Game Dinner to Take the Chill Off

So it's a Thursday night in Newport. It is mildly cold with a whispy wind blowing from the north and I get a phone call from my dear friends Paul and Mark. "We are going to Fluke for a game dinner. Want to come?"
I think about it for a whole jiffy and reply "Heck yeah!!! I've got my coat on already!"

We park for free on Thames Street (though we could have got closer) and headed straight into the windy wharves with scarves and long coats. As we approach Fluke I catch a glimpse of a man by Clark Cooke House, but pay no mind because I was anxious to get in the warm restaurant. And boy was it warm. The owners greeted us at the door. So gracious and full of xena, I felt like I was in their private home. Candles were lit on the tables, which were nice pulled apart so we never felt like eavesdropers on anyone else. Very romantic indeed. The menu was a prefixe.

Course 1 Wild Boar over Housemade Papparadelle paired with Gloria's "Old Vines" Dry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

Course 2 Pan Roasted Guinea Fowl with Roasted Mushrooms Fregula Pasta with Crispy Serano paired with Gloria's "Old Vines" Dry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Course 3 Cervena Venison with Celeriac Puree, Brussel Sprouts, Juniper & Rosemary Reduction paired with Gloria's "Old Vines" Dry Creek Mendocino Zinfandel 2006

Course 4 Milk Chocolate Pudding with Hazelnut Praline paired with Chateau Tomar du Hoyat Sauternes 2005

Wine was chosen by John Callaghan from Bellevue Wine and Spirits so of course it was fabulous. And as it so happened John was sitting at the table next to us. How fun!!



The food was to die for! Every course better than the last. It was so beautifully presented too. As we were eating, I glanced out the window at that man by Clark Cooke that I so quickly overlooked...he was a street musican playing his saxophone. Perfect view from our table, I felt he was playing just for us. That's the cherry on the cake.

Afterwards the hosts, Jeff and Geremie, came and chatted with us for quite some time. Again feeling like guests in their home...superb attention. Geremie clued us in on their once a month dinner and chef demonstrations. We are sooooo there next time!!

We left warm and full of delicious delights. The cold wind could not bother us after a dinner like that!




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Location:Newport RI