Annual Culinary Events
Cooking Classes with Chef Irv Miller
- The Jewish Kitchen: Wednesday, September 15
- Slow Southern Foods: Wednesday, October 20
- Holiday Harvest: Wednesday, November 17
September
"A Taste of the Season" Sep. 30, 5:30 p.m. at Jackson's Steakhouse
With Chef Irv Miller's new fall/winter menu as the inspiration, Curtis Flower of Distinctive Kitchens has hand selected four stellar wines to complement a selection of fall dishes as prepared by Chef Irv Miller. The featured presentation for the evening is as follows:
Reception: Chicken-fried veal sweetbreads with black-pepper cream sauce crostini with Brie, caramelized Vidalia onions, sliced Anjou pears, spiced walnuts and scallions paired with Domenico de Bertiol Prosecco di Conegliano NV, Italy
Second Pairing: Sautéed shrimp caponata with pork belly, wilted kale and Cantonment white Cheddar grits paired with De Martino Legado Chardonnay Reserve, Chile 2007
Third Pairing: Pappardelle with Cornish game-hen confit, roasted acorn squash, wild mushrooms, brown butter sauce and fresh chives paired with Primarius Pinot Noir, Oregon 2008
Fourth Pairing: Roast beef tenderloin medallions with sweet corn and butter bean succotash with buttermilk mashed potatoes paired with Annabella Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California 2007
To Finish: Baked sweet potato and Granny Smith apple cobbler with cinnamon and sugar dust, vanilla ice cream and crispy basil
The event cost is $65 per person plus tax and gratuity. Seating is limited; reservations required. Be sure to make yours by calling Jackson's Steakhouse (850) 469-9898. www.goodgrits.com.
32nd Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival. Sep. 24-26. Sample a variety of mouth-watering seafood dishes, enjoy continuous live entertainment, shop at the many arts and crafts vendors, and participate in a 5K. (850) 433-6512, www.fiestaoffiveflags.org.
October
Greek Festival. Oct. 15-17. Enjoy traditional Greek dances, gifts, entertainment and dishes such as baklava, gyros and spanakopeta. (850) 433-2662, www.annunciationgoc.org.
November
Celebrity Chefs Capture the Fort. Nov. 6. Pensacola Celebrity Chefs will treat guests to classic coastal cuisine in an extraordinary setting – a pre-Civil War fortress along sugar-white sands and emerald waters. The Capture the Fort event will be held at historic Fort Pickens, a unit of Gulf Islands National Seashore, located on the west tip of Santa Rosa Island. Gulf Islands is the largest national seashore in the country. Chefs Jim Shirley of the Fish House, Frank Taylor of Global Grill, Dan Dunn of the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front, Irv Miller of Jackson’s Steakhouse and Gus Silivos of Skopelos will create modern dishes inspired by old Pensacola recipes.
Martini Festival. Nov. 6. Sample delicious martinis and listen to live music at the JellyFish Bar in Perdido Key. (850) 332–6532, www.jellyfishbar.com.
Featured Events
Every Tuesday and Wednesday at Jackson's Steakhouse
Reservations: (850) 469-9898
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Prime Time Tuesday |
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Prime Rib Special - Every Tuesday Slow-roasted herb and spice-rubbed 16-oz. President's cut of bonesless prime rib of beef with Steakhouse baked potato and seasonal vegatables (14-oz. Governor's cut available for $17.95) |
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Wine Down Wednesday |
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Half Off Every Bottle - Every Wednesday Every Wednesday night order any bottle of wine from our exclusive wine list at half price. From 5:30 till close.
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