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For the fifth straight year, October is Dining Month on OnMilwaukee.com, presented by Concordia University. All month, we're stuffed with restaurant reviews, delectable features, chef profiles and unique articles on everything food, as well as the winners of our "Best of Dining 2011."
Tomorrow is Wednesday in Milwaukee, so, of course, you've got at least two gourmet wine dinners to choose from.
Option one is "An Evening Out on the Town" with Zarletti and The Belmont Tavern, at 6 p.m. Cost is $65 per person plus tax and gratuity. The event begins at The Belmont Tavern, 784 N. Jefferson St., for a wine reception from 6:30 until 8. Then, the party moves to Zarletti, 741 N. Milwaukee St., for a three-course wine dinner of Zarletti specialties paired with Italian wines.
Afterward, it's back to the Belmont to enjoy some live music.
Among the dishes: roasted butternut squash ravioli, osso bucco and tagliata alla fiorentina.
Among the wines you'll taste: Pieropan, 2009 Soave Classico Veneto; Zuani, 2009 Collio Bianco Friuli; Vietti, 2008 Nebbiolo "Perbacco" Piemonte; and Li Veli, 2009 Primitivo "Montecoco" Puglia.
Call (414) 225-0000 to make a reservation.
Option two: head over to Bacchus, 925 E. Wells St., at 6:30 p.m., for a wine dinner with Oregon's Domaine Serene winery and general manager Allan Carter.
Sample four of Domaine Serene's acclaimed pinot noirs and a chardonnay – all of which Robert Parker and Wine Spectator have rated above 90 – during the five-course meal that includes, Loch Duart Salmon with lentils, veal jus and celery root; roasted Magret duck with mushrooms, brussels sprouts, and a cranberry-red wine duck sauce; roasted ribeye with sweet potato, crispy artichokes and parmesan butter; and, for dessert, a lemon cake with oranges, vanilla ice cream and walnuts.
Cost is $150 per person plus tax and gratuity.
Or you could stay home and watch the Cardinals and Rangers ... yawn.
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kbgodfrey | Oct. 18, 2011 at 10:57 a.m. (report)
Option Three is a Bier Dinner with Duvel Singel, La Chouffe Houblon, Maredsous Bruin and Liefmans Goudenband at Cafe Hollander-Downer Avenue. Event starts at 7pm and is $40 per person (for food and bier). For reservations, call 414-963-6366
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