EVENTS

Rose's Cafe Summer Wine Dinner Tuesday, July 8th 2008 at 6:30pm

Please call 775-2200 or email Matthew@niceventures.com to reserve your seat today!

Summer. School’s out and the warm weather’s on, or at least is was. Mark Gordon and Simon Anixter have been working closely with the folks at Vias Imports, to put together a fun summer Italian tasting. Mark has tasted the wines and has put together a terrific menu highlighting the characteristics of each wine.

The Dinner includes five courses and five wines. The focus of the dinner is Italian wines paired with Mark’s take on California and Italian cuisine. If you have ever wondered why some wines work better with one dish more than another, this will be a tasting that engages your palate as well as your mind.

Dinner format: Guests usually arrive between 6:30 to 7pm. We pass assorted pizzas and flatbreads along with the first wine of the evening. Around 7:15pm we sit, have the introductions to Mark Gordon, Executive Chef of Rose's Cafe and Tony Bernardini of Vias. Mark will talk about the first course pairing and Tony will talk about the wine. We will take a few minutes in between each course to talk about the food and the wine and why they were paired together.

We will also take some time and talk about our charity recipient: PAWS. Pets are wonderful support, is a volunteer-based organization that provides for the comprehensive needs of companion animals for low-income persons with HIV/AIDS and other disabling illnesses. They are a local Bay Area group and we are very excited to be supporting them through this dinner.

This promises to be a fun night, and will likely book out quick. Please let me know if I can answer questions or talk more about the specifics of the dinner.
- Matthew
email or call 775-2200

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Past Events

Rose's Cafe Winter Wine Dinner Tuesday, February 26th 2008 at 6:30pm

Winter. The Holiday’s are over. The rain and snow have arrived. We find that this is a great time to host a wine and food pairing dinner. Mark Gordon and Simon Anixter have paired us up with the folks at the Empson House. Empson recently received Wine Enthusiast ‘Importer of the Year” They are well known for bringing great Italian wines to our tables. Mark has tasted the wines and has put together a terrific menu highlighting the
characteristics of each wine.

The Dinner includes five courses and five wines. The focus of the dinner is Italian wines paired with Mark’s take on California and Italian cuisine. If you have ever wondered why some wines work better with one dish more than another, this will be a tasting that engages your palate as well as your mind.

Dinner format: Guests usually arrive between 6:30 to 7pm. We pass assorted pizzas and flatbreads along with the first wine of the evening. Around 7:15pm we sit, have the introductions to Mark Gordon, Executive Chef of Rose's Cafe and Enzo Duscenne of Empson. Mark will talk about the first course pairing and Enzo will talk about the wine. We will take a few minutes in between each course to talk about the food and the wine and why they were paired together.

We will also take some time and talk about our charity recipient: GirlVentures The mission of GirlVentures is to empower adolescent girls to develop and express their strengths. They are a local Bay Area group and we are very excited to be supporting them through this dinner.

This promises to be a fun night, and will likely book out quick. Please let me know if I can answer questions or talk more about the specifics of the dinner.

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Rose’s Café Fall Wine Dinner September 11th, 2007 at 6:30pm

Fall will soon be upon us. It is time for our third and final wine dinner for the year. Mark Gordon, Simon and myself have been working hard to put together something different for the Fall Wine Dinner. Simon has selected Stefano Biscotto of Trilussa Wine Company to pair wines with our food. Stefano has built an exciting book of Italian wines that will allow us to showcase both Mark’s cuisine and his wines. We have been looking forward to be able to bring a different style to the seasonal wine dinners here at Rose’s Cafe. Now that the pieces have come together and we have tasted the wine and tried some of the pairings we are ready to announce that the dinner is set.

