Dinner at Monk’s; Gravity Head
Shoulda been there:
It seems not everybody was thrilled at Tomme Arthur of Pizza Port and Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing stuck to their wilder beers last week during a beer dinner at Monk’s Cafe in Philadelphia. But that doesn’t mean they didn’t have a good time. Nice recap at The Brew Lounge that makes you want to try the Tuna Wellington.
With all this beer on the table (and, there was quite a bit, yeow!), did I mention food?! Yes, I did. And, the food certainly held up its end of the night. Each course that I listed above was amazingly done, but perhaps none quite as much as the Tuna Wellington. Have you ever had Beef Wellington? Think of it, now replace the meat with a perfectly cut brick of pacific big-eye tuna. Pure heaven on a plate. Though, the table next to us did not appear to appreciate the dish quite as much as we did. Wonder if they noticed my fork in their plate
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Would like to be there:
The eighth edition of Gravity Head in New Albany, Indiana (yes, Indiana) begins Feb. 24. Every year we get an e-mail or two from somebody who’s just been and tell us to get there while [fill in the blank] is still on tap. One of these years we’ll make it.
If you’ll be in the midwest at February moves into March, consider stopping back. Meanwhile, read Roger Baylor’s recap for Gravity Heads from the past.
