Upper Lake >> The June Local Cuisine Scene will feature a barbecue menu by Shannon Michele of Cache Creek Catering Saturday at the Lake County Wine Studio.
The monthly food and wine series runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on the second Friday of the month. It features gourmet appetizers paired with select Lake County wines. Locally produced foods are proudly featured as key ingredients.
The first course will pair Vigilance Chardonnay with Penne pasta, fresh corn, grilled zucchini with pesto and fresh basil dressing, followed by coffee spice rubbed tri tip with grilled Texas toast and cocoa nib herb butter with Cougar’s Leap Zinfandel. The dessert course will be a chocolate torte with blackberry coulis paired with Fore Family Vineyard’s Late Harvest Syrah.
Reservations are required and include a 30-day complimentary membership to the Local Cuisine Scene (LCS) Club. Members will be offered private pairings, pairing consultations, special private catering rates, access to recipes and first option for seatings at LCS for members and their guests. For reservations and additional information, contact Susan Feiler at (707) 293-8752.
Lake County Wine Studio is both a gallery for display of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County. Artist’s shows are held on a monthly basis with art and wine receptions held the first Friday and subsequent Saturday of each month except in January.
The gallery is located at 9505 Main St. in Upper Lake. It is open Monday 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Friday from 1 to 8 p.m. The art show on display for the month of June is by illustration artist Bill Russell. For more information call Lake County Wine Studio at (707) 275-8030.
