Roots Bistro Gourmand in West Islip: Ommegang brews' dinner
Roots Bistro Gourmand is a nouveau bistro in West Islip. (Sept. 22, 2012) Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
Brewery Ommegang's exceptional suds will highlight a six-course, beer-tasting dinner on Tuesday at three-star Roots Bistro Gourmand in West Islip.
The cost is $75 per person, plus tax and tip. The April 9 dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.
The menu from chefs Philippe Corbet and James Orlandi includes crisp pork belly and oysters paired with Ommegang's Belgian-style pale ale; marinated and caramelized fluke with its wheat ale; poached lobster and shaved foie gras with Hennepin Farmhouse Saison; curried mussels and escargots with Rare Vos Amber Ale; duck meatballs with the brewer's Abbey ale; and a plum version of tarte Tatin with the potent Three Philosophers Quadrupel Ale.
Roots Bistro Gourmand, 399 Montauk Hwy., West Islip; 631-587-2844.
