THE MISS OLLIE'S MENU

Sea Egg with buttered cabbage, & gold rice
Paired with "Golden," Belgian Style Strong Golden Ale, from HenHouse Brewing in Petaluma, CA

Skillet Fried Chicken, pigeon pea consommé
Paired with "Lucky Joe," English Style IPA from Ol' Republic, in Nevada City, CA

Sweet Omelette with Guava, sprinkled with sugar
Paired with "Heavenly Hefe" Bavarian Style Wheat Beer from Craftsman in Pasadena, CA

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THE MISS EDNA LEWIS MENU

Silken Turnip & Potato Soup
Paired with "Acorn Saison," Provision Style Ale brewed with CA Acorns from Craftsman in Pasadena, CA

Bay-studded Pork Shoulder with wild mushrooms, smoky greens
Paired with "El Prieto," Black Sour Ale from Craftsman in Pasadena, CA

Preserved Lemon Pound Cake, cranberry cream
Paired with Tequila Barrel Aged "Chocolypto" Imperial Stout with Chocolate from Ol Republic in Nevada City, CA

*Menu and pairings subject to change*

First Seating @ 6:00pm, Second seating @ 8:45pm, $55 includes gratuity and ticketing fees

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"In February of 2012 I joined with the incomparable Chef Sarah Kirnon to produce a dinner that remains the proudest night of my career so far. Sarah wrote two menus, each conceived in tribute to one of her culinary heroes. I paired beers from California most exciting brewers. We held the event at Bar Tartine in San Francisco and the sell-out crowd included everyone from Michael Pollan to Dave Chappelle! In the press release I described that event like this... "The menu will be composed by my favorite chef, paired with my favorite beers and presented at my favorite restaurant!" All of those statements remain true this time around, only my favorite restaurant is now Sarah's own Miss Ollie's, where she and her food have been drawing national media attention!

On Tuesday November 17th, Chef and I will be presenting two menus paired with beers from Ol' Republic (Nevada City, CA) HenHouse (Petaluma, CA) and ofcourse, my personal favorite brewer, Craftsman (Pasadena, CA). These selections will illustrate the positive impact that brewery direct beer sourcing has on a beer’s freshness, and in-turn flavor and aroma. Having presided over more beer-pairing events than I care to count, I have learned the value of a close relationship between chef and brewer. The spirit of collaboration that proximity tends to cultivate always seems to result in a more rewarding and delicious the experience for the diner." – Sayre Piotrkowski

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WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?

Chef Sarah Kirnon was raised in Barbados as the youngest girl in a typical Caribbean home. She began to cook at the age of eight, learning from her great grandmother Miss G and her grandmother Miss Ollie, both of whom were cooks on sugar plantations. After moving to San Francisco over a decage ago. She quickly placed Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack on the map, before moving on to The Front Porch where she won SF Weekly’s Best New Dish for her Crab and Grits, and also held the title for Best Fried Chicken in the cityIn 2009, she helped to open Hibiscus in Oakland to rave reviews, including a Michelin Bib Gourmand recommendation in the restaurant’s first year. In 2012 she opened her own restaurant, Miss Ollie's which has become one of Oakland's most beloved and acclaimed eateries, as well as a vital space for our community. Sarah and her extraordinary food have appeared on Food Network, Check Please, Comcast’s Best of San Francisco, and most recently Anthony Bourdain's "Parts Unkown!"

In Oakland, Cicerone Sayre Piotrkowski is best known for spending the last two years as the Beverage Director of The Hog's Apothecary on 40th Street. For those of you on the other side of the bridge you may know him best from his tenure as years as the “face” of San Francisco’s most celebrated beer-centric restaurant, The Monk’s Kettle. Today Sayre is of "one of the country's top beer sommeliers" according to Eater, while San Francsico Magazine calls his "the Bay Area's Beer Guru." He hosts The Beer Curmudgeons podcast with Collin McDonnell of HenHouse Brewing Company. His work has been featured on The Cooking Channel and mentioned in the pages of GQ. His future plans remain shrouded in secrecy.