Brasserie Du Vin February 2011 Events

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Miki Lee

Phone: (808) 779-7235

February 2011
Events
Three-Course Wine
Dinners – Every
Monday
Brasserie Du Vin
presents an informal three-course wine dinner every Monday evening. $49 (plus
tax and
gratuity). Seating at 6:00
pm and reservations recommended. (Three-course dinner also
available
without the wine
pairing.)

Monday | February
7
Bagna Cauda – A warm,
garlic anchovy truffle dip served with fresh seasonal
vegetables
Paired with
Cavallotto Barbera D’Alba Bricco Boschis Cuculo, Piedmont, Italy,
2004
Smoked duck on a salad of
endive, corn, and walnuts with a sherry walnut
dressing
Paired with Lamadrid
Torrontes, Mendoza, Argentina,
2009
Beef braised in red wine,
served with Hamakua mushrooms, baby carrots and pearl
onions
Paired with Roth Estate
Merlot, Anderson Valley, California, 2008

Monday | February
14
Note: The regular Monday
wine dinner will be replaced by a special Valentine’s Day menu.
See
below for
details.

Monday | February
21
Mozzarella, prosciutto and
eggplant terrine with a smoked-tomato vinaigrette and basil
oil
Paired with Planeta
‘La Segreta,’ Grecanico, Sicily IGT, Italy,
2009
Sweet potato and goat
cheese ravioli with a sage and golden raisin beurre
noisette
Paired with Evening
Land Beaujolais Villages (Gamay), Moulin-a Vent, France,
2008
Grilled venison
tenderloin on a sunchoke puree, and blueberry demi
glace
Pairing Palmina Dolcetto,
Santa Barbara County, California, 2009

Monday | February
28
Prunes soaked in brandy and
stuffed with foie gras
Paired
with Scharffenberger Brut, Anderson Valley, California,
NV
Lobster tossed with fresh
pasta, truffle, herbs and prosciutto, served au
gratin
Paired with Gauthier
Riesling, Santa Lucia Highlands, CA,
2009
Slow-roasted leg of lamb
braised with carrots, potatoes and natural
jus
Paired with Pallus Chinon
(Cabernet Franc), Loire Valley, France, 2008

Special
Events
February 14 |
Valentine’s Day – A Night for
Romance
In addition to their
regular dinner menu, Du Vin will be offering a special three course prix fixe
dinner,
each course paired with
wine. Just $60 per person.
For the
first course, choose from sesame-crusted ahi on a salad of hearts of palm and
blood orange, with
chili and chive
oil or braised short ribs on a beet and blue cheese risotto. Second course is a
choice of
roast quail stuffed with
cranberries, quinoa, walnuts and feta cheese on a nest of braised Swiss chard
or
pan-seared opakapaka over
glazed carrots, parsnips and asparagus. The third course is a dessert
made
for sharing, an
amaretto-chocolate cheesecake with blackberry gelée and chocolate
macaroons.
Taittinger Champagne
also on special for $50 per bottle. Seating is limited. For reservations call
545-
1115.

February 18 | Hops & Grinds Beer
Dinner Series
Offered the
third Friday of each month featuring unique pairings of artisan and craft beers
and a multicourse
course food
menu. Themes change monthly and dinners are hosted by beer aficionado
Andy
Baker. $50 per person (plus
tax and gratuity). Reception starts at 6:00 pm. Limited seating
and
reservations required. This
month, in keeping with Valentine’s Day, the theme is
“Strawberries,
Chocolates
and Red”.
Hamachi carpaccio
garnished with Molokai sea salt, sea asparagus and infused
oils
Paired with Eel River
Blonde Ale
Foie gras mousse on
crostini with raspberry
gastrique
Paired with
Lindermans Framboise
Hearts of
palm, frisee, blood orange, dates, almonds and radishes with sherry balsamic
dressing
Paired with Samuel
Smith’s Strawberry
Ale
Jidori free-range chicken
breast with a lilikoi glaze served with a truffle potato
puree
Paired with Hawaii Nui
Sunset Amber Ale
Chocolate stout
layer cake with a dark chocolate
frosting
Paired with Rouge
Double Chocolate Stout

Behind the Cellar
Door
A revamped regular wine
event focusing on learning and tasting. Behind the Cellar Door starts at
6:30
pm. $25 plus tax and
gratuity. Includes a selection of appetizers du jour to complement featured
wines.
Seating is limited and
reservations strongly recommended. This month:

February 3 | How to Navigate a Wine
List (and find the great
values)
With Valentine’s
Day coming up, it might be a good time to learn to spot the value wines on a
list.
Every restaurant has a few
wines that are steals; let’s figure out what they are. In the process,
we’ill
drink value wines
from around the world.

February 10 | Loire
Valley
Learn why the Loire
Valley is such an interesting wine region. Specifically, we will explore the
main
grapes of Loire, including
Cabernet Franc (Chinon) and Sauvignon Blanc (Pouilly Fume), along
with
Melon de Bourgogne
(Muscadet), and Pinot Noir (Sancerre).

February 17 |
Sherry
Sherry ranges from dry
to sweet. And because of this it pairs well with a range of foods.
Let’s
investigate sherry:
fino; amontillado; palo cortado; oloroso dulce; pedro ximenez.

February 24 | Obscure Italian
Grapes
Have you ever heard of
Galiopo? How about Cannenou? Malvasia? This week we’ll explore
a
number of Italian grapes that,
while less known than Nebbiolo or Sangiovese, remain
accessible,
likeable, and a great
value.

Sessions @ Du Vin – Every
Wednesday Night
Sessions @ Du
Vin is a weekly showcase of live, local musicians. Performers change weekly.
Music
starts at 7:00 pm. No
cover.

February 2 | Descarga Moderna. A
modern-day Cuban jam session, with Latin jazz and
Afro-Cuban
rhythms and vocals,
featuring master drummer Richard Marquez.

February 9 | Mango Season. With
Curtis Kamiya on vocals and guitar, Annie Kamiya on vocals
and
percussion, and Matt Snow on
vocals and bass. A blend of traditional Hawaiian music and R &
B.

Febraury 16 | The Hot Club of
Hulaville. With Sonny Silva, his band and Ginai. A crowd
favorite,
presenting Gypsy and
European jazz, along with classic American jazz and show tunes.

February 23 | Dennis Wilson Quintet.
Classic jazz interpretations with Dennis Wilson on
trumpet
and cornet, Danny Caparoso
on jazz guitar, Chris Roth on upright bass, Ethan Capone on piano,
and
Chuck James on
drums.

Tuesdays | For Wine Lovers –
Half-Off Tuesdays
From 6:00 pm
until closing, select any bottle of wine listed on Du Vin’s extensive wine
menu (excluding
reserve bottles)
and enjoy the bottle for half-off!

Saturdays | Open House with Ginai.
The lovely and talented Ginai performs every Saturday at Du
Vin.
Each week she’s be
joined by different talented musical guest artists. Music starts at 9:00 pm. No
cover.

Saturdays | Brunch
Menu
Every Saturday Du Vin
offers a changing selection of brunch items, such as Eggs Benedict and
French
Toast. Available with the
regular lunch menu all day, from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm.

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