Portuguese Wine & Food Quiz Dinner with Charles Metcalfe - 28th May
May 8, 2009
28th of May at 7.30pm
An evening of fun and good wine featuring a light-hearted Wine & Food Quiz with mystery wines, hosted by Charles Metcalfe, one of the best-known and amusing wine critics in Britain and a delicious 3-course supper with matched wines.
No need to be a wine buff, or to worry if you are not sure you can tell Dao or Douro. It will be table against table, multiple choice, lots of fun and with a prize for the winning table.
Charles Metcalf at a triumphant moment, singing two Portuguese fados after classes given by Liliana Costa
The Wines used at the Quiz sponsored by Sogrape/Stevens Garnier and Castas
The winner couple receiving the prizes:
A book by charles Metcalfe and a bottle of wine
Menu
Starters
Pasteis de Bacalhau - Codfish Cakes and
Chourico - Real Portuguese Chourico
With a glass of White Wine - Quinta dos Carvalhais Encruzado
Main Dish
Carne de Porco a Alentejana - Pork chunks and salty clams cooked on a paste of roasted red peppers, garlic and olive oil with white wine
or
Bacalhau a Braz - Thin strips of cod mixed with onions and thin strips of potatoes, all bound by eggs.
With a glass of Red Wine - Callabriga Alentejo
Dinner Wines kindly sponsored by Sogrape/Stevens Garnier
Desert
Arroz Doce - Portuguese Rice Pudding and
Pastel de Nata - Portuguese Custard Tart
4 different mystery wines for The Wine Quiz
Mystery Quiz Wines kindly sponsored by Castas
Live Fado (traditional Portuguese music) with Liana - www.lianapt.com
and a surprise by Charles Metcalfe himself
Price: 45 GBP all inclusive
Charles presented drinks for 12 years as one of the Richard-and-Judy team on the ITV programme, ‘This Morning’, also working at ‘Taste Today’ on the Taste TV CFW channel, ‘Great Food Live’ and ‘Sunday Lunch Live’ on UK Food (BBC digital TV/Sky TV).
He is co-chairman of the International Wine Challenge, the world’s biggest wine competition, held annually in London, and was one of the founders of WINE International magazine.
Regarding knowledge of Portuguese Wines, he is the writer of the acclaimed book “The Wine and Food lover’s guide to Portugal”, a comprehensive approach to the gastronomic Portuguese culture blended with interesting tips for discovering monuments and landscapes of Portugal.
O Fado is very proud to receive Charles Metcalfe and looks forward to share these moments with you.
