Monday, September 17, the Campus Club at the University of Minnesota will host Jazz88 FM’s monthly RestauranTour benefit dinner. It’s a winning combination – a talented chef, Mary Cashman (formerly of the No Wake Cafe), an interesting menu: heirloom tomato salad, fig-stuffed chicken roulade, and apple galette with thyme whipped cream, a reasonable price ($50 per person, including accompanying wines), and a worthy cause: public radio. And since KBEM-FM is a jazz radio station, there will be piano accompaniment by jazz pianist Alissa Wendelshafer of the U of M school of music.
I attended the last Jazz 88 Restaurant Tour, a Peruvian dinner prepared by chef Rachel Rubin at the LeDuc mansion in Hastings, and had a terrific time. For reservations or more information, contact Kevin Barnes at, or visit the KBEM website and click on Restaurantour.
Why didn’t we think of that? The Sample Circuit organizes Happy Hour expeditions to a different restaurant every week. You get to nibble and nosh your way through a sampling of the restaurant’s menu offerings, and taste some featured wines and spirits, all for $38. This Tuesday, September 18, they’ll visit Azia, the Asian fusion restaurant on Eat Street. To sign up, go to the Sample Circuit website.
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