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Sketches of Spain Wine Dinner

I’ll play it and tell you what it is later…….Miles Davis

Eat it and I’ll tell you what it is later……. Chef James Holmes

Ahhhhh, Summertime in Austin - it’s hot. And when it gets hot, I love listening to jazz and cooking beautiful food. On a recent hot night, ’round about midnight at the Olivia bar, Miles Davis’ Sketches of Spain started to play and we had the perfect summertime vision: lets have an event with beautiful and simple Spanish food, robust, earthy Spanish wines, and sultry live jazz in honor of the Dark Prince, Miles Davis. For the last week, Chef Andrew and I have been studying old and new Spanish cookbooks and trying to one up each other with culinary ideas that reflect the gastronomic euphoria of a meal eaten after an afternoon of watching the bull fights. In the bar, Stefanie and Russell have been tasting Spanish wines with the passion of two Flaminco dancers. Finally, after watching the ‘Riojas’ win the World Cup (man, those guys have good hair) and listening to Miles blow his horn we are truly inspired. We proudly present “Sketches of Spain,” Olivia style.

Sketches of Spain Wine Dinner

6 courses , 6 Spanish wines and live jazz

$80 per person
7 pm Monday, August 2

consomme de espania, cream sherry

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Spanish Cava

tres tapas:

smoked mackeral, tomato bread, black olive powder

grilled lamb heart, escabeche, yaupon honey, parsley,

fried eggplant, salbitxada sauce

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jean leon ‘terrasola’ sauvignon blanc ’07

grilled octopus, grapefruit, green olives, crispy anchovy, saffron vinaigrette

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pago leon ‘vinya gigi’ chardonnay ’05

braised rabbit, clams, house chorizo, slow cooked egg

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*LAN bodegas ‘rioja reserva’ tempranillo ’04

tempranillo glazed oxtail, rosemary churro, roasted tomato, smoked almonds

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arbucala esencia, tempranillo ’07

pork empanada, figs, goat cheese, pinenut brittle

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jean leon ‘terrasola syrah’ ’05

orange laurel cake, olive oil chocolate, salted flan sauce, brandied fruit

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Now, it will be hot, so we’re moving this jazzy feast inside… and since you know from our recent Porkfest that we’ll sell out quickly, we’re utilizing the entire restaurant to accomodate ya’ll. Please shoot me an email at james@olivia-austin.com or call and make a reservation at 804-2700.

Posted July 12th, 2010

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