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Afternoon Snacks
On Monday's Afternoon Snacks we've got lobster tastings, white wine tutorials and a new coffee shop in Point Breeze
Afternoon Snacks
A new coffee shop for Point Breeze, lobster tasting menu and white wine intensives all today on Afternoon Snacks.
A second location of OFC Coffee House is opening tomorrow at 2001 Federal St. Point Breezers can look forward to coffee from local roasters Green Street Coffee and pastries from the neighboring Sweet Life bakery. The coffee shop will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
From Wednesday, August 22 to Friday, August 24th, the tasting menu at Meritage (500 South 20th St.) is an ode to David Foster Wallace's preferred crustacean, the lobster. The five course menu is going for $39 a head plus an optional $20 wine pairing option. Here's a look at the clawed lineup:
Amuse
Lobster & Apple Fritter, Curry Emulsion
1st Course
Lobster Roll, sungold Tomato Salad, Spicy Corn Relish
2nd Course
Lobster Bisque, Shrimp & Lobster Shumai
3rd Course
Butter Poached Lobster, Braised Short Rib, Potato Galette, Bordelaise
4th Course
Flourless Chocolate Cake, salted Caramel, peanut butter swirl ice cream
Over at Tria, this week is all about upping your wine wine intel. Today Summer of Riesling celebrations are continuing in the wine room (3131 Walnut St.) with Drink.Think. A cool $7 gets you two 3-ounce pours of Austrian and German Rieslings to compare side by side. No reservations necessary, just stop by any time from 4 to 11 p.m.
Tomorrow the Washington West (1137 Spruce St.) location is hosting a Txakolina tasting at 4 p.m. Three styles of this lightly effervescent Basque white from De Maison Selections will be poured from a porrone.
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