Beer Pairing Dinners at Avenues Proper

Avenues Proper will be offering beer pairing dinners on April 24 for a Vegan Cellar Dinner, and on April 29 for their 11th Anniversary Dinner.

Ted Scheffler

April 19, 2024

The good folks at Avenues Proper will be hosting a couple of intriguing beer pairing dinners this month.

First, on April 24th at 6 pm Avenues Proper will be doing a Vegan Cellar Dinner with the following menu and pairings: Pretzel Knots paired with 2021 Red Rock Paardebloem; Smoked Corn Ribs with grilled peach salsa and 2017 Uinta Brett Tripel; Butternut Mac & “Cheese” with Intermountain Gourmet mushroom fritters, paired with 2018 Uinta Crimson Tart; and a dessert of Solstice Chocolate Cake with coconut caramel and candied pecans, paired with 2018 Epic Elder Brett #12. The cost for the Vegan Cellar Dinner is $40/food and $25/beer.

And then on April 29th Avenues Proper will host their 11th Anniversary Dinner with these dishes and pairings: Panzanella paired with Steamy Wonder; Sablefish with pistachio, carrot puree, lemon and dill paired with Whispers of Vesuvius; Lamb Chops with blackberry compote, espresso and microgreens paired with Grand Sláinte; Short Ribs with parsnip puree, Géol reduction, pomegranate, and Tuscan kale with Yacht Rock Juice Box; followed by a dessert of Crème Brûlée with chocolate mousse and candied coconut paired with 2016 Proper Géol. The cost for the 11th Anniversary Dinner is $85/food and $45/beer.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.