FireHouse Grill & Brewery Brewmaster’s Dinner at California Cafe Palo Alto

Two standouts in the South Bay craft beer community link up this Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., as California Cafe Palo Alto hosts another of their ever popular Brewmaster Dinners. This month’s dinner features Sunnyvale’s FireHouse Grill & Brewery and their award-winning brewmaster, Steve Donohue.

The final menu will become available tomorrow on the California Cafe Palo Alto events page. Here’s a look at the tentative menu:

FIRST COURSE

Seared Day Boat Scallop

Vanilla-Grapefruit Butter, Pepper Cress

Paired with St. Eve’s Belgesque Goldish Strong Revolutionary Ale

SECOND COURSE

Hefe Soaked Roast Chicken

Banana Mole, Pickled Papaya, Crisp Plantain Chip

Paired with Hefeweizen

THIRD COURSE

Coffee Crusted Angus Ribeye

Wild Mushroom Risotto, Blackberry-Liquorice Demi

Paired with Brendan’s Irish Stout

DESSERT COURSE

Hardly Glazed Plums

Pine Nut-Prune Chutney, Honey-Cinnamon Sabayon

Paired with Hardly Thomas Barley Wine

Brewmaster Steve Donohue has represented the South Bay well, having won a medal each of the past four years at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival. Dinner guests will have the good fortune of experiencing the creations of an award-winning brewmaster along with the mouth-watering dinner courses.

The dinner is $45.00 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. As recent Brewmasters Dinner events have sold out, call California Cafe Palo Alo at (650) 325-2233 to make your reservations as soon as possible.

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