{"id":518,"date":"2015-09-16T02:33:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T02:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/?p=518"},"modified":"2017-02-09T15:51:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T15:51:50","slug":"stonewall-kitchen-matt-becker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/?p=518","title":{"rendered":"Stonewall Kitchen &#8211; Matt Becker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMussels.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-520\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMussels-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"StonewallMussels\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMussels-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMussels.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMussellswitRecipe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-519 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMussellswitRecipe-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"StonewallMussellswitRecipe\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMussellswitRecipe-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMussellswitRecipe.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallWine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-521 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallWine-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"StonewallWine\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallWine-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallWine.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMainCourse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-522\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMainCourse-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"StonewallMainCourse\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMainCourse-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallMainCourse.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallDessert.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-523 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallDessert-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"StonewallDessert\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallDessert-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/StonewallDessert.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What an event we had tonight! \u00a0I have to thank all of the people at Stonewall Kitchen for putting on such a wonderful event. \u00a0Everything was perfect! \u00a0Thank you again to all of our guests for sharing an evening with us. \u00a0Tonight we had a Gluten Free Surf &#8216;n Turf menu, paired with wine &#8211; the Maine Way! \u00a0A special thanks goes out to Jane St. Pierre, who was our chef instructor for the evening. The meal was over the top! \u00a0Another special thanks goes out to Carla Snow, our sommelier for the evening, who did a wonderful job. \u00a0Please take a look at her website <a href=\"http:\/\/agrapeaffair.com\">A Grape Affair <\/a>for more details on what she does! \u00a0She blended the perfect wines with the perfect meal. \u00a0If anyone would like a copy of tonights recipe packet, please send me an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:matthew.becker@morganstanley.com\">matthew.m.becker@gmail.com<\/a>. \u00a0Our first course was Pan Steamed Bang&#8217;s Island Mussels in a White Wine and Saffron broth with Parmesan Crisp Paired with Celestin Blondeau Sancerre Savignon Blanc, France. \u00a0These were amazing, the broth was to die for. \u00a0Our main course was a Slow-Cooked Beef Tenderloin topped with a Pink Peppercorn butter and Shrimp &amp; Lobster Scamp of Garlic and Fresh Herbs. \u00a0This was on top of Mashed Potato Gratin, with Haricot Verts Almondine (French string beans with almonds). \u00a0This dish was paired with Tortoise Creek &#8220;Le Charmal&#8221; Syrah\/Grenache, France. \u00a0I must say, this was unreal. \u00a0When they said, &#8220;Surf &#8216;n Turf &#8211; the Maine Way&#8221;, they weren&#8217;t kidding! \u00a0It was brilliant. \u00a0Now, on to the dessert&#8230;. \u00a0I&#8217;ve been gluten free for over 20 years and this was one of the best desserts that I&#8217;ve had &#8211; Hazelnut Brown-Butter Brownies with House-Churned Coffee Ice Cream, paired with Guy Chaumont Cremant de Bourgogne Blanc Brut, France, an excellent sparkling wine that rivals the finest Champagne! \u00a0I learned something new tonight about Champagne &#8211; if you pop the cork and the Champagne flows out, it means that the Champagne was not cold enough! \u00a0Don&#8217;t store your Champagne in the refrigerator, but let it cool in the fridge for 3-4 hours before you open it, it will make all of the difference in the world!<\/p>\n<p>Matt Becker Morgan Stanley<\/p>\n<p>Live from Matt&#8217;s House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What an event we had tonight! \u00a0I have to thank all of the people at Stonewall Kitchen for putting on such a wonderful event. \u00a0Everything was perfect! \u00a0Thank you again to all of our guests for sharing an evening with &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/?p=518\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=518"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":530,"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518\/revisions\/530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.matthewbeckerportsmouthnh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}