Thursday Sips & Nibbles

I'm back again with a new edition of Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I highlight some interesting, upcoming food and drink events. I hope everyone dines out safely, tips well and are nice to their servers.
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1) Officially launching on Monday, February 5th, Rochambeau is putting a French spin on its Steak Frites with the opening of "The Steak Room." The Steak Room will transform Rochambeau's first-floor dining room into a steak frites-only dining experience exclusively serving a prix fixe steak frites-centric menu for guests to enjoy.

The Steak Room prix fixe menu will be available daily from noon to 10 p.m. in Rochambeau’s first-floor dining room. The menu will feature an eight oz. skirt steak, endless frites, greens, and fresh bread for only $36 per guest. In addition to the prix fixe menu, a selection of hors d'oeuvres (such as Steak Tartare and Shrimp Cocktail), cocktails, beers, wines, and dessert (such as Chocolate Cake and Ricotta Cheesecake) will be available to order a la carte. For complete menu details, please see HERE.

Alongside Rochambeau's “Steak Room” experience, brunch service will continue to be available in Rochambeau's street side cafe daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. while regular dinner service will be available nightly in Rochambeau’s second-floor dining room. 

2) Join Chef Michae Serpa and a line up of chef friends for a special charity dinner on Thursday, February 1st at Atlántico in Boston’s South End in support of Best Buddies International.

Kicking off at 6 p.m., the evening will bring together Boston's culinary talent to serve up a six-course tasting menu for $125 per guest. With every chef preparing one course each, participating chefs include Colin Lynch, Cassie Piuma, Will Gilson, John Paine, Jamie Bissonette and Michael Serpa. A complementary wine flight and a cocktail flight will also be available to pair with the menu for an additional cost.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit HERE.

Best Buddies is the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Their programs help people with IDD form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communication skills, and feel valued by society. The IDD community that Best Buddies serves includes, but is not limited to, people with Down Syndrome, Autism, Fragile X, Williams Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, traumatic brain injury and other undiagnosed disabilities.

3) On Thursday, February 1st, Saltie Girl will be hosting a four-course, prix fixe dinner with Chef Kyle McClelland. With two seatings at 6 and 8 p.m., the special dinner will be held in Saltie Girl’s original, intimate space located at 281 Dartmouth Street. The seafood-centric menu costs $120 per person and will feature options including:

Amuse bouche: Oyster Royale with spinach, champagne sauce, caviar
First course options:
“Fried” Oyster & Quail Egg with kaluga caviar and parmesan espuma
Maine Uni Toast with toasted milk bread, bone marrow butter, aged ponzu glaze
Second course options:
Lightly Torched Hiramasa black truffle rice with infused cauliflower emulsion
Pounded Marinated Tuna foie terrine with winter black truffle ponzu
Third course options:
Pan Roasted Filet of Dover Sole with wilted greens, smoked trout roe, chive butter sauce
Salmon en Croute with lobster, kale, caviar sauce
Dessert course (TBD)

Reservations can be made HERE.