Liquid Lent – Week 3: Vegetarian Prix Fixe Dinner, Belgian Beer 101 Tasting

Picture courtesy of Boozedancing.
Picture courtesy of Boozedancing.

As we continue on our Liquid Lent journey, tonight we’ll be having a “Meatless Monday” dinner, pairing Belgian-style beers to the following menu:

  • Assorted cheese toasts with cheese from Saxelby Cheesemongers
  • Carrots cooked in milk, over NY grits
  • “Mad for Turnips” – turnips three ways: pickled, roasted, au gratin
  • Wild mushroom ragout over polenta
  • And for dessert: Elvis tea sandwich bread pudding with peanut butter and honey
Exact beer match-ups tonight from these beers:

  • Crooked Stave, Vieille Artisanal Saison
  • Ommegang, Glimmerglass seasonal Saison
  • The Commons Brewery (from Portland, OR, and new to NYC), Urban Farmhouse Ale
  • Westmalle, Triple
  • Het Nest, Quadruppel

It’s not too late to join us: Tickets are still on sale online (here) or may be available at the door.

And if you’d like your Belgians with a more educational tone, tomorrow night’s $20 Tuesday Tasting will feature B. United leading a Belgian Beer 101 tasting. Beers to sample with complimentary cheese plates will include:
  • Ichetegem’s Grand Cru
  • Hansens Gueze
  • Glazen Toren Saison d’Erpe Mer
  • Baladin Noel
  • Cuvee Freddy
  • Barley Friska
So what are you waiting for? Get to Jimmy’s No. 43 and enjoy some Liquid Lent!