Tenacious Eats Chateau Coupe Roses French Wine Dinner

Chef Liz and Sommelier Shannon Behnen are an amazing chef/somm pairing, so I had to go to this French wine dinner at Vom Fass!

While there aren't too many wine dinners at Vom Fass, usually just wine tastings, often led by Shannon herself, this is the first time I can remember attending a full coursed dinner.

Anyway, Chef Liz and her husband run Tenacious Eats where they host unique food events and dinners. Since their website is under construction, your best bet is to look through the events at Work & Leisure!

I used to attend quite a few of their events many years ago, and if you search for "Tenacious Eats" in this blog you can see those blog posts, so it's nice to get to see them again!

For now, let's look at the gorgeous wines by Chateau Coupe Roses and courses...

Wines by Chateau Coupe Roses

We started the night off with a Salmon Amuse Bouche, but unfortunately, we forgot to take a picture since they were passed hors d'oeuvres.

Still keeping it light, the next course was a salted cod in a parsley crème fraiche sauce...

Brandade du Morue or Salted Cod

Next up was a Brulee prawn with cherry tomatoes, which was my favorite dish of the night.

Crevettes et Tomate Vierge or Shrimp with tomatoes

The heavy and meaty dish came next, "Allouettes sans Testes", which is a shaved local ribeye with prosciutto. There was also a beautiful red beet rose as a vegetable side along with potatoes too. The sauce was to die for!

Allouettes sans Testes or Ribeye with Prosciutto

And for dessert, I was thrilled at the Fromage (cheese) course with apples and fig jam!

Fromage or cheese!

Here is the official menu since it was quite elaborate and we felt fancy!

Tenacious Eats Chateau Coupe Roses wine dinner menu

P.S. We bought the first two wines on the list!

Resources:

Tenacious Eats = https://workandleisurestl.com/event-cale

Chateau Coupe Roses = https://chateau-coupe-roses.com

Vom Fass = https://vomfassusa.com/blogs/stores/st-louis

Photos by Patience Scanlon