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Five beers, plus dinner: Chambers Bay Grill hosts a Full Sail Brewery dinner this Friday

Sue Kidd — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:16:22 +0000

Full Sail Brewery and Chambers Bay Grill in University Place will team up for a beer dinner this Friday. Click “more” to see the menu and more details.

What: Five-course dinner paired with beers from Full Sail Brewery

When: 7 p.m. June 17

Where: Chambers Bay Grill, 6320 Grandview Drive W., University Place

Cost: $65 per person, includes all tax and gratuity

Reservations required: Only a few spots remain. Call 253-460-4653 ext. 115 or email F&B Director Anthony Shipman at ashipman@kempersports.com

Website: Chambers Bay Grill

Here’s the menu:

~1st course~
Tomato tempura bay …

Cuban sandwiches, take one: Blazing Onion, Chambers Bay Grill, Powerhouse Brewery and Panera serve puckery sandwiches full of pork

Sue Kidd — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:10:57 +0000

Think of the Cuban sandwich as a pork-filled, puckery, grilled cheese sandwich.

A traditional Cuban, popular in the southeastern United States, is made with crusty bread grilled on something called a plancha press (a flat-top version of a panini press) or simply grilled.

All Cubans – or at least the good ones – have one thing in common: Two kinds of pork. Thick, chewy ham gives the sandwich an unctuous bite, while roasted, shredded pork adds a luscious layer of texture and flavor. Cheese glues together the sandwich’s porky textures and lends a rich edge.

I’ve seen the Cuban sandwich …