Fall Food & Wine Lovers Weekend!

The Fall Food & Wine Lovers Weekend is almost here! November 2nd & 3rd will include special events focusing on food and wine – and of course, it is all set against the backdrop of Lake Superior! Bluefin Bay has been hosting Food & Wine Lovers Events for more than 20 years and we’re delighted to partner with Mpls-St. Paul Magazine as our media partner for this long-standing event.

We’re excited to welcome our guest chef for this year’s Friday & Saturday night dinners: Executive Chef Keven Kvalsten from the FireLake Grill House & Cocktail Bar in Minneapolis. Read his full bio here.

Each course will be paired with wine by our friends at Johnson Brothers Wine Company making the evenings a real treat for those who love great food and wine.

Join us! We still have a few reservations left for both Friday and Saturday evenings. Call the Bluefin Grille at 218-663-6200 to make a reservation.

Chef Kvalsten has put together a wonderful menu for the 4-course dinner on Friday evening and the 5-course dinner on Saturday evening:

Friday, November 2nd at 7 pm:

• Amuse Bouche: Smoked Whitefish
  • garlic toast, cucumber, dill, crème Fraiche
• Pheasant Confit
  • great northern beans, frisee, bacon marmalade
• Duck Breast
  • pickled blueberry, wheat berry, glace de canard
• Sturgeon and Braised Elk Duo
  • wild mushroom, potato, charred scallion butter,
• Farmers Cheesecake
  • strawberry-rhubarb compote, candied walnut, mint ice

Saturday, November 3rd at 6 pm:

• Cheddar Gougère
  • smoked whitefish, mustard caviar, chive
• Smoked Beet Borscht
  • brown butter, duck rillette, soft boiled egg, pea tendrils
  • toasted breadcrumb
• Poached Walleye
  • saltine, tarragon, crispy potato, baby herbs
• Bison Bone Marrow
  • beef short-rib, charred radicchio, arugula-walnut pesto
  • grilled onion, pickled fennel
• Venison Loin
  • parsnip fondant, crispy cabbage, juniper sauce
  • lacquered carrots
• Warm Chocolate Torte
  • lingonberry-mint preserve, wild rice-ice cream, burnt marshmallow