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Thursty Thursdays @ Max (May 2014)
By Brian Mitchell, Max Restaurant Group Corporate Beverage Director
Updated June 1, 2014
June marks the fifth month of features for the Max Restaurant Group’s Thursty Thursday promotions, and as usual we are changing things up for the month. Whether you are winding down your week or getting your weekend kicked-off, this is a great opportunity to discover the fabulous sections of beers, wine, and cocktails at each of our locations. Thursty Thursdays @ Max, just another great reason to join us.
Here is brief description of some of the promotion we are featuring throughout the month of May…
Max A Mia in Avon will be making use of its patio this month and featuring happy hour on the patio (as seating permits). We will have the classic Italian Negronis available for $5 (regularly $9), plus peach white or red wine sangria for $5, as well. AS one final addition we will also have $3 Back East Amber Ale pints available for Happy Hour. Max A Mia has also introduced a brand new Happy Hour menu for the month starting this week, so there is a lot going for Thursty Thursdays in June.
and Max Amore in Glastonbury, will each be going with what has become a fan favorite promotion for Thursty Thursdays, the 1/2-priced bottled wine offer. Come into Max a Mia or Max Amore on Thursdays, and enjoy a selection from our bottled wine list at 1/2 the normal price. Such a great value – with over 80 wines to choose from, you can have your pick from Italy, California and beyond. Chef Dave Stickney and the Max A Mia crew always have great choices on the menu, and ½-priced wines are just another reason to pay us a visit. As always the discount applies to bottled wine selections, only.
As a side note – Max A Mia will be closing this Thursday May 1, for a private party. 1/2 priced wines will be available during the day and we will be back to normal schedule for the next Thursday promo.
Max’s Tavern in Springfield is getting an early start to the Kentucky Derby this weekend by offering a special Pear Julep for Thursty Thursday drinking. Made with Four Roses Bourbon, this is slight twist on a classic southern cocktail featuring fresh mint, some pear flavoring and of course the Bourbon. Sweet and smooth, plus refreshing and so easy to drink. Come in and try one of our Spring favorites – the Pear Julep.
Max’s Oyster Bar in West Hartford will also be starting off its Derby Weekend early and offering $5 Russel’s Reserve Mint Juleps for Thursty Thursday, this week. A classic Mint Julep is great and it is even better when paired with a 1/2 pound of fresh Louisiana Crawfish. Thursty Thursday for May 1 is a minty julep and crawfish, all for $10. Your inner Bubba loves it!
As a preview to CT Craft Beer Week (May 11-18th) Max’s Oyster Bar will be running a (TBD) selection of CT only beers at $5 for Thursty Thursday, May 15. Plan ahead…
Max Fish in Glastonbury will be continuing the tropical drinking season by featuring more Tiki on Thursdays all month. We love rum filled drinks and as such we will be featuring a few at great prices on Thursdays, all featuring the most popular selling rum in the world (yes I said bestselling rum in the world) Tanduay, which is made in the Philippines and sells in huge volumes all around the Pacific. Now available in the US for the past few years, it is starting to gain great traction and is a perfect accompaniment to our Tiki drinks…
$5 Tiki Torch … a lovely fruit driven style of a cocktail featuring Tanduay Rum, passion fruit, and a splash of cranberry
$6 The Tremont. Think complex Rum Manhattan style cocktail…Tanduay Rum, Meletti amaro, Cinzano, and a dash of orange bitters
$7 Max’s Classic Painkiller. One of my favorite drinks – lovely coconut, orange juice and pineapple flavors mix with the barrel-aged Tanduay Rum flavors for a very drinkable drink that will make anyone more comfortable
$8 Palm Beach Hurricane – a real Tiki throwback, the Hurricane in this case is throwing a nod to our 10th newest location (The Cooper) which opens this month in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Tanduay rum, Caruba dark rum, oj, pineapple, grenadine – yum!
