Spaten ze Deutsch?
The Esplanade Biermarkt has always been a favourite of mine. Right from when it opened in 2001, it has always held a special place in my heart. Great beer, great staff and great food! The General Manager, Robert Medal is totally focused on the best beer experience and he fully understand the importance of a great chef to create the food to match the great beer line up. Enter Michael Cipollo. I love the food at the Biermarkt and more than that am even more impressed with Chef Mike than ever before. Why you ask? Read on....!
On Thursday, March 4, 2010, I had the pleasure of hosting the media launch of a fantastic German beer named Spaten. Quick tasting notes - (Helles style - means it will be light golden in colour and this particular beer has a bready, malty nose with a hint of citrus, the body is crisp with a bit more malt in the form of biscuit. The finish is crisp and full with some decent bitterness to help cleanse the palate.)
Chef Mike brought out 3 courses - the first was a charcutiere which featured some pork belly, weisswurst, sauerkraut (just like my Mom made it) and some warm potato salad. The second course was a fantastic schnitzel with a side of asparagus and a yukon gold mash. The final course was Granny Smith apple fritters that were a perfect portion - single bites dusted with a bit of cinnamon. Now Mike named it an Apfelkuchen but I and the other German guests know that a Kuchen is a cake not a morsel.
Amazingly, all three courses were well matched with Spaten. I say that because I would normally not pair a lager with a dessert - just not a thing I do. But I concede and bow to Chef Mike. Excellent pairing!!! The other thing I learned that day was that we often look at the the three C's of food pairing - Cut, Complement and Contrast. Mike taught me that he has added one more - Contradict. Now this is very cool and that to me means you should always test the boundaries. Nice lesson to learn for me and a big thanks to Mike, Rob and of course Erin McHattie who put the event on. I love beer and food but more than that, I love learning from others.
Get yourselves down to the Biermarkt and enjoy Spaten - an exclusive to the Biermarkt starting in a couple of weeks. Available for a limited time, Spaten will make you want to visit Germany and enjoy the splendours of one of the great brewing nations. Also, you will be able to enjoy the mastery of culinary cuisine as directed by Chef Michael Cipollo.
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On Thursday, March 4, 2010, I had the pleasure of hosting the media launch of a fantastic German beer named Spaten. Quick tasting notes - (Helles style - means it will be light golden in colour and this particular beer has a bready, malty nose with a hint of citrus, the body is crisp with a bit more malt in the form of biscuit. The finish is crisp and full with some decent bitterness to help cleanse the palate.)
Chef Mike brought out 3 courses - the first was a charcutiere which featured some pork belly, weisswurst, sauerkraut (just like my Mom made it) and some warm potato salad. The second course was a fantastic schnitzel with a side of asparagus and a yukon gold mash. The final course was Granny Smith apple fritters that were a perfect portion - single bites dusted with a bit of cinnamon. Now Mike named it an Apfelkuchen but I and the other German guests know that a Kuchen is a cake not a morsel.
Amazingly, all three courses were well matched with Spaten. I say that because I would normally not pair a lager with a dessert - just not a thing I do. But I concede and bow to Chef Mike. Excellent pairing!!! The other thing I learned that day was that we often look at the the three C's of food pairing - Cut, Complement and Contrast. Mike taught me that he has added one more - Contradict. Now this is very cool and that to me means you should always test the boundaries. Nice lesson to learn for me and a big thanks to Mike, Rob and of course Erin McHattie who put the event on. I love beer and food but more than that, I love learning from others.
Get yourselves down to the Biermarkt and enjoy Spaten - an exclusive to the Biermarkt starting in a couple of weeks. Available for a limited time, Spaten will make you want to visit Germany and enjoy the splendours of one of the great brewing nations. Also, you will be able to enjoy the mastery of culinary cuisine as directed by Chef Michael Cipollo.
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