Have you ever asked “WHY is there so much PORK on this menu?!” If one animal is represented in a few different dishes on a menu, there might be a very good explanation for it. The reason can often be summed up by the concept of “Nose-to-Tail Cooking.” This practice advocates honoring the animal’s life [...]
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January 31, 2013
The Communal Winter Table
Winter is about getting close and cozy, keeping warm, and sticking together. If any population knows how to approach colder temps with an unmistakable air of grace and style, it’s the inhabitants of Scandinavian countries. In Sweden, the depths of winter are accompanied by a sunset at 3 pm! Swedes are experts at bringing light [...]
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January 10, 2013
Allium Restaurant + Bar Welcomes Chef Daire Rooney
Allium Restaurant + Bar announces Daire Rooney, new chef to the kitchen and most well known in the Berkshires for her work as Executive Chef of the well-loved French bistro Brix Wine Bar in Pittsfield, Mass., where she managed the kitchen for four years. Since November, she has been changing up the Allium menu and creating delicious dishes with a direction [...]
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January 4, 2013
A Toast to Guido’s Fresh Marketplace
A big thank you to everyone who came out to Guido’s Fresh Marketplace for our December Cocktail Demo Days! The Allium bartenders were very happy to geek out over their favorite classic recipes. The belle of the ball turned out to be Cocchi Americano, an Italian aperitif that we served on the rocks with a wedge [...]
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Tagged Allium Restaurant + Bar, Apertivo, Classic Cocktails, Cocchi Americano, Great Barrington, Guido's Fresh Marketplace, Local Partnership, Manhattan, Mezze Restaurant Group, Nancy Thomas, Plum Gin Fizz, Special events, Tom Collins, Vesper, Whiskey Sour, Whisky Sour |
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April 15, 2012
Austrian Dinner at Allium with Chef Gerhard Schmid
An Austrian Evening at Allium: With Honorable Guest Chef Gerhard Schmid, Chef Dan Hardy + the Allium Kitchen Team Wednesday, April 25 at 6:30 pm Please join us the evening of Wednesday, April 25 as we welcome Guest Chef Gerhard Schmid to lead the Allium kitchen team and create an authentic and delicious four-course meal [...]
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March 10, 2012
Ale + Swine Dinner at Mezze on Thursday, March 29
Join Mezze Bistro + Bar in Williamstown on Thursday, March 29th for Ale + Swine: a delicious dinner centered around pork and ale. Four courses, six beers and entertaining and educational conversation led by Justin Adkins of BeerGeekDude.com and Caitln Harrison of Mezze Bistro. The beer tasting begins at 6 pm with a prix fixe [...]
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January 29, 2012
Staff Menu for Guests
We’ve been receiving great feedback about our new Staff Menu over the last month — a casual, creative, fun and affordable way to eat at Mezze Bistro + Bar. The kitchen is cooking up their favorites and making it all in house. The Mezze team crafted the menu to include fun food items like East [...]
January 12, 2012
A Class of Wine: First Flight
Last night’s Class of Wine was really terrific. Our front-of-house manager Caitlin Harrison was entertaining, engaging and full of beans. Oh, and, information. Lots of it. A ridiculous fount of knowledge regarding wine. She talked about vineyards she’s visited, winemakers she works with, a sense of place, outdated wine expressions, the varietals that make up [...]
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Tagged A Class of Wine, A Sense of Place, Berkshire County, Caitlin Harrison, farm to table, local food, Mezze Bistro + Bar, Mezze Bistro Wine List, Mezze Restaurant Group, Private Bookings, Private Wine Tastings, Red wines, Slow Food of Western Massachusetts, White wines, Williamstown, Williamstown Wine School, Wine Class, Wine School, Wine Tasting |
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January 9, 2012
In the Allium Kitchen with Dan Hardy
Photo credit Jay Cavallaro If you haven’t had a chance to stop in and say hello, Allium has a new chef and a new menu. Daniel Hardy, formerly Mezze Restaurant Group’s catering chef, is heading up the kitchen in Great Barrington and making delicious changes. Dan has been in the Allium kitchen since November so the [...]
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January 2, 2012
A Class of Wine: School for the Wine Enthusiast Begins
On Wednesday evening, January 11th, Mezze Bistro + Bar will host its first Class of Wine: A School for the Wine Enthusiast. Caitlin Harrison, our front-of-house manager and wine aficionado, will pair six wines with six flavors in food to demonstrate the symbiotic relationship between the two. Informational packets detailing the winery, grape varietal, notes [...]
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