Events for February 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n February – All Month Long<\/strong><\/span> – St Francis Hospital and Max Restaurant Group CT locations pour Josh Cellar wines to benefit Women’s Heart Health Month. \u00a0A portion of the proceeds from every glass and every bottled ordered through the month of February will be donated to the Women’s Health initiative at St Francis Hospital in Hartford. \u00a0Join us Wednesday Feb 4th, for the kick-off party with St Francis and Josh Wines (see below).<\/p>\n February 1st<\/strong><\/span> – Taste of Hartford wraps up for Max Downtown and Trumbull Kitchen. