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PRESS
195 RVC
DINNER
WITH
SPEAKEASY
ALES &
LAGERS
REVIEW,
PICTURES
BY LONG
ISLAND
PULSE
March 11, 2011
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Press
195's
inaugural
beer
dinner,
a four
course
pairing
with San
Francisco,
California's
Speakeasy
Ales &
Lagers
at its
newest
location
in
Rockville
Centre
(other
Press
spots
include
Park
Slope,
Brooklyn
and
Bayside,
Queens),
was epic
because:
a) prior
hunger
said
toodles
with
Press
owner
and chef
Brian
Karp's
unique
infusion
of each
Speakeasy
brew
within
its
respective
dish,
including
the
Prohibition
Ale-battered
Chicken
Cutlet
with
Grilled
Fresh
Pineapple,
Cayenne
Garlic
Mayonnaise
and
Monterey
Jack
Cheese,
which
Karp
conjured
up "in
bed at
like
three in
the
morning"
b) prior
thirst
said
toodles
with the
thick
and
beanong
Ritual
Coffee
Payback
Porter
(a rare
East
Coast
treat),
a
collaboration
between
Speakeasy
and San
Francisco's
Ritual
Coffee
Roasters
and
their
natural,
light-roasted
Brazilian
coffee
called
Chapadao
de
Ferro.
c)
...just
because...Press'
second
beer
pairing
is
slated
for May.
Brewery
details
are
unknown.
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