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Annual Food & Wine Symposium at Princeton Bar & Grill

Posted April 13th, 2012

The Office of Institutional Advancement is hosting the fifth annual Food & Wine Symposium at the Princeton Bar & Grill in Avalon, NJ on Saturday, April 21. The evening will feature seven courses of elegant international cuisine, each paired with a wine selected by International Wine Educator, Dr. John Mahoney. The event begins with the pouring of Marques de La Tour Rose at 6:00 PM sharp. The courses and wine pairings are as follows:

Course 1: Marinated Watermelon Steak with Pink Peppercorn Rub – Casal Garcia Rose Vinho Verde

Course 2: Winter Corn Chowder with Chipotle Smoked Bacon – Educated Guess Chardonnay

Course 3: Cracked Black Pepper Orecchietti with Peas, Asparagus, Butter Lettuce, and Prosciutto – Posis Montepulciano

Course 4: Green Apple Gelatto

Course 5: Seared Sea Scallops with Lemongrass Emulsion and Basil, Mint, and Cilantro Salad – Marques de Riscal Rueda

Course 6: Coffee and Brown Sugar-Rubbed Pork Loin with Port Wine Dijon Demi-Glace – Chapoutier Cote du Rhone Rouge “Belleruche”

Course 7: Ebony and Ivory Mousse in Phyllo with Raspberry Coulis – Tomasello Red Raspberry

The $75.00 cost for the event includes the food, wine, tax, and gratuity. Seating for this event is limited. Please RSVP by April 18. For reservations, please send your check payable to St. Augustine Preparatory Presidential Grant Fund, 611 Cedar Avenue, Richland, NJ, 08350. For further questions, please contact Mrs. Linda Pine atMrs.Pine@hermits.com.