Shango for years hid its fine Cajun menu in it's previous iteration as the Coffee Bean CafE. After a makeover, the restaurant now offers a fine and stylie dining.
Tonight Shango is presenting it's first "Fall Harvest Wine Dinner".
Five Courses Paired With Five Wines
- Soup: Wild mushroom bisque with lump crab and a truffle oil drizzle.
GRENACHE/SYRAH J.Vidal Fleury 2000 (Rhone) - Salad: Prosciutto, fig, golden beet and roasted walnut arugula salad with a pomegranate vinaigrette.
PINOT BLANC RESERVE Pierre Sparr 2002 (Alsace) - Appetizer: Roasted duck, butternut squash risotto with pear chutney and a pumpkin oil drizzle.
MALBEC Septima 2003 (Argentina) - Entree: Maytag blue cheese crusted fillet of sirloin, with mashed parsnips, swiss chard, spaghetti squash and a port reduction.
CABERNET/MERLOT/SYRAH Artesa Elements 2001 (California) - Dessert: Warm apple and quince tart with ginger ice cream garnished with roasted pistachios.
LATE HARVEST REISLING Cave Spring Winery (Canada)
Also check out our Shango review.