Local Wine Events

Dixie Restaurant is the culmination of nearly 20 years of Chef Joseph Humphrey’s culinary career, starting in North Florida, then New Orleans, and finally the Bay Area. Chef Humphrey’s goal is to create a very personal and fun restaurant that is decidedly fine dining in the quality, creativity, and execution of the cuisine, with a very warm, relaxed, inviting, and refined sense of service.

Dixie features an exciting and innovative beverage program of well-made cocktails using only the best seasonal ingredients. 

Our featured guest, Chip Tate, the award- winning craft distiller from Balcones, Texas, is enthusiastically and wholeheartedly presenting his unique blue corn whiskies in their wonderful variations. Having this dinner with Chip is a real pleasure as Mr. Tate can be highly technical, as he is at top in his field, yet can explain in easy to comprehend language. Join us and see firsthand why Balcones keeps winning awards.

MENU:  5 Course Tasting Menu (Pescetarian option. Request when making reservation.)

Hors D'oeuvres:

Chef’s Choice Canapes

First Course:

Sunchoke panna cotta, crispy smoked oysters, brussels sprout leaves, dandelion

Second Course:

Blue corn grits, soft poached egg, duck skin crackling, sea urchin butter

Third Course:

Chicken fried quail, king trumpet mushroom, spiced pecans, bourbon butter

Fourth Course:

Grass fed beef, coffee & chicories

Dessert:

Orange & Sassafras Granite

Bananas foster soufflé, malted milk chocolate ice cream  

WHISKIES:

Blue Manhattan welcome cocktail
Balcones Single Malt (They do top notch barley also)
Balcones Baby Blue   (Lighter fresher corn whisky 46%)
Balcones True Blue   (More robust rich flavors than Baby Blue. Barrel proof)
Balcones Brimstone   (Smoked Corn Whisky)
Balcones 1200 Brimstone (Special single cask bottling for special events. More age creates less smoke and more fruit, caramel, vanilla, spice notes.)