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!