Okay, this is a good deal.
For $55, you not only experience six courses from five chefs, but beer pairings (some hard-to-acquire) as well. Your culinary lineup includes the likes of Manny Gonzalez, Tom Hope and Charlie McKenna. Also, if you're hesitant, know this: We're advertising a second dinner because the first one SOLD OUT in a day. Are you game? The menu for next Wednesday is as follows:
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Amuse Bouche
Cream con Chili
Pimiento Cheese Tasting
Pimiento Hush Puppies, Pimiento Cheese Biscuit N Pimiento Cheese Pork Rind
Chef Charlie McKenna – Founder, Lillie's Q
2nd Course
“Oaked” Hog Tied Ale
Loch Etive Scottish Steelhead Crudo
Collards, Field Peas, Smoked Ham Hock N Benne Seed
Chef Charlie McKenna – Founder, Lillie's Q
3rd Course
Vanilla Pumpkin Ale on Nitro
Southern Lyonnaise Salad
Smoked Tasso Ham, Roasted Pumpkin Purée, Crispy Egg,
Fall Spiced Mustard Caviar, Creole Sherry Vinaigrette
Chef Cory Rapp – The Catch Restaurant
4th Course
Phat Albert Imperial IPA – Double Dry Hopped
Southern Fried Quail
Tupelo Honey Glaze, Smoked Blue Cambozola Dandelion Slaw, Garden Pickled Vegetables
Chef Manny Gonzalez – TAPS Fish House N Brewery, Brea
5th Course
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Peach Wood Smoked Pork Osso Buco
Roasted Butternut Squash Grits, Crisp Root Vegetables, Stout Reduction
Chef Kody Havener – Lillie's Q, Brea
6th Course
Remy's Pappy
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Fig Caramel, Abuelita Chocolate Mousse, Cocoa Nibs
Chef Tom Hope – Culinary Director, Manzella Restaurant Group
Dinner is scheduled to commence promptly at 6:30 p.m. inside Lillie's Q on October 21. Price does not include tax or gratuity. Bring an appetite.
Lillie's Q is located at 240 S Brea Blvd in Brea, (714) 482-2001; www.lilliesq.com.
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A contributing writer for OC Weekly, Anne Marie freelances for multiple online and print publications, and guest judges for culinary competitions. A Bay Area transplant, she graduated with a degree in Hospitality Management from Cal Poly Pomona. Find her on Instagram as brekkiefan.