Chef Eric Cooper, wine guru Stan Hilbert and the folks at Forage in Cambridge have put their creative heads together and designed a fabulous, four-course dinner around two height-of-summer delights: peaches and cucumbers. Book a table for Tuesday, August 9th to enjoy these August all stars – what’s more of-the-moment than a juicy peach or the crunch of a garden-grown cucumber? – matched with offbeat, small-batch wines.
Choose between the omnivore and vegetarian menus (both of which are below) and sit down to pairings like Summer Salad of Peaches, Cucumber and Lobster with 2020 Vermentino di Sardegna “Nuo”, Cardedu; and Smoked & Grilled Heiwa Tofu with Peach Nage and “Quickle” Cucumber with 2020 “Syramuse Chatus,” Salel & Renaud, Ardeche.
The feast costs $95 per person to dine-in at the restaurant (reserve here for the dining room or the patio), or $160 to-go to share between two people (order here), and includes all your food and wine before tax and tip. Follow them on Instagram for peachy cuke – er, keen – photos, and subscribe to their newsletter for the inside scoop on upcoming happenings.
Peaches & Cukes Wine Dinner
OMNIVORE
Summer Salad of Peaches, Cucumber, Lobster
2020 Vermentino di Sardegna “Nuo,” Cardedu
Cucumber Panna Cotta Seared Scallop with Macerated Peaches
2020 Chenin Blanc “Maceration,” Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme, Loire
Smoked & Grilled Pork Loin with Peach Nage, “Quickle” Cucumber
2020 “Syramuse Chatus,” Salel & Renaud, Ardeche
Cucumber Upside Down Cake with Peach Sorbet
“La Bulle de l’Ouest,” Julien Braud
VEGETARIAN
Summer Salad of Peaches, Cucumber, Smoked Pecans
2020 Vermentino di Sardegna “Nuo,” Cardedu
Cucumber Panna Cotta Seared Hakurei Turnip with Macerated Peaches
2020 Chenin Blanc “Maceration,” Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme, Loire
Smoked & Grilled Heiwa Tofu with Peach Nage, “Quickle” Cucumber
2020 “Syramuse Chatus,” Salel & Renaud, Ardeche
Cucumber Upside Down Cake with Peach Sorbet
“La Bulle de l’Ouest,” Julien Braud