On September 11th this year Rose’s Café will pair with Trilussa Wines to put on an Italian wine tasting. This dinner will feature Italian wines paired with Mark Gordon’s seasonal and regional faire. For the most part the food will represent the region from which the wine was grown. The dinner will be highlighting six wines of Italy, including a Barolo and two wines that will be paired together the Bibi Graetz ‘Soffocone’ & the Selvafrossa ‘Trimpilin’. These wines will be shared with their stories at the dinner by Stefano, and as always Mark will be on hand to talk about why each course was designed for the wine served. Mark has spent time this past week getting the backbone of the menu figured out. The menu in its final form will be available for review in the last week of August as we firm up the availability of seasonal product.

As always a portion of the proceeds from the dinner will go to a local charity. We have been working with the San Francisco fire department, as the dinner falls on September 11th, to support a local disaster assistance charity. We will have a local Rose’s regular and SF Fire Department Captain, Michael Castagnola and his wife, joining us for the dinner to say a few words about how our charitable donation will be utilized.

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Michel-Schlumberger Wine Pairing Dinner

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Fritz Winery Wine Pairing Dinner March 14, 2006

It was a fabulous evening of lovely hand crafted fine wines from the most famous and reputable wine growing regions in Sonoma County, including the Russian River Valley and the Dry Creek Valley paired with Chef Mark Gordon's inspired spring menu. Fritz Winery website

Fritz Winery & Rose’s Café Wine Pairing Dinner Roasted Beets With Watercress, Crème Fraîche & Walnut Oil Pinot Noir, 2004, Russian River Valley ••• Intermezzo ••• White Fish in Parchment With Spring Onion & Fennel Braise & Meyer Lemon Butter Chardonnay 2004, Russian River Valley ••• Niman Ranch Beef Medallions With Borlotti Beans & Green Garlic Salsa Verde Cabernet Sauvignon 2003, Dry Creek Valley

Rose's Cafe is pleased to be supporting CityTeam in their fight to end homelessness in San Francisco

Homelessness is an issue that touches all of us in San Francisco.

Please join us to learn how CityTeam is transforming the lives of San Francisco's homeless men and women and how you can support the effective programs that are changing the streets of our city. Since 1957, CityTeam has been working with the poor and homeless to assist them in making a successful transition to independent life by providing food, shelter, clothing, recovery programs, computer learning centers, and other essential care each day of the year. To raise awareness about this important organization and its amazing progress, we are hosting a small gathering for our friends who have a heart for the homeless and the capacity to support its effective work. This evening would not be possible without the generous support of dear friends. Heartfelt thanks to Rose Pistola and Rose's Cafe for providing appetizers, The Perfect Grape for exclusive imported wines, and Keith Jue for opening his lovely home. Please reply at your earliest convenience as we will need to limit our guests once capacity is reached. We look forward to sharing a festive evening with you on November 10th If you are interested in attending please contact Laurie Thomas at (415) 956-5565,ext. 111

Lolonis Wine Dinner November 1, 2005

A sellout event with a good time had by all. Approximately $600 was raised for Food
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Lolonis Wine Dinner Menu Potato, Leek & Green Apple Soup with Crème Fraîche Fume Blanc 2004 Roasted Root Vegetables: Carrots, Onions, Beets, Turnips & Garlic with House Cured Tesa Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 Stewed Lamb & Prunes with Crispy Polenta “ Orpheus” 2002 Chocolate Trifle Zinfandel Port 2003

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Fife Wine Dinner June 29th, 2005

A World Known Wine writer hosted this amazing paring of food and wine for Fife Vineyards.

Fife Wine Dinner Fritto Misto of Summer Vegetables & Seafood Dry Rosé of Carignane 2004 Duck Confit with a Ragú of Green Beans & Umbrian Lentils L’Attitude 2000 Molasses & Black Pepper Marinated Pork Tenderloin Salad with Summer Squash & Roasted Fingerling Potatoes Syrah 1999 Ricotta, Honey & Bittersweet Chocolate filled Crepes with a warm Cherry Sauce Petite Syrah Port 2001