Max Downtown of Hartford will be offering three options for its Thursty Thursday line-up in June…
1) Meiomi Chardonnay for $10 a glass, the newest addition to the Wagner family’s
various productions.
2) Chef Hunter Morton’s’s Prosciutto and Pimiento grilled
cheese sandwich served with a Bluepoint Mosaic “Session” IPA for $8.00 (you get both for $8)
3) Or you could pick the Max Manhattan served on a “rock” for juts $5.
Anyway you look at it – three great offering at tremendous value from Max Downtown.
Max Burger in West Hartford will continue to offer 1/2-Priced Cans for Thursty Thursdays @ Max in May. C’mon in and take your pick of any of our canned brews and get them at a 50% discount, all day and all night. The canned beer has made a huge return among craft brewers over the past few years as many people have discovered that fresh beer really does taste better this way. One of the most damaging things for beer is light and the can provides the perfect vehicle for getting all the flavor the brew master intended to your glass (or just from the can). We agree and we also like the fact that this is a lighter and more eco-friendly way to transport beer. We have a growing selection of great canned brews from across America, so join us each Thursday in May to taste your way around the canned section.
Trumbull Kitchen in Hartford will be featuring a few fan favorites on menu selection for Thursty Thursday this May 1. Keeping it simple, Trumbull Kitchen will be featuring a Guinness Cheddar Burger for $5 or House-smoked wings for $.50 each, plus we will be rolling out Bar Manager Steve Temple’s famous Guinness Milkshakes for $5 (regularly $9), as well. Get a shake and Burger or wings for a great Thursty Thursday kick-off.
Guinness Cheddar Burger – All natural beef, stout onions, kettle chips $5
or
House Smoked BBQ Wings – Great hill blue cheese dip, celery sticks .50 per piece
This week Max Burger in Longmeadow, Ma, will be doing a 5pm tapping of the rare an lovely Spencer Trappist Ale, brewed at our one and only local Trappist Brewery in Spencer, Ma. (Keep in mind, there are only 9 Trappist Breweries in the entire world, and we are lucky ducks having one virtually in our back yard. We are even luckier because they allow us an allocation every so often of their glorious beer. Starting at 5pm, until it is gone – Spencer Trappist Ale, on draft at Max Burger Longmeadow.
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Marchtoberfest @ Max’s Tavern March 8th
We are very pleased to announce MARCHTOBERFEST, our newest Beer Fest at Max’s Tavern in Springfield. We have contacted our best and favorite breweries and beer vendors to pour some great beers (see the growing list below) on Saturday March 8th, from 2-6pm. A fun afternoon full of regional and American craft brews as well as some delicious Max food, music and fun. All to benefit a great cause – the Ronald McDonald House of Springfield.
Participating breweries (as of 2/14/14):
Innis & Gunn (Scotland)
Sam Adams (Boston, Mass)
Spencer Trappist Brewery (Spencer, Mass)
Old Burnside Brewing (East Hartford, Ct)
Berkshire Brewing Co (South Deerfield, Massachusetts)
Shipyard Brewing Co (Portland, Maine)
Foolproof Brewing Co (Pawtucket, Rhode Island)
Rising Tide Brewing Co (Portland, Maine)
Thomas Hooker Brewing Co (Bloomfield, Connecticut)
Grey Sail Brewing (Westerly, Rhode Island)
Peak Organic Brewing (Portland, Maine)
Baxter Brewing Co (Lewiston, Maine)
Tröegs Brewing Co (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
Oskar Blues Brewery (Lyons, Colorado)
Wachusett Brewing (Westminster, Massachusetts)
Sixpoint Brewery (Brooklyn (Redhook), New York)
Anchor Steam Brewing (San Francisco, California)
Clown Shoes Beer (Ipswich, Massachusetts)
Newburyport Brewing Co (Newburyport, Massachusetts)
Stone Brewing (Escondido, California)
Longtrail Brewing (Bridgewater, Vermont)
Otter Creek Brewing (Middlebury, Vermont)
Wolaver’s Organic Brewing (Middlebury, Vermont)
Narragansett Brewing Co (Narragansett, Rhode Island)
Belfast Bay Brewing Co (Belfast, Maine)
Coronado Brewing Co (Coronado, California)
Westfield River Brewing (Westfield, Massachusetts)
California Cider Co. ACE Ciders (Sebastopol, Ca)
Tickets are $40 per person with a portion of the proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Springfield. Buy tickets for Marchtoberfest on the Max Restaurant Group Website, at Max’s Tavern Springfield, or Max Burger in Longmeadow, Mass
Click here for more information and to buy tickets
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Thursty Thursday @ Max’s Trumbull Kitchen – Blue Margarita & Mole Pablano
Trumbull Kitchen in Hartford will be featuring this week a Blue Agave Maragarita & Mole Pablano for $6.
