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Locavore wine dinner/charity event at Irregardless Cafe

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Here's a great chance to get a warm feeling in your heart and a full belly at the same time:

On Sunday, November 15 at 6:30pm, Irregardless Cafe will host a special five course locavore wine dinner pairing the culinary creations of owner Arthur Gordon (with the help of brand new Irregardless chef Daniel Cohn) with the wines of Chatham Hill Winery.

The dinner will have a locavore focus and vegetarian alternatives for each course.

Here's the menu:

Antipasto Platter
Chatham Hill 2007 Riesling

Warm Goat Cheese Salad
Chatham Hill 2007 Chardonnay

Classic Low Country Shrimp & Grits
Vegetarian: Grits topped with vegetables
Chatham Hill 2007 Viognier

Braised Short Ribs served with a Peach Chutney,roasted potatoes and grilled winter vegetables
Vegetarian: Grilled Tempe served with the Peach Chutney and vegetables
Chatham Hill 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon

Brushy Mountain Apple Tart served with NC State Ice Cream
Sweet Carolina Pomegranate

The price of the dinner is $115, with proceeds benefiting Learning Together, a licensed Five Star developmental day care center. You can book your reservation online here

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About the blogger

Greg Cox is the restaurant critic for The News & Observer. He was born in El Paso, Texas, and grew up in North Carolina on a diet of Southern fried chicken (the real thing, cooked up in a big, black cast iron skillet), fried okra, sweet sliced summer tomatoes and the best biscuits on the planet. He has cooked, catered, waited tables and dined in Europe, Canada, Mexico and much of the U.S. (especially the South, Southwest and Midwest).

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