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Sample Spanish wines and a variety of foods next week at Alexander’s Highland Market.
The store at 18111 Highland Market Drive will host a tapas dinner Thursday, July 30. The event begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. in the café.
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Tickets are $75 per person. Those who purchase tickets by Friday, July 24, will be eligible to win $150 in featured wines. The event also features door prizes.
Seating is limited. Call 615-7800 to reserve your seats.
Check out the menu:
- Reception: Assorted olives, artichoke hearts, shaved Manchego and bacon-wrapped Medjool dates served with toast points, sun-dried tomatoes and olive tapenade
- First and second courses: Serrano ham-wrapped melon and drunken figs. Seared whole calamari with fresh herbs, garlic and lemon, paired with crispy fried calamari served over spicy diablo sauce
- Third and fourth courses: Empanadas. Bruschetta Espana, garlic crostini topped with heirloom tomatoes, marinated spanish onions and herbs, served over a mixed green salad
- Fifth and sixth courses: Spanish-style Carpaccio with a Sherry reduction, shaved onions, Marcona almonds and fried capers. Crawfish and shrimp-stuffed poblano pepper, served with a smoky tomato cream
- Seventh and eighth courses: Pork Molé served over a grit cake with fresh roasted corn salsa. Spanish garlic prawns in Fino Sherry, served sizzling with parsley and fresh lemon
- Ninth and tenth courses: Grilled fish on a bed of grilled scallions and drizzled with a cilantro butter. Traditional seafood paella with shrimp, clams, mussels and scallops
- Eleventh course: Dessert trio
- Wines include Verdejo, Veiga Naum Albarino, Penamonte Rose and Puerta Vieja Rioja Crianza