This Week at Zingerman’s 2/3/15
Brews, Brats, & The Brinery at Zingerman’s Creamery
Local fermented vegetable luminaries The Brinery make some of the best sauerkraut and pickles around! Paired up with the fresh sausage offerings from Detroit’s own Corridor Sausage Co, we’ll heat up a frosty winter night with amazing sauerkraut, good brews, and tasty brats. Stop by the Creamery on Friday, February 6th, 6pm, for toasty night of belly-warming savory treats!
Mastering Mozzarella at Zingerman’s Creamery
Come and learn the secret to making terrific fresh mozzarella from the experts! Stop by the Creamery on Saturday, February 7, at 2pm, and we’ll show you the ins and outs of making this simple, yet delicious cheese. You’ll learn how to pull balls of fresh mozzarella from curd, stretch string cheese, and create rich, creamy burrata. Perfect on pizza, super on a salad, or amazing on its own, this versatile cheese is as much to make as it is to eat. Adults and children over 12 are welcome. Don’t miss it!
Comparative Cupping at Zingerman’s Coffee Company
Sample coffees from the Africa, Central and South Americas, and the Asian Pacific. We will taste and evaluate these coffees using the techniques and tools used by professional tasters. This is an eye-opening tour of the world of coffee. Sunday, February 8th, 1pm.
Secret Winter Garden Dinner at Cornman Farms
You might never guess it, but in the depths of winter, we’re growing great things at Cornman Farms! Our hoophouse and greenhouse foster an almost magical array of plants, including microgreens, radish shoots, corn shoots, and sunflower shoots, plus the best spinach and kale you’ll ever taste. On Sunday, February 8th, 4pm, we’ll be featuring these incredible greens for our fourth Farm-to-Fork dinner, complemented with salt-cured whitefish, venison and pork belly, and accompanied by sauerkraut and winter-dug Jerusalem artichokes. Prior to dinner, we’ll hold an optional, interactive presentation with Mark Baerwolf, our Produce Manager, and throw in a warm winter cocktail for your enjoyment. Don’t miss this in-depth look at Cornman Farms’ secret winter garden!
Chocolate Gelato Tasting at Zingerman’s Creamery
Join Zingerman’s Creamery gelato-makers Josh and Guy on a Valentine’s Eve tasty tour of our lovely chocolate gelati offerings. We’ll will try some our all-time favorites like Rocky Ride (hand-made marshmallows & butter-roasted peanuts), Chocolate Turtle (Argentine Dulce de leche & butter-roasted pecans), as well as some newer, more adventurous flavors like Chocolate Balsamic Strawberry (strawberries in a piquant balsamic vinegar syrup) and Stoneground and Smoked (smoked chocolate chunks & toasted almonds). We’ll also provide a couple of unique adult beverages for those that wish to partake, and guests will see how our gelato is made on a tour of the production area with Josh and Guy. Friday, February 13th, 6pm.
Rum & Chocolate Valentine’s Cocktail Hour – Two Sessions!
There is no better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with rum and chocolate! Come and find out what rum & chocolate have in common. We will taste three hand-selected rums and a special rum concoction, that pair deliciously with chocolate. The perfect complement to a dinner with your sweetheart. Friday, February 13th.
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New Orleans Dinner at Zingerman’s Roadhouse
The Roadhouse celebrates one of our favorite cities and cuisines with our annual Mardi Gras New Orleans Dinner, this year highlighting New Holland Brewing Company’s finest beers and beverages. Fred Bueltmann, a.k.a. The New Holland Brewing Beervangelist, has paired his favorite beers with our favorite oysters for a five course meal sure to leave you feeling full and satisfied. While our celebration may be a bit tamer then then one happening 1000 miles south, we’ll make the Roadhouse the next best place to be if you can’t make it to New Orleans.. Tuesday, February 17th, 7pm.
Pot Pie Pop-In at Zingerman’s Events on 4th
Join us Wednesday, February 18, 5-930pm to celebrate Pot Pie Season 2015!
No reservation needed, just stop by Zingerman’s Events on Fourth.
Menu:
• Traditional Wedge Salad – A chilled wedge of iceberg lettuce, tomato, applewood smoked bacon, blue cheese dressing and diced green onion. $4
• Beer Cheese Soup with Popped Corn – $6
Zingerman’s Pot Pies (each pie is made with handmade butter crust) $10/each
Choose from:
• Classic Chicken Pot Pie – Free range chicken, chunks of carrot, celery, potatoes, onions, and herbs.
• Fungi Pot Pie – Vegetarian – Michigan Maitake mushrooms and Tantré Farm organic Shiitake mushrooms with a little Balinese long pepper.
• The Red Brick Beef Pot Pie – Chunks of Ernst Farm natural beef, carrots, potatoes, and fresh herbs.
Dessert:
• Warm Cinnamon Apple Crisp w/ a scoop of vanilla gelato from Zingerman’s Creamery. $5
Beverages:
Wines, Michigan beer, and a full bar available.
FREE Admission!
Cheese Mastery Class #5: Cheddar
On Friday, February 20, 6pm, Creamery Managing Partner Aubrey Thomason shares the history of Cheddar in this fifth session of the Cheese Mastery Class. Cheddar is the most well-known and popular of the milled curd cheeses throughout the Western world. The milled curd style was created in Britain, and is also used (sparingly) by the French. Aubrey takes us through beginnings of this ubiquitous cheese in the English village of Cheddar, the definition of the Cheddaring process, and it’s implications for cheese production in the centuries to come. How did a style with such humble beginnings end up conquering the western world? We will discuss milled curd technology, texture, and flavor, as we taste our way through some classic examples of this popular cheese style. Don’t miss it!
Mastering Mozzarella at Zingerman’s Creamery
Come and learn the secret to making terrific fresh mozzarella from the experts! Stop by the Creamery on Saturday, February 21, at 2pm, and we’ll show you the ins and outs of making this simple, yet delicious cheese. You’ll learn how to pull balls of fresh mozzarella from curd, stretch string cheese, and create rich, creamy burrata. Perfect on pizza, super on a salad, or amazing on its own, this versatile cheese is as much to make as it is to eat. Adults and children over 12 are welcome. Don’t miss it!
Zingerman’s First Annual Wedding Show at Cornman Farms
On Saturday, February 21, 1pm – 5pm, Zingerman’s is bringing our preferred wedding vendors together in our beautifully restored 19th century barn and event space to help guests make their Zingerman’s wedding a distinctive event with memories to last a lifetime. Brides- (and Grooms!) -to-be will discover the extra special touches and amenities that make Corman Farms a unique venue for a beautiful, intimate ceremony and joyous reception.
We’ll be serving delicious samples of food and beverages from our famous kitchens, and guests will have the opportunity to meet event and food catering experts from just about all of the Zingerman’s businesses. Attendees will enjoy a relaxing afternoon chatting with some of the very best in the business.
Zingerman’s brings our signature creativity and cleverness to the table, and our preferred vendors include florists, photographers, planners, apparel and transportation experts – all dedicated to creating a memorable wedding day.
Zingerman’s Wedding Show is the culmination of decades of experience in bringing the right tone and flavor to gatherings, parties, nuptials, and celebrations of all sizes.
Please join us!
See you soon!
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