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Culinary Dinner Theater with Chef Ben Serum
April 29 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$20.00
Reserve your seats now for the opening event with our new Executive Chef Ben Serum!
Culinary Dinner Theater is an upscale fusion of an elegant tasting menu with a full dinner experience, where Chef Serum and his team prepare multi-course feasts right before your eyes. Chef Serum works directly with local farmers in the Madison area and crafts his menus with ingredients “somebody has put love into.” His menus evolve as new produce comes into season.
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY DINNER PRICES
Chef’s Table: $79/person*
General Seating: $69/person*
Bar Seating: $64/person*
PAIRING PRICES
Full Tasting Pour: +$35/person**
Half Tasting Pour: +$20/person**
CANAPES 5:30 PM | DINNER 6:00-9:00 PM
CANAPES
Kennebec Potato Chips | Bratkartoffel-Gewürz | French Onion Dip | Chives
Trout Roe Tartlet | Crème Fraîche
Beet Meringue | Goat Cheese Whip
Gougère | Roquefort
Antech Limoux Brut Reserve 2017
MAIN MENU
ESCARGOT
Celery Root | Red Beet Bordelaise | Celery Leaf | Parsley Breadcrumb
France Gebruder Ludwig Riesling Kabinett 2018, Germany
CUCUMBER CRUDO
Parisian Cucumber | Buttermilk and Dill | Capri Feta | vomFASS White Grape Vin
Les Costieres de Pomerols Picpoul de Pinet H.B. 2020, France
JAPANESE MILK BREAD
vomFASS Signature Bread Dip
CHICKEN BALLOTINE
Wisconsin Amish Chicken | Morel à la Mode | Fiddlehead | Canoe Harvest Wild Rice
Formation Chardonnay 2018, California
FISCHER FAMILY FARM BEEF CHEEKS
Braised | Parsnip Three Ways
Pierre Amadieu Les Hautes Rives Cairanne 2019, France
WISCONSIN CHEESE PLATE
Hook’s Duda Gouda | Capri Goat Cheese | Carr Valley Ba Ba Blue
Beau Joubert Fat Pig Cape Vintage 2015, South Africa
VALRHONA CHOCOLATE
Budino | Red Wine Poached Pear | EVP Espresso | Puff Pastry
Hazelnut Chai Martini “Just Chai It”
If you are Pescatarian, Vegetarian, Vegan, or Gluten-Free, we have a menu just for you. Please note your preference when reserving your seat.
Please arrive early to enjoy a cocktail or glass of wine and the complimentary canapes before dinner! Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner starts promptly at 6 p.m.
Reservations are required with a $20 deposit per person to reserve your seat. On-line registration closes at noon on the day of the dinner, but you’re welcome to call the store after that to see if there is space available.
This dinner is inside seating only. If current guidelines permit, we may seat two couples, registered separately in general seating, together at one table for four. We will ask your permission to be seated with another couple, and we request that you be fully vaccinated. The Chef’s Table and the Bar have adjacent seats, so you will have others seated at your side.
*Price includes dinner. Pairings are additional. Tax and 20% service charge on food and drink will be added at event. Remaining payment (less the $20 deposit) to be made when checking in prior to start of the event. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
**Full Tasting Pour is about half a drink per pairing (i.e. approximately 2.5oz wine, 0.75oz spirit, 6oz beer). Half Tasting Pour is half of that. You are also welcome to order drinks from our full bar before or during dinner. Whatever your choice, please plan accordingly for getting home safely.