy’s No. 43 and get warm with cassoulet (and don’t forget, the Sixth Annual Cassoulet Cookoff – $30 at the door, includes one drink – takes place on Sunday, January 12, at 1 p.m.)!