Mama Louisa’s Italian Restaurant is throwing a Sierra Nevada beer pairing dinner from 6 – 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23.
If that doesn’t already entice you, chef Michael Elefante has invited over Mat Cable of Fresco Pizzeria & Pastaria to handcraft the delicious menu.
There are going to be four courses, each of which are paired with four of Sierra Nevada’s brews — including the Bigfoot Barley Wine Ale. The beast is packed with whole-cone Pacific Northwest hops, is vintage dated, and delivers a taste great enough to bring the Sasquatch out of hiding.
Seats are $40 a person and reservations can be made by calling (520) 790-4702.
Sierra Nevada Beer Pairing Dinner Menu
First Course
- Root Vegetable Bisque – with chilies and fried salsify
- Paired with the Otra Vez Agave Lime Sour
Second Course
- Burnt Flour Stuffed Shell – with beef cheek confit
- Paired with the Sierra Veza
Third Course
- Duck Braciola – with pickled mushroom risotto and charred ginger emulsion
- Paired with the Hazy Little Thing IPA
Fourth Course
- Dulce de Leche Stracciatella Nutella Semifreddo
- Paired with the Bigfoot Barley Wine Ale
Mama Louisa’s Italian Restaurant is located at 2041 S. Craycroft Rd. For more information, visit mamalouisas.com.
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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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