COMMITTEE LAUNCHES MEDITERRANEAN WINE DINNER SERIES

Wednesday, February 3, 2015

7:00 PM – 9:00PM

Consulting Wine Director Lauren Friel, Consulting Chef Diane Kochilas and General Manager Demetri Tsolakis are taking guests on a trip to the Mediterranean with a monthly dinner series featuring the flavors of the region. On the first Wednesday of every month (beginning with February 3) Committee will host a five-course wine dinner inspired by the flavors of a different Mediterranean area, paired with wines from the region. Diners will delight in the educational component of the dinners as award-winning wine expert Lauren Friel shares her extensive knowledge of Mediterranean wines.

Upcoming Mediterranean Wine Dinner themes include Macedonia (February 3) Peloponnese (March 2), Eastern Europe (April 6), Crete (May 4), and Santorini (June 1).

The menu for the Macedonia dinner on Wednesday, February 3 is as follows:

First Course

Grilled Leeks

Sweet-savory prune vinaigrette, shaved kasseri cheese

Kir-Yianni ‘Akakies (Naoussa, Greece)

Second Course

Goumenissa Winter Squash Pie

Feta-rolled phyllo, herbs

Ktima Pavlidis ‘Thema (Drama, Greece)

Third Course

Braised Octopus

Ktima Gerovassiliou Malagousia (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Fourth Course

Macedonian Meatballs

Prunes, walnuts, tomato wine sauce

Thymiopoulos ‘Uranos (Naoussa, Greece)

Fifth Course

Grilled Loukaniko

Smoked manouri, roasted florina pepper coulis

Ktima Gerovassiliou ‘Avaton (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Dessert

Pineapple Ravani

House-made Rakomelo

Seats for the wine dinner will be $125 per person (tax and gratuity included). Reservations are required in advance, please call the restaurant directly at 617.737.5051 to make a reservation.

Committee

50 Northern Ave

Boston, MA 02210