IWFS Northern Illinois Dinner at Bonsoiree Cafe November 10

I've organized a dinner at Bonsoirée Café for the Northern Illinois Branch of the International Wine & Food Society, and I would love to have some interested forum participants attend. The information and the link is below. I hope you can attend!

Date of Event: Saturday, November 10, 2007
Start Time: 8:00 pm
Deadline to join: October 31st
Dinner: 7 Courses with 6 wines
Cost: $120 per person

Bonsoirée Café
2728 W. Armitage Ave..
Chicago, IL 60647

For further information, including how to sign up and pay, please visit the branch website at http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jdanza/Calendar%20of%20events.htm.

Here's the menu:

1st course: Lobster Bisque, lobster & oyster mushroom dumpling, chive oil
Wine: 2003 Alvear Fino en Rama sherry (Spain)

2nd & 3rd courses: Miniature Surf & Turf – Tempura shrimp and braised pork belly
Wine: 2002 Schramsberg Vineyard Blanc de Noirs sparkling wine (California)

4th course: Slow cooked rabbit, sage gnocchi, natural jus monte beurre
Wine: 2000 Domaine Schoffit Muscat (Alsace)

5th course: Pan roasted skate wing, grilled polenta cake, charred tomato sauce
Wine: 1999 Agapito Rico “Carchelo” (Jumilla, Spain)

6th course: Rosemary infused rack of lamb, green peppercorn risotto, cherry lamb demi glace
Wine: 1998 Merryvale Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

7th course: Banana bread pudding, fresh berries, white chocolate crème anglaise
Wine: 1993 Robert Weil Auslese (Mosel, Germany)

Regular or Decaf coffee, or tea

Hello all,

There are still a few seats avalable for this dinner at Bonsoiree. I would love to see some folks from the Forum give it a try. The link I left above will get you to some information with a way to pay by check. However, if you want to pay via credit card, you can do so using the Local Wine Events website at this link: http://www.localwineevents.com/Chicago-Wine/event-150444.html

I hope to see you there.

All the best,
John Danza