The TK classic El Jimador Blue Agave Margarita (one of our most popular drinks from the catalog), pair it with Chef Torla’s Pueblan-style Mole Poblano – tortillas, pumpkin seeds, queso fresca. All for $6, just this Thursday.
We love making tequila drinks and El Jimador is a great selection which we use for our standard drinks selection – it is made from 100% Blue Agave, and has a rich, salty, smokey taste, perfect for making classic styled margaritas. This drink has a touch of blue in it to add a twist to the classic. Perfect for the Mole Poblano.
At Max Restaurant Group we are very pleased to announce a new initiative at each of our locations: Thursty Thursdays @ Max. Come into any Max location on Thursdays and discover a great special only available that night. Each month our locations will have new promotion that will be available on Thursdays. These will change from week to week and month to month, so check back here or subscribe to our Social Media sites to get the latest updates on what we are offering. Some of the creative offering may include drink and food specials, half-priced wines, or special tastings – the choices are limitless and are designed to give our loyal patrons another great reason to join us. Whether you are winding down your week or getting your weekend kicked-off, this is a great opportunity to discover the fabulous sections of beers, wine, and cocktails at each of our locations.
Thursty Thursdays @ Max, just another great reason to join us.
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Thursty Thursdays @ Max’s Oyster Bar – Local Brews with Local Seafood
Max’s Oyster Bar in West Hartford will be offering a regional pairing of Local Brews with Local Seafood. Each week in February we will pick a New England region and pair a selection of local seafood along with a local craft brew from that area. Starting this week for Thursty Thursday @ Max, we will be promoting Bluepoint Brewing Co from Patchogue, NY, along with a 1/2 dozen plate of Bluepoint Oysters, all for $9. What better way to celebrate local farming than with local seasonal products and great local brews.
Upcoming specials may include Thimble Island Brewing with Thimble Island Clams, Narraganset Brewing with Rhode Island Oysters, Harpoon Brewing with Massachusetts Oysters, Maine Brewing Company with Maine Lobsters , Rogue Ale with Washington State Oysters, or whatever combination we can think of.
At Max Restaurant Group we are very pleased to announce a new initiative at each of our locations: Thursty Thursdays @ Max. Come into any Max location on Thursdays and discover a great special only available that night. Each month our locations will have new promotion that will be available on Thursdays. These will change from week to week and month to month, so check back here or subscribe to our Social Media sites to get the latest updates on what we are offering. Some of the creative offering may include drink and food specials, half-priced wines, or special tastings – the choices are limitless and are designed to give our loyal patrons another great reason to join us. Whether you are winding down your week or getting your weekend kicked-off, this is a great opportunity to discover the fabulous sections of beers, wine, and cocktails at each of our locations.
Thursty Thursdays @ Max, just another great reason to join us.
