Summit Restaurant, Hoperatives to host beer dinner on March 17

February 25, 2011

The Summit Restaurant has scheduled a special event for St. Patrick’s Day, March 17: A beer dinner, put on in conjunction with Hoperatives, a Cincinnati-based group dedicated to the art and craft of brewing a product that once and might again put Cincinnati on the map.

Summit Chef Sean Kagy has come up with a nice twist on the traditional beer dinner concept. Rather than courses being served in a set order, this will be a “dine-around” format with four stations staffed by Midwest Culinary Institute students, each serving a dish paired with a different beer. In addition to being served a “welcome’’ beer, guests will be able to visit each station as often as they like.

Here is the menu:
Station 1: Beer-Cheese Nachos with assorted toppings.
Station 2: Beer-braised Short Ribs with seasonal accompaniment
Station 3: Beer-braised Mussels with seasonal accompaniment
Station 4: Assorted Desserts

The event will start at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $40, $35 for Hoperatives members; either way it includes complimentary valet parking (but not tax or gratuity). Reservations should be made by calling (513) 569-4980. (Since this is a special event, reservations cannot be made through OpenTable).

March 17 marks the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament. Rest assured, at least one working television tuned to the tournament will be set up.

One more assurance: There will be no green beer.