Join us for An Evening Uncorked! Coming April 11 2015

Join us April 11 at 7 p.m. for An Evening Uncorked!  

Enjoy a lively evening with small bites prepared by chefs from southern New England's top establishments and carefully chosen wines from private cellars and top beverage purveyors. A feast for all your senses, explore the tastes, aromas, colors and sounds of this appetizing adventure.  This is a "foodie" event with wine tasting for the novice, the enthusiast, and connoisseur. Where else can you sample foods from these great chefs all under one roof?

This year’s small bites will be prepared by The Capital Grille, Chapel Grille, David Burke Prime Steakhouse, The Dorrance, Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, Just Ellen’s Inc., Luigi’s Restaurant and Gourmet Express, Matunuck Oyster Bar, Pot Au Feu, and desserts by Sin.

Wine tasting showcases domestic and international vineyards presented by M.S. Walker, Rhode Island Distributing Company, Martignetti Companies of Rhode Island, as well as carefully chosen bottles from private cellars. Craft beers are courtesy of Bucket Brewery and Foolproof Brewing.

Meet and mingle with celebrity guest Chef Nick Stellino of Cooking with Friends  (Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. on WSBE Learn). Raised in Palermo, Nick Stellino emigrated from Italy as a teen in 1975 and grew up to become a successful Wall Street stock broker. But when he found his passion in another kind of market, he traded in his Wall Street stocks for soup stocks, and has shared his passion for cooking great food with public television audiences ever since. That was 20 years ago!

Bring your cookbook and have Nick autograph it. Or you may order "Cooking with Nick Stellino" in advance of the event and Nick will autograph it at the event. Simply add the cookbook to your order when you get your tickets.

An Evening Uncorked! also boasts silent and live auctions of select boutique, cult, and collectible wines, gifts, and novel dining and travel experiences. New this year is a Wine Grab - buy a numbered cork, win the bottle with the same number. Everyone wins! Bottles range in value from $15 - $50. But two lucky people will each receive an outstanding bottle of wine valued at more than $75.

An Evening Uncorked! will be held at the spacious Pawtucket Armory, 172 Exchange Street, conveniently located off Interstate 95 in downtown Pawtucket, RI, near Pawtucket City Hall. Tickets are $85 per person and must be purchased in advance. Proceeds benefit WSBE Rhode Island PBS. Thank you for your support!

For more information, please visit our Web site.

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Gold Sponsors 

CVS Health   |   Gencorp Insurance Group

Benefactors 

 Bank of America 

Bank RI 

Centreville Bank 

Coventry Lumber 

Dimeo Construction Company 

Rentals Unlimited 

Santander Bank, N.A. 

 Patron Sponsors 

Arden Engineering Constructors, LLC 

Bernard and Heidi Buonanno 

Endurance Wealth Management 

Piccerelli Gilstein and Company, LLP 

RDW Group, Inc. 

The Wall Group of Wells Fargo Advisors 

Whelan, Corrente, Kinder and Siket LLP

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"So, what's on the menu?" you ask...

I just received the preliminary menu for the upcoming  An Evening Uncorked. I am so glad I already bought my ticket! Read more here about this February 6th event, to be held in The Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park.

OK - it's lunch time as I write this; I shouldn't tantalize you with talk of delicious food from some of RI's finest restaurants, and not spill the beans (ouch, bad pun), so I'll announce the menu.

These are the dishes our guest restaurants will be preparing for you. Each will be paired with just the right wines, courtesy of MS Walker.

(I will not be held responsible for your stomach growling or your mouth watering as you read on! Consider yourself forewarned.)

Berbere Seared Scallops over Zaalouk
1149 Restaurant
 

Deconstructed Stuffed Exotic Mushrooms

with Spinach and Smoked Gouda
Blaze Restaurant

Kona Beef
Capital Grille

Foie Gras Profiterole with Fig Gastrique
Gracie's

Sushi
Haruki

Braised Short Rib Stew
New Rivers

Gourmet Grilled Cheeses
3 Steeple Street

Slow-Braised Leg of Lamb

with White Beans and Rosemary
Nick’s on Broadway

Dessert Crepes
Pot Au Feu

    Slow-Braised Short Rib Stew,

Roasted Garlic Sour Cream, Toasted Crostini
Trio

Foie Gras and Shiitake Dumpling

5-Spice Duck Breast with

Asian Vegetables and Coconut Broth
Deli On The Square

Mini French Pastries
Just Ellen

The collectible wines up for auction are also pretty amazing. The food editor at the statewide newspaper wrote a nice article about the wines, and includes a great photo of the bottles.
(Side note: where ever you see references to "Channel 36" in the story, don't worry, it means us - WSBE Rhode Island PBS. "Channel 36" was our old name before we changed it back in 2003.)

Join us on February 6th at 7 PM.