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Thursty Thursdays @ Max A Mia – Vino e Salumi
Max A Mia in Avon will be offering for Thursty Thursday Vino e Salumi. Each Thursday in February we will pick a new wine from our list and offer it by the glass along with a Chef’s selction salumi plate – all for $15. And our intention is to showcase the best of what we have. This Thursday we will be pouring the fabulous Prudittori di Barbaresco 2008 Barbaresco, one of the most famous selections from Piemonte, and a truly delicious wine (normally sold for $20 / glass), along with a classic salumi plate put together by chef David Stickney.
At Max Restaurant Group we are very pleased to announce a new initiative at each of our locations: Thursty Thursdays @ Max. Come into any Max location on Thursdays and discover a great special only available that night. Each month our locations will have new promotion that will be available on Thursdays. These will change from week to week and month to month, so check back here or subscribe to our Social Media sites to get the latest updates on what we are offering. Some of the creative offering may include drink and food specials, half-priced wines, or special tastings – the choices are limitless and are designed to give our loyal patrons another great reason to join us. Whether you are winding down your week or getting your weekend kicked-off, this is a great opportunity to discover the fabulous sections of beers, wine, and cocktails at each of our locations.
Thursty Thursdays @ Max, just another great reason to join us.
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Thursty Thursday @ Max Fish – Pick Your Draft + Oysters for $9
Max Fish in Glastonbury will be offering a Pick Your Draft + Oysters promotion. We will be featuring a 1/2 dozen fresh oysters along with a pick your draft selection, all for $9. There are few better combinations than fresh, briny oysters and craft beer – get them both at a great price on Thursdays at Max Fish.
At Max Restaurant Group we are very pleased to announce a new initiative at each of our locations: Thursty Thursdays @ Max. Come into any Max location on Thursdays and discover a great special only available that night. Each month our locations will have new promotion that will be available on Thursdays. These will change from week to week and month to month, so check back here or subscribe to our Social Media sites to get the latest updates on what we are offering. Some of the creative offering may include drink and food specials, half-priced wines, or special tastings – the choices are limitless and are designed to give our loyal patrons another great reason to join us. Whether you are winding down your week or getting your weekend kicked-off, this is a great opportunity to discover the fabulous sections of beers, wine, and cocktails at each of our locations.
Thursty Thursdays @ Max, just another great reason to join us.
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America’s First Trappist ale @ Max Burger Longmeadow
by Brian Mitchell, Corporate Beverage Director for Max Restaurant Group
When a club has only eight members in the entire world, you can call it exclusive. Well one club of eight has just added a new member. The St. Joseph’s Abbey of Spencer Massachusetts, has launched a new brewery which is to become the ninth brewery in the world to be allowed to make Trappist Ales. (This is the same abbey that makes the Trappist Preserves label of jams.)
An order of Cistercian monks descended from an order begun in 1098 in France, the modern day monks are carrying on the tradition of generations before them by making beer and brewing an integral part of the “business” of the monastery. By definition, all Trappist beers must be made under the watch of monks within the grounds of a Trappist abbey, and proceeds must go back into the running and operational benefits of the abbey. At one time there were nearly 200 Trappist breweries, but today there are only eight, or now nine.
The first beer brewed by the Spencer Brewery is the Spencer American Trappist Ale, and Max Burger in Longmeadow, Mass, has been fortunate enough to get a couple of the first cases. We will be offering these, while they last, in the 11.2 oz bottle size. At 6.5% abv, this is a classic Belgian ale with a slightly cloudy soft golden color, medium-body and , bright and crisp on the palate and a smooth finish with just a touch of hops.
The Spencer beers are produced under the guidance of the Chimay Brewery (one of the other nine Trappist Breweries), from which advisers from Belgium have traveled to the US in order to get the new brewery up and running.
The word is that we will also be able to get some of the first kegs available from the new brewery by the end of the month and we will update then when we know more accurately what and when. Suffice it to say, though, that we are very excited to be participating in this point in beer history. Come in and be a part of it as well.
Click here to visit the brewery website
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Victory Brewing Dinner @ Max’s Oyster Bar Feb 6th
Craft beer is one of the great pleasures in life, and when you put it together with a great meal, can you claim Victory? Without a doubt!
Take a break from the winter chill and claim your victory on February 6th with a great selection of Victory Brewing craft beers paired with the exceptional cuisine of Max’s Oyster Bar Chef Scott Miller. We love doing beer dinners and when we can pair up with a great selection of our favorite beers, it makes it just that much better…
VICTORY BREWING CO.
CRAFT BEER DINNER
Thursday February 6th, 2014
6:30 PM RECEPTION
Victory Prima Pils
Spiced Hamachi Rolls | Grilled Pineapple | Shiso
Lemongrass Braised Short Rib “Fritters” | Ginger Beer Gastrique
Grilled Clam Flatbread | Fennel | Preserve Lemon
Victory Helios Farmhouse Ale
Melville Cheese & Roasted Cauliflower Gratin Pickled Onion | Sriracha Caviar | Mustard Greens
Victory Mad Kings Weiss
Cornmeal Fried Cod
Okra | Green Tabasco Aioli | Pork & Collards
Victory Hop Ranch Imperial IPA
Shrimp Meatballs
Curry | Eggplant | Yogurt | Cilantro
Victory V 12 Belgian Ale
Rellenos
Confit Chicken | Smoked Bean Puree | Chorizo Vinaigrette
Victory Dirt Wolf Double IPA
Smoked Beef Brisket
Dumplings | Pho Broth | Hoisen Side Car
Victory Old Horizontal Barley Wine
Blood Orange Panna Cotta
Yuzu Gelee | Pomegranate | Lemon Shortbread
Click here to visit Max’s Oyster Bar Website
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MBWH Brewery of the Month: Oskar Blues from Colorado
by Brian Mitchell, Corporate Beverage Director, Max Restaurant Group
Each Month Max Burger West Hartford has a brewery that we like to focus on and pay a little extra attention to. There are so many great craft breweries in the United States, at this point, that we feel it is important to support this effort and recognize the great brewers in and out of CT. For the month of September, we have chosen Oskar Blues Brewery from Longmont, Colorado, as our feature.
Why Oskar Blues??
The make great beer. At affordable prices. Only in cans (and kegs, which are big cans). They have a lot of fun doing it. We have a lot of fun drinking it.
Founded in 1997, by Dale Katechis, who now owns several related breweries and brew pubs, Oskar Blues made a statement by being the first craft brewery to “bottle” their brews in cans, rather than bottles. They are basically credited with starting what has become a national trend in brewing by using lighter weight, recyclable aluminium cans, kind of the way a lot of older styled brands were consumed. They also like to do things like Mountain Bike and Hike, and since cans are lighter than glass these beers are often found along for the ride.
Oskar Blues makes 6 different styles of beer:
- Dales Pale Ale (the first, 6.5%abv and lighter than an IPA),
- Old Chub Scotch Ale (8%abv and made with a variety of malts that lean toward the heavier side),
- G’Knight, a fuller style of beer that is brewed in honor of Gordon Knight, a Colorado firefighter who lost his life in 2002 (8.7%abv),
- Ten FIDY and Imperial Stout at about 10%abv, this is the seasonal’s seasonal as it is big and hearty
- Mama’s Little Yella Pils, which is a smaller batched Pilsner style made with German malts and Bavarian hops (5.3%abv)
- Gubna an Imperial IPA that is dry hopped and and comes in at 100 IBUs and 10%abv
Max Burger West Hartford will be featuring a selection of Oskar Blues Brews throughout the entire month of September, plus on the third Wednesday of the month, we have a very special keg that will be tapped at 5pm. Join us in person to taste and enjoy this great beer and all the others from Oskar Blues all month long in West Hartford.
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Max Burger WH Brewery of the Month: Hooker (Bloomfield, CT)
Each month Max Burger of West Hartford selects a brewery to feature and showcase special beers and drink nights around. For the month of July, the select Brewery of the Month is Thomas Hooker Brewery of Bloomfield, CT. The Max Restaurant Group has a close working relationship with the Hooker staff as they brew the Brewtus Maximus American Pale Ale, which is the house beer at the Max Group and the Pale Ale selection in the Hooker beer line-up.
