On Sunday, October 4 2009, guests at Cru Restaurant will be treated to a Riedel glass tasting, and a five-course dinner paired with premium wines from the Okanagan’s Mission Hill Family Estate. The $150 event will include a four-piece set of Riedel glassware for each guest to take home that retails for $148.

This event is a “perfect storm” of culinary quality: Cru earned the Best Small Plates award at the 2009 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards; Mission Hill Family Estate has been named Canada’s top winery three times; and Riedel sets the gold standard for wine glasses. Best Plates, Best Wines, Best Glasses.

The evening will be hosted by a Riedel representative, who will lead guests through a tasting of top wines in glassware that shows each varietal to its best advantage.

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Pan-seared Qualicum Bay Scallop
Organic Apple Relish and Yukon Gold Potato Crisp
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UBC Autumn Squash Velouté
Toasted Pecans and Maple Chantilly
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Braised Pork Belly
UBC Beets, Grilled Royal Trumpet Mushroom and Cinnamon Pinot Noir Syrup
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Oven Roasted Beef Tenderloin
Stilton Flan, Hazelnut Sablé, Haricot Vert and a Dried Cherry Merlot Jus
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“Tea & Cookies”
House-steeped Chai, Honey & Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Oatmeal Cookie Sandwich

Each guest will take home a boxed set of Riedel stemware including one each Riesling/Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet glass. The glassware retails for $148.

Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to enjoy the best in food and wine!

Sunday, October 4 2009
6:00 pm
$150 per person (includes take-home Riedel glassware)
also includes tax and gratuity

CRU Restaurant
1459 West Broadway, Vancouver

Reservations available by phone at 604-677-4111 or online at www.cru.ca