Recapitulation: FMKC Beer Dinner #2

A great beer dinner starts with a great concept, someone probably never said. So after weeks of brainstorming, Kyle and I determined that the follow-up to the first feed me kc beer dinner would be broad yet focused: “Beers from the liquor store, food from the grocery store.”

Indeed, we were able to source all of the elements for our meal from nearby liquor and grocery stores. In fact, it was surprisingly simple — something you could even do yourself. For a list of acceptable purveyors of food and liquor, Google (or Bing, if you’re one of those people): “places to purchase beer for consumption in the immediate future” and “places to purchase food for eating at night,” or a similar variation (for example, if you are purchasing for lunch, you would Google “places to purchase food for eating during the daytime”).

Turnout for the event was robust, despite a strong October cold front that had many of the guests exclaiming, “Sure wish I’d brought a sweater!” Indeed, a good time was had by all.

We’re already planning a wintertime beer dinner and welcome your concept suggestions. So far we have:

• “Smoked Beers and Sour Meat”
• “On the Banks of Party Cove”
• “Fort Meyers Mardi Gras”

Bread ‘n Stuff
pain au levain (that’s bread) – butternut squash – leeks – sage – pear balsamic – Flory’s Truckle (that’s cheese)
Schlafly Beire de Garde

Fatty Fish
Curry-crusted Norwegian salmon – sashimi of salmon belly – cauliflower puree – rainbow chard – lemon-lavender beurre blanc
North Coast Pranqster Golden Belgian Ale

Kyle’s Famous Bacon Salad
bacon – arugula – tomato vinaigrette – rosemary croutons
New Glarus IIPA

Meat and Potatoes
oxtail and wild mushroom tartine – sweet potato pave – creme fraiche – gremolata – pickled vegetables
Boulevard Collaboration #3 Stingo

S’Mores
chocolate chocolate cookie – graham cracker ice cream – toasted marshmallow sauce – graham crunch
Heller Bamberg Rauchbier – smoked beer
Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar

It was a two-Ripple-bin affair.