Aside from Brewtus Maximus, Thomas Hooker beers will be on feature all month. Plus, there will be a special evening on Wednesday July 17, featuring small batch variations on some of Hooker’s regular beers, including a Rauch style Helles. The guys from Hooker came over to Max Burger last week and smoked some malts in the smoker at the restaurant. They have used this custom smoked malt as an ingredient in this very limited production version of the Munich Helles Rauch Bier, which is a “lighter” style smoked lager beer perfect for summer and smoked/grilled meats.
Here is how the brewery describes the beer – Munich dark, pilsen and vienna malts blended with special grains smoked right on site at Max Burger. This light style lager has a smokey flavor with a bready finish. This sessionable lager is sure to please a variety of palates. ABV 5%
The concept for this style and the quality of the Hooker products can be attributed to the two brewers at the company. These are two young but experienced brewers that have recently joined forces at Hooker and are making huge strides in quality and taste improvements. They have a smaller brew system for making variations on their regular line plus some test batches. The future is bright for Thomas Hooker Brewery and their brewmaster, Stephen Andrews, and his assistant Sean Piels (see their bio’s below).
Another Hooker beer that you will find on draft throughout the month at Max Burger is the Hooker Spinster XPA – the Spinster name comes from the fact that this is a single hop varietal Ale, hence the Spinster…Single…get it? Tasty though, not mean and nasty.
Here is what they says about this one…
Dry Hopped Spinster XPA (cask conditioned)- We took our newest creation, the Spinster XPA, and dry hopped with Mosaic and Citra hops. The unfiltered XPA’s citrus aroma from late addition Summit hops blends with the Mosaic’s mango and lemon notes as well as the Citra’s tropical tones. ABV 4.8%
Meet the Brewers…
Stephen Andrews – Head Brewer
A graduate of Chicago’s World Brewing Academy International Diploma in Brewing Technology Program at Siebel Institute of Technology and Doemen’s Academy in Munich, Germany, Stephen also has a degree from the London based Institute of Brewing and Distilling. While studying and training as a brewer, Stephen’s travels have brought him to Bavaria, Austria, Belgium, England and an expansive tour of Germany. During his time in Germany, he trained in authentic German styles using a 7 barrel Steinecker brewing system. Back in the states, this Simsbury local joined the Thomas Hooker team in early 2011, where he has brought a wealth of creativity and brewing knowledge.
Sean Piel – Brewer
A graduate of Brewlab School of British Brewing Technology, Sean first found his passion for beer home brewing with his father at a young age. After attending Brewlab, Sean traveled to Belgium, Scotland and Ireland. Sean ended up spending time living in England and Germany to learn about different breweries, techniques of brewing and different beers. He rounded out his stay in Europe with a year long internship at Stoettner Brewing Company in Pfaffenburg, Germany. Upon his return to his native Connecticut, Sean came on board as a brewer at Thomas Hooker Brewing Company in the end of 2012.
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Patio Dinner at Max A Mia – June 17 Wine from Piedmont
We are pleased to announce that the 2013 Summer Patio Dinner Series at Max A Mia in Avon, will kick off with a regional dinner focusing on the wines of Piemonte in Northwest Italy, featuring the wines of Marchesi di Barolo, one of the most historic properties in the entire region.
It is at Marchesi di Barolo that the modern style of Barolo was created in the mid-1800s, and is today where innovation and tradition combine to move the region forward with stylish wines. Chef David Stickney from Max A Mia has created a pairing menu that highlights his modern approach to classic northern Italian cuisine served along the selections from Marchesi di Barolo. David Rudman, Wine Specialist from Brescome Barton, Inc, will be on hand to discuss the wines. This is the first of a monthly series at Max A Mia, and the plan is to hold the dinner on our patio, which seats about 40. Please make your reservations early as we expect this event to sell-out quickly.
