Reinventing wine dinners to make them more socially distantβwhile still maxed out on innovation and extravaganceβhas been challenging for club chefs. Smoked olive oil-poached plum, blue cheese custard, charred radicchio, and walnut-citrus emulsion by Matthew Blazey, Executive Chef, Lexington Ky.
Country Club. Country Club LCC , began planning for a slate of wine dinners as things began to reopen, he wondered if less would be more.
Pre-pandemic, the headcount at an LCC wine dinner would soar above Such a crowd prevented Blazey from developing intricate menus with personalized touches.
Our reservations and waitlists are selling out almost immediately. Midland Texas Country Club is running a similar playbook with the size of its wine dinners this year. And we can spend more time explaining the pairings and the reasons the flavors work, as well as how each dish is prepared.
Over the past few months, Midland CC has seen many new faces participating in its wine dinners. In response, Lesnick and his team are exploring a new catalogue of ingredients and cooking methods. Midland has enjoyed so much success with these wine dinners that Lesnick is planning to parlay the success into more wine-centric events that are casual and easier to access. Cricket Club.
