Philly Beer Week Diary
Sunday - It’s over. I’ll admit, I coasted on the last day and only attended the final beer dinner at Monk’s Cafe. Owner Tom Peters and chef Adam Glickman, as expected, pulled out all the stops with dishes from previous Michael Jackson dinners:
- Scallop w/ Duvel burre blanc. Duvel
- Smoked sweetbread dumpling w/ truffle sabayon. 3 Fonteinen Oude Gueuze.
- Foie Gras & Port Salut cheese phyllo with apple compote. Grottenbier.
- Pan-seared red snapper with watercress sauce. Saison Dupont.
- Roddenbach Osso Bucco with spring vegetables, duchesse potato. Rodenbach Grand Cru.
- Belgian chocolate ckae, mini blood orange cheesecake. Westvleteren 12.
Tom had several of the diners speak about their memories of Michael, which was a nice tribute. I pointed out how Philly (and I, personally) had benefited from Tom’s long friendship with Michael. The city’s unparalleled Belgian city is at least partly due to Tom’s efforts to host Michael on many occasions with spectacular beer dinners.
Also on Sunday, Mrs. Sixpack attended the Belgian Cafe Yak Fest (otherwise known as the Ladies Beer Tea). Here’s what us guys missed:
- New Belgium Eric’s Ale.
- Pancake topped with smoked duck, shrimp croquette, summer roll, fried mussels. Dupont Avec Les Bon Voeux.
- Tea sandwiches. Slaapmutske Triple Nightcap.
- Chocolate mousse tarts, grilled fruit kabobs, sugar cookies, lemon bars. Rogue Chocolate Stout & Lindemans Framboise.
Y’know, that doesn’t exactly sound like chick beer…
Anyhow, all that’s left to PBW is empty kegs and post mortems. After 10 solid days of beer-drinking, this will be my dryest St. Paddy’s Day since 1973.
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