Crab & Beer Dinner with John Shields

Event Date: 
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 6:30pm to 9:30pm
RSVP Required
Beer Dinner
Food & Drink
Cost:
$65.00
Included Items: 
talk, reception, multi-course meal with beer pairings

CELEBRATE SUMMER AT WILDFIRE WITH A CHESAPEAKE BAY CRAB & THREE NOTCH’D BREWING COMPANY BEER DINNER

FEATURING PBS HOST, COOKBOOK AUTHOR AND RESTAURATEUR JOHN SHIELDS

Join us at Wildfire, Tysons Galleria, 3rd floor, McLean, VA, on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, for a special evening with John Shields, author of Chesapeake Bay Cooking, host of the PBS series Coastal Cooking, and owner of the renowned Gertrude’s in Baltimore, as he shares his passion for the Chesapeake region and its outstanding cuisine.

This annual event includes the opportunity to work alongside John as he leads guests through the technique of opening their own steamed Maryland Blue Crab.  Shields will also offer tips on selecting and cooking the different parts of the Chesapeake’s legendary crustacean. The crab picking will be followed by three more courses created and prepared by Executive Chefs Moreno Espinoza and Edwin Amaya, and showcasing crab in a variety of uses, each paired with a beer from Virginia’s very own Three Notch’d Brewing Company.

This event begins at 6:30 p.m. and is priced at $65.00 per person plus tax (gratuity not included).  For more information or to make a reservation, please call Amanda or Erika at (703) 442-9110.

 

--Reception—

Maryland Style Blue Crabs

Old Bay seasoning

Three Notch’d Citra Wheat

 

--First Course—

Grilled Avocado & Blue Fin Crab Salad

harissa aioli, homemade whole wheat baguette

Three Notch’d 40 Mile IPA

 

--Main Course—

8 Spice Beef Tenderloin & Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab Imperial

shallot balsamic reduction

Three Notch’d Gray Ghost American Pale Ale

 

--Dessert—

Caramel Chocolate Cream Puffs

Bada Bing chocolate cherry sauce

Three Notch’d “Hydraulion” Irish Red