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Mark Tigges
Member
Username: Mtigges
Post Number: 174
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 12:02 am: | 
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Not sure how many of you know about or care about James Beard and his house, but this was interesting to me. Lumiere is a restaurant in my hometown that I try to go as often as my collection of toonies and loonies allows me. It is by almost all accounts an excellent restaurant. The almost comes in by the fact that their excellent somelier and cellar is not matched by any kind of impressive beer.
The chef of Lumiere (who is becoming a TV star here in Canada) was recently invited to cook at the Beard house (which is a VERY big deal among chefs). He served two Unibroue beers.
La Fin du Monde
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http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/2004/07/001.shtml |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 714
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 11:28 am: |
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Of course each of these beers is a very worthy example of the Belgian strong golden ale and Belgian strong dark ale style respectively, as well as the fact that they could be paired with food as successfully as any wine. I consider them both a treasure. |
Denny Conn
Senior Member
Username: Denny
Post Number: 3621
Registered: 01-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 06:28 pm: |
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The whole concept of the Beard House rocks! Several Oregon chefs, including a couple from Eugene, prepared a meal there not too long ago. They served Oregon wines, though, not beers.
LIfe begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Bill Aimonetti
Member
Username: Zuchinnicat
Post Number: 233
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 07:46 pm: |
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>They served Oregon wines, though, not beers.
Probably because Oregon beers leave your mouth numb from hop resins preventing full enjoynment of the food paired with it. |
Mark Tigges
Member
Username: Mtigges
Post Number: 177
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 11:22 pm: |
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I made a mistake! It's even more impressive, the two beers mentioned above were paired with a course of Quebec cheeses. There was also a course of appetizers in which the pairing choices were Ephemere (apple) and Blanche de Chambly.
I hope the next time I go to Lumiere there will be a selection of beers paired with each course! |
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