Dinner & Wine - Eat, Drink & Learn!

Dinner & Wine - Eat, Drink & Learn!

Comm Ed - Culinary | Available

13000 Interstate 30 Little Rock, AR 72210 United States
CAHMI Restaurant
Beginner
11/20/2024 (one day)
5:45 PM-9:00 PM on Wed
$75.00

Dinner & Wine - Eat, Drink & Learn!

Comm Ed - Culinary | Available

Join us for an evening of fine dining while learning all about the delicious meal and paired wine! The Culinary Institute faculty and students of classes Food IV, Dining Room Operations, and Professional Beverage are partnering with Community Education to provide you with an amazing dinner experience where you will be introduced to basic wine pairing theories and how food interacts with different styles of wine.

Discount rate available for Pulaski Tech students, staff, faculty, and alumni; email kgustafson@uaptc.edu for the code.

Reception 5:45-6:15
Passed Appetizers
 
Lobster Galantine on House Made Flat Bread
Baked Brie and Fig Jam Tartlet
Bacon Wrapped Dates
Sparkling Wine Pairing: LaMarca Prosecco Luminore Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosececco Superiore

Bread Service & Charcuterie Board

Second Course
North Atlantic Halibut with Tropical Infused Beurre Blanc   
  Wine Pairing: Saint Clair Family Estate Dillon’s Point Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand

Third Course
House-Cured Duck Breast Sliced Medium-Rare with Black Cherry Demi-Glaze
Wine Pairing: MacMurry Estate Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Central Coast California

Main Course
Roast Rack of Lamb with Bordelaises Sauce Lyonnaise Potatoes with Asparagus
Wine Pairing: Frei Brothers Sonoma Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma County California

Dessert Course
Rhum Cake Caribe Demerara Glaze
Rum Pairing: Eldorsdo Rhum 12-Year Old Demerara Distillers Ltd. East Bank Demerara, Guyana 

  • Age Requirements: Ages 21 and up (alcohol is being consumed)
    Dietary Requests or Questions?  Please e-mail kgustafson@uaptc.edu
    Interested in a similar class for your next private event?  UA-PTC Community Education offers completely customizable classes and training for individuals, parties, groups, businesses, and industries of all sizes and disciplines. Please e-mail kgustafson@uaptc.edu for more information.
    Community Education Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued if registration is canceled at least 7 days prior to the start of class. Cancellations made less than 7 days from the class date, will not receive a refund unless the class spot can be sold. In the chance that UA-PTC must cancel a class, registrants will have the choice of receiving a full refund or transferring to another Community Education class.

Kenneth Lipsmeyer

Kenneth Lipsmeyer, DWS Ken Lipsmeyer’s love affair with wine began in the early 1980’s while a studying in Budapest. Friends in university were headed out to harvest grapes inviting Ken to join in. What followed was a week-long adventure of grape picking, wine making, and Hungarian Goulash made by camp fire while drinking Egar Bikaver, a local wine. That early experience preceded years of exploring wine regions across the globe including France, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Canada, and the USA. Much of this time, Ken worked in the industry as a Sommelier on cruise ships and in formal restaurants, including one that he owned, 9 Jones Restaurant, in New York City. Ken has been teaching and training about wine and spirits since the 1980’s. He has been a full-time wine instructor since 2010, when he joined Pulaski Tech’s Hospitality program. His credentials include certifications with several international wine-education organizations, but he is most proud of his Diploma of Wines and Spirits, awarded by the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. Ken’s philosophy of wine education is to start by understanding the flavor preference of one’s own palate and then try to understand the impact nature plays on wine so that students can better navigate the wine list and shelf to find wines they enjoy.

Joel Dekkers