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Season Opener Cork and Fork

  • The Coffee Grounds 4212 Southtowne Drive Eau Claire, WI, 54701 United States (map)

Cork and Fork is our three season series of five course dinners paired with wine (and sometimes something else fun). Each course is specially prepared to work with the flavors of the wines. Each night we will have a wine representative there to talk about the wines, the wineries, and how the wine and the food work together. We’re looking forward to this season as we already have three of the dates set with wine producers. See you soon!

For this Dinner we will have Elke joining us to pair some fantastic German wines with our meal. We know German Rieslings and Elke can definitely speak to those, but German wine is much more than that and she will be showing us wines from around Germany that show it’s full spectrum.

First Course: Squash purée with tamari, wild mushroom and toasted farro pilaf, seared pork shoulder with shaved Pecorino

served with Weingut Darting Durkheimer Pinot Meunier 2019

Second Course: Rustic sausages with shallots and caramelized apples

served with Dautel Estate Trollinger 2020

Third Course: Brined and roasted chicken with quinoa, fresh herb and chevre salad and toasted nut gremolata

served with Kruger-Rumpf Nahe Spatburgunder Rose Trocken

Fourth Course: Spiced and spicy potted shrimp with warm baguette

served with Leitz Dragonstone Riesling QbA 2021

Fifth Course: Brioche bread pudding with pear syrup and Cremeux de Bourgogne triple cream

served with Loosen Bros. Dr. L Sparkling Riesling

Menu is subject to change