Food for the heart! Treat your Valentine to a decadent five-course chef-inspired menu with wines and spirits paired specially for each course! OVG360, the provider of Venue Management to the Owensboro Convention Center, presents Cork & Cuisine, Love Bites on Tuesday, February 14 at 6:00PM.
It’s sure to be a romantic evening full of the perfect pairings! Indulge in a gourmet five-course meal, learn about the drink selections chosen for each course, plus there will be giveaways! Attendees will have an opportunity to take home one of the wines and spirits featured throughout the dining event.
Add a romantic touch to the night with a Love Note. Show your Valentine some love by submitting a short message and photo. The recipient will receive a rose at check-in and the photo and message will run in a slideshow throughout the event. Love Notes are $20 and can be purchased online at OwensboroTickets.com.
Cork & Cuisine, Love Bites is sponsored by Creation Gardens.
Tickets are $75 per person or 2 for $130 and include all wines and spirits. Reservations only. 21 and over only. Tickets are available online at OwensboroTickets.com and at the Owensboro Convention Center Box Office. Additional processing fees apply to all ticket sales.
First Course – Appetizers
Mini Cherish Domestic and Imported Cheese and Exotic Fruit Display with a Sweetheart Fruit Sauce
Passion Pesto Crostini with Roasted Cherry Tomato Drizzled with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Perfect Pair Cured Pepperoni and Salami
Paired with Love Bites featuring Astral Blanco Tequila
Second Course – Soup
“Written in the Stars” Italian Wedding Soup with Bite Size Herbed Meatballs, Acini de Pepe, Spinach, Carrots and Parsley with a Heart Shaped Parmesan Crostini
Paired with Terrazas Grand Malbec
Third Course – Salad
“I Love You to the Moon and Back” Mediterranean Pasta Salad with Black and Green Olives, Tomatoes, Cucumber and Feta Cheese Tossed with a Mediterranean Balsamic Dressing
Paired with Perfect 10 featuring Tanqueray Gin No. Ten
Fourth Course – Entree
Unconditional Grilled Filet of Beef Topped with a Roquefort Shallot Cream Sauce
Two Peas in a Pod Crab Stuffed Button Mushrooms
Buttercup Yukon Gold Potatoes and Parsnip Mash
Kiss Me Now Sautéed Broccolini with Herbed Butter and Garlic
Paired with 7 Moons Red Blend and Terrazas Chardonnay Reserve
Fifth Course – Dessert
Sweetheart Chocolate Cherry Cordial
“The Beginning and the End” Sweet Potato Maple Cheesecake with a Maple Crème Anglaise
Paired with I Love You Smore – Bailey’s Irish Crème Smores Chocolate Martini