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If you’ve been looking for a great excuse to join in the thrill of Cider Week NY, tonight is the night you’ve been waiting for. John Belliveau-Flores, co-owner of Rowan Imports, will be sampling from several Spanish and American ciders. The tasting is free (yes, you read that right!), although we hope your tastebuds will be sufficiently tantalized to order more cider from our extensive list of interesting and unusual brews. Among the ciders John will be pouring:

• Castanon – an unfiltered, natural ciders from the region of Asturias, made with only wild yeast.
• Villacubera – light and floral, the only single varietal cider produced in Spain.
• Espanar – Dry and complex, similar to a white wine.  2012 winner of the Alimentaria Food and Beverage Expo for cider.
• Hidden Star- Sparkling, slightly sweet American cider.  (not made in the champagne style)
• Slyboro Iced Special Reserve – Sweet American iced cider, absolutely delicious.

We anticipate John will be in the house at 6 p.m., and we’ll have our regular bar/menu service available all night long. Come out and get your cider on!

We’re in the middle of Cider Week NY, and Jimmy’s No. 43 has a $10 Tuesday Tasting of ciders to enjoy. Among your tastes (we start promptly at 7:30 p.m. this evening) will be:

• Oliver’s Herefordshire Perry (4.8% ABV)
• Oliver’s Herfordshire Dry Cider (6.6% ABV)
• Etienne Dupont Cuvee Colette
• Farnum Hill Dooryard
• Farnum Hill Extra Dry
• Farnum Hill Kingston black single variety

In addition, tomorrow night John Belliveau-Flores, co-owner of Rowan Imports, will sample Spanish cider. Enjoy Basque options (still TBA) from a traditional, funky cider; a “new expression” cider very similar to a white wine; a sparkling cider made in the champagnoise method; and a very sweet dessert cider similar to a port.

As always, the regular bar/restaurant service will be available, but for those who want to partake of Cider Week, we’ve got plenty of ciders to choose from!

Tomorrow we’ll be part of the kick-off for Cider Week  NY when we head over to Williamsburg for the Harvest Beer & Cider Sessions. There will be two general sessions (from noon-3 p.m. and 6-9 p.m.) with a $20 general admission that covers cider samples from regional cideries, food samples plus one craft beer (additional craft beer available for purchase). Or join in a private tasting seminar with Greg Hall of Virtue Ciders (at 3 p.m.) or Steve Wood of Farnum Hill Ciders (4 p.m.). It’s a full day of cider goodness. We hope you’ll join us. Detailed information can be found here.

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? No matter your linguistic prowess, you’ll love this week’s Thursday Tap™: a 5.1% ABV “Cloister” Oktoberfest/Märzen beer by Klosterbrauerei in Bavaria. We’ll serve this interesting and unusual beer from a gravity cask as part of our on-going Oktoberfest celebration. We’ll have the Worker’s Special ($20 for a large plate and two mini-mugs of beer) and oysters, along with the rest of the regular bar/restaurant menu. Jimmy taps at 5 p.m.

October is National Chili Month and to celebrate New York’s only all-chili restaurant, Lucky 777 Chili Parlor is helping us host New York’s Best Amateur Chili Cook-Off. On October 14th (Sunday) from 1-3 p.m. guests will sample, compare and judge amateur chili cooks finest representation of one of America’s oldest comfort foods.

Participating cooks can go as wild or as tame as they wish and they don’t have to be filled with just meat…. vegetarian chili (like Lucky 777’s) can hold it’s own against even the most meat-heavy chili. (If you’re a last-minute entrant, e-mail Mckenzie to get in to the competition!)

Top prizes will be awarded to The People’s Choice and The Judge’s Choice. In addition to claiming glory of the best amateur chili in NYC, the winner of Peoples Choice will receive a gift certificate to Lucky 777 Chili and Jimmy’s No. 43, and a post-event write-up on both sponsors’ websites. The Judges Choice winner will receive a gift certificate to Lucky 777 Chili and Jimmy’s No. 43. All chefs will receive a $20 gift card, and Seamless has donated $5 gift cards to first 100 attendees!

Tickets are $20 for unlimited chili tastings, fresh baked cornbread muffins and a voucher for a free Lucky Taco at Lucky 777 Chili’s store. Our extensive beer and wine list will be available for purchase separately (regular brunch/bar service will be available during the event). Bobby Do Tube is the MC for the cook-off. All proceeds from this event will benefit God’s Love We Deliver and their expansion campaign.