It’s OK to whine about the summer heat, but drink some wine while you’re at it.
Maynards Market & Kitchen’s Summer Wine Tour is stopping in France for a Northern France wine dinner from 7 – 9 p.m. on Friday, June 22.
This week’s French cuisine is being crafted by the restaurant’s executive chef Brian Smith, who will also be accompanied by Mike Galkin from Action Beverages.
Seats are $60 per person, plus tax and gratuity.
If you can’t make it out to this dinner, there’s plenty of other stops on the Summer Wine Tour in the following months.
Northern France Wine Dinner Menu
First Course
- Compressed Melon – with edamame puree, camembert, vanilla-champagne vinaigrette, frisee, black pepper, and olive crumble
- Paired with a Charles Bove Sparkling Rosé de Touraine (from Loire, France)
Second Course
- Roasted Sea Bass – with mussels, merguez sausage, braised cabbage, bread crumbs, tarragon, and tomato broth
- Paired with a 2015 Kuentz-Bas Pinot Noir (from Alsace, France)
Third Course
- Warm Fig Tart – with pistachio, calvados ice cream, and coco nib tuille
- Paired with a 2016 La Forcine Vouvray (from Loire, France)
Maynards Market & Kitchen is located on 400 N. Toole Ave. For more information, call (520) 545-0577 or visit maynardstucson.com.
Article written by:
Matt Sterner
More about MattAt a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.
He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.
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