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Aviary Restaurant to Partner with Breakside Brewery for a Brewer’s Dinner

May 8, 2012 by

Sample Aviary’s Dishes Paired With Breakside Beers Including A Beer Created In Collaboration With The Aviary Chefs

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Aviary Restaurant is teaming up with Breakside Brewery for its first beer dinner of the season. Chefs Jasper Shen, Kat Whitehead and Sarah Pliner have planned a beer inspired menu that pairs perfectly with Breakside’s delicious beers. Brewers from Breakside Brewery will be attending as well, unveiling the Ginger Wit – a special ginger white beer with traces of lemon made with the chefs from Aviary making for a memorable evening.


WHEN: May 15 at 6:00 pm


COST: $40


WHERE: Aviary Restaurant, 1733 Northeast Alberta Street


MENU:


First Course

Steak Tartare with Fried Quail Eggs and Pickled Cauliflower


Pairing: Bourbon Barrel Aged Trippel


Second Course

Steamed Clams with Sugar Snap Peas, Pig Snout Bacon and Chile Miso Broth


Pairing: Spring Golden


Third Course

Crispy Pig Ear with coconut rice, avocado salad and Asian herbs


Pairing: Ginger Wit *Aviary Chefs Collaboration


Dessert

Dark Chocolate Tart with Coffee Tahini Ice Cream and Grapefruit


Pairing: Passionfruit Berlinerweisse


About Aviary
Recently profiled in Portland Monthly Magazine as “a destination to watch,” Aviary Restaurant, located in the Alberta Arts district of Northeast Portland, combines traditional and exotic ingredients with unexpected culinary technique. In May 2012, Portland Monthly named Aviary Restaurant as having the best small plates in the city in their “Best of the City” issue. Restaurant was awarded the 2011 StarChefs Rising Star award as well as Eater’s 2011 Restaurant of the Year nomination. Profiled in 2011 Diner issue of The Oregonian in “Everyday Excellence.” The intimate restaurant has a Pacific Northwest meets New York urban industrial design with local art, expansive windows, reclaimed wood from the original site and locally crafted lighting. The three co-chefs, Sarah Pliner, Jasper Shen, and Kat Whitehead, collaborate on an eclectic menu of small plates inspired by more than a decade of cooking experience in New York (Ducasse, Aquavit, Jean Georges, Tabla, Aldea, 5 Ninth), and Portland (The Heathman, Giorgio’s, Couvron). The menu focuses on the creative use of quality, locally sourced ingredients with a fresh perspective. With a chef’s counter, communal table, new bar, private dining space and seasonal patios, Aviary welcomes guests for dinner Monday to Saturday. Aviary is located at 1733 NE Alberta St. Please call 503.287.2400 for reservations. Follow Aviary on Twitter, @aviarypdx.
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