Max A Mia Presents an Italian Regional Wine Dinner
Featuring Piemonte and the wines of Marchesi di Barolo
Monday June 17, 2013 – 6:30
With Special Guest David Rudman of Brescome Barton, Importers & Distributors
I
-Marchesi di Barolo Gavi, 2010-
Veal loin carpaccio, morel mushroom salad,
ruccola, tonatto aioli, Reggiano cookie
II
– Marchesi di Barolo Barbera Monferrato Maraia, 2010 –
Cacciatorini agnolotti, green onion pesto, cured
olives, castelmagno cheese
III
– Marchesi di Barolo Dolcetto d’Alba Madonna, 2009 –
Cotechino & carnaroli stuffed quail, crispy
lardo polenta, bing cherry fresca
IV
-Marchesi di Barolo Barolo Cru Sarmassa, 2006 –
Braised Piemontese oxtail, saffron spatzle,
horseradish greens, marrow demi
V
-Marchesi di Barolo Moscato d’Asti Zagara, nv-
Fritto misto dolce, nutella brodetto
$68.00 per person, not including tax & gratuity
Seating will be on the patio and is limited. In the event of inclement weather the event will be held in Max a Mia’s main dining room.
Please call Max A Mia in Avon for reservations
860-677-6299
70 East Main Street, Avon, Ct
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Follow-Up to 2 x Italian Winemaker Dinner at Max Amore
Last night at Max Amore Ristorante in Glastonbury, over 30 guests were treated to a fabulous dinner and the wines of two of Italy’s favorite winemakers. Chef Ted Burnett was on his game with a menu that touched on both traditional Italian cuisine as well as influences with a modern twist (see the menu below).
Guests were also treated to wine coming from both the north of Italy as well as the far south. Starting and finishing with the Prosecco from Primo Franco, a third generation winemaker from the heart of the Prosecco region and his family estate called Nino Franco Winery. Delicious wines that, as Primo pointed out, “are a way of life and can be great anytime of the day or night as they are light and refreshing”.
In between guests were treated to the deliciously fruit driven wines of Diego Cusumano from Sicily. From the youthful and value priced Nero d’Avola (a wine featured on the Max Amore wine list) to the fabulous blend of Nero d’Avola and Syrah called Benuara, to the final wine, a 100% Nero d’Avola called Segana, which is sourced from the best vineyards at Cusumano Winery, these wines were as good as it gets.
Next up at Max Amore, Chef Burnett teams up with Max Restaurant Group Beverage Director Brian Mitchell to present a Max Wine & Food School Seminar, theme: Regional Italian Wines and Cheeses. Feb 11th. See the Max Restaurant Group website Calendar for full details.
Primo Franco
head of the famed Prosecco house in Venuto, Italy
NINO FRANCO &
Diego Cusumano
of the respected Sicilian winery
CUSUMANO WINERY
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 – 6:30pm
menu created by Executive Chef Ted Burnett
RECEPTION
Prosecco ~ Rustico Nino Franco
COURSE I
Scallop Crudo
Frescobaldi extra virgin olive oil | sea salt
Cusumano ~ Insolio Sicilia, 2010
COURSE II
Berkshire Black Sopressata
grana padano | rustic crostini
Cusumano ~ Nero D’Avola, 2011
COURSE III
Calamari alla Sicily
kalamata olives | capers | melted anchovies | basil |
San Marzano | toasted polenta cake
Cusumano Benuara ~ Nero D’Avola, Syrah, 2010
COURSE IV
Five Hour Roasted Duck
sweet fennel Italian sausage | duck fat with house made linguine | ricotta salata
Cusumano Sagana ~ Nero D’Avola, 2008
DOLCE
Cannoli
sicilian impastata ricotta | candied oranges
Prosecco ~ Nino Franco Valdobbiadene, 2009
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