DAOU Vineyards Wine Dinner in Salt Lake: A Culinary Delight

On Sunday, August 25th starting at 6:00 pm, Franck’s restaurant will host a special wine-pairing dinner featuring some of the great wines from DAOU Vineyards & Winery.

Ted Scheffler

August 16, 2024

One of my favorite American wineries is DAOU Vineyards & Winery, located in Paso Robles, California. Their award-winning world class wines are stupendous. On Sunday, August 25th starting at 6:00 pm, Franck’s restaurant will host a special wine-pairing dinner featuring some of the great wines from DAOU Vineyards & Winery.

The evening begins with a First Course of Watermelon Plank/Rose-watermelon Leche de Tigre/salt-cured olive/prosciutto XO/St. Andre triple cream cheese and aromatic herbs, paired with DAOU Rosé.

Course Two is Unilateral Seared Amberjack/vanilla bean & black tea beurre/hazelnut “charcoal”/umami leeks/red onion condiment/honey-cured amberjack tartare, paired with DAOU Reserve Chardonnay.

The Third Course is Charred Fatty Niman Pork Ribs/blackberry truffle glaze/Utah oyster mushroom salad/fermented blackberry/and spruce tip chili crunch, paired with DAOU Bodyguard.

Course #Four is 118 Degree Imperial Wagyu Beef Rump Cap/many roots, Wagyu fat espresso jus/root top chimichurri/acrated savory carrot cake/and gorgonzola dulce, paired with DAOU Reserve Cabernet.

The DAOU winner dinner wraps up with a dessert of Chocolate Cherry Mille Feuille/cured Utah cherries/tobacco & vanilla cream, paired with DAOU Cabernet Soul of a Lion.

The cost for the DAOU wine pairing dinner at Franck’s is $130 per person for food and wine pairings or $110 for food only.

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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.