Atlanta Wine-North African Themed Dinner at the Beechwood Inn - North Georgia Mountains

June 7 – Fresh and Local Dinner with a North African Theme

The essence of North African cuisine begins with the comforting aroma of cinnamon, combined with cumin’s earthy, pungent flavor along with other exotic spices including ginger, fennel, thyme and turmeric. The primarily vegetarian cuisine incorporates almonds, dried fruits and regional vegetables like eggplant, tomatoes, and sweet potatoes. Grains and legumes like lentils, rice, pasta, couscous, chick peas and fava are also prevalent. Dinner and wine is $85.00 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Wine-Thirty starts at 6:30; Dinner seating at 7:00pm.

Aperitif: Dream Dates – Medjool Dates Stuffed with Feta and Wrapped in Bacon

Xarmont Txakoli, Basque, Spain

Appetizer: Shrimp Charmoula

Shrimp Pickled with Exotic Spices

2001 Trimbach Reserve Pinot Noir, Alsace, France

Salad: Blood Orange Salad with Local Greens

Entrée: Chicken Tagine With Apricots And Spiced Pine Nuts

Spicy Cardamom Scented Couscous

Fava Beans with Fennel and Roasted Garlic

Algerian Flat Bread with Honey

2004 Domaine Grand Nicolet, Cotes du Rhone Villages Rasteau, France