Tonight started early with Ann and I taking the streetcar downtown for "happy hour" at a new Portland restaurant Brasserie Montmartre. This place was famous in the earlier years and it was the "hot spot" for dining and jazz. Several years ago it closed and new owners have now renovated it. It opened about one month ago so we decided it was the perfect place to get something to eat before going to a wine class at the Culinary Institute.Ann and I enjoyed a cocktail and salad and we shared two appetizers and it was great fun. The restaurant is comfy but elegant and the service was perfect.
After our snacks we headed across the street to attend a two hour seminar on French champagne. The speaker was Peter Gibson, owner of the wine consulting firm Gibson Consulting.
Ann just finished a semester of wine classes and she invited me to attend the last class as her guest. It was a great opportunity to learn about quality champagne and the different characteristics of each region where the grapes are grown and bottled. We tasted seven champagnes so after class we went back to the Brasserie for coffee and dessert and to listen to the live jazz music. Not a bad way to spend a Thursday night !!!
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