GREAT LAKES BREWERY and CHEF HOWARD DUBROVSKY
at L.A.B. RESTAURANT
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
For the second event in the Canadian Beer News Dinner Series, we celebrated the art of experimentation, as the adventurous beers of Great Lakes Brewery – including several rare and one-off brews – were paired with six courses of unique ‘cucina moleculare’ crafted by chef Howard Dubrovsky in the kitchen of his L.A.B. Restaurant.
MENU & PAIRINGS
Warm socca with herb seedling salad & dusted basil oil
Great Lakes Crazy Canuck Pale Ale
Duck three ways with Pompous Ass glaze, garlic kale & beet foam
or
Sour cream spätzle with parsley nage, wild mushrooms & garlic chips, under a dome with hickory smoke
Great Lakes Pompous Ass English Pale Ale
Fresh shellfish chowder in a nutmeg cream
or
Vegetable chowder with nutmeg, fennel, confit cipollini onions & celery root
Great Lakes No Chance With Miranda Saison
Deconstructed root vegetable tart with brie jelly & espuma of sultanas
Great Lakes/L.A.B./CBN Collaboration Brown Saison
Chinotto-braised short ribs with orange espuma & 5-grain date pilaf
or
Carrot risotto cake with molten cheddar centre & heirloom vegetables
Great Lakes/Zack Weinberg Kama Stoutra Curry Stout
Chocolate pot de crème with dulce de leche & tonka bean foam
Great Lakes Dude Where’s My Czar? Vanilla Bean Imperial Stout
MEDIA COVERAGE
Toronto Sun – Brew and Brie: Sometimes pairing beer with food is just the way to go
ABOUT THE EVENT PARTNERS
Founded in 1987 and independently owned by the Bulut family, Great Lakes Brewery is Toronto’s oldest craft brewery. After almost 20 years of producing exclusively lagers, the brewery launched Devil’s Pale Ale in 2006, and has since added a number of seasonal beers to its portfolio – including Green Tea Ale, Orange Peel Ale, Pumpkin Ale and Winter Ale – as well as a constantly growing list of limited edition and one-off beers, many of them served at the “Project X” open house events held each month at the brewery.
Known for his appearances on CBC’s Gill Deacon Show and other media, chef Howard Dubrovsky opened his restaurant L.A.B. (Live And Breathe) in Toronto’s Little Italy in 2010, and has gained rave reviews for his experimentation with what he describes as ‘cucina moleculare’: a new style of cooking where classic Italian fare is recreated with a modern, yet familiar style of molecular gastronomy.
Canadian Beer News is a website dedicated exclusively to coverage of Canada’s beer and brewing industry. Presenting news and information with minimal editorializing, CBN features announcements of new beer releases, brewery openings and closures, news about festivals and events, and other information from breweries all across the country.