Beer in a class of its own aligned with tasteful food is what Christiania Café offers for a gourmet evening with friends or collages. It’s called a Beer Banquet = a gourmet meal with appropriate beers, designed especially for pre-booked guests. The menu is put together by the chef and beer waiter with different types of beer from all over Europe for each dish. There are also opportunities to pour your own beer from their special beer taps in the ceiling.
The menu is a surprise menu and put together from seasonal produce. They select raw materials of the best quality and preferably local Norwegian food. The servings are also based on different beers, be it in marinades, sauces, beer sorbet, beer yeast in bread and more. The beer waiter then sets the appropriate beer to the menu and the waiter tells you all about both the food and drink before each servings. A lecture in matching food and beer from all over Europe – how about that? : -)
These tables take up to 16 people – we were 6 from a work group of the Norwegian Computer Society. You see: at the end of every season of intense teamwork to provide our members with a variety of cutting edge subjects, we believe we deserve a social gathering. What’s better than a culinary feast and trying a new restaurant in Oslo then? ………. and of course you are welcome to join us:
So then, finally: let’s enjoy the menu – this surprise put together by the chef and the beer waiter:
Left: Crawfish and Mussels with Erdinger Beer (German brewed on wheat)
Right: Breast of forest dove with Trappsites Rochefort 10 (Belgian: a sweet and alcoholic aroma that pours a thick muddy brown soothing on the throat)
Left: Pig Fillet with Leffe Brune (Belgian: a delicate taste of vanilla and clove, and the full aroma of toffee and caramel)
Right: Mature Brie Cheese with Chimay Rouge (Belgian: topped with a creamy head it gives off a light, fruity apricot aroma produced by the fermentation)
We had a splendid evening with good servings, tasty food and great beer. If you happen to be in Oslo and want to give it a try – which I do recommend – here is their website.
The outcome of our interesting discussions on “Does IT Matter?” for the members of our work group is to be presented during the coming months – I’m sure they’ll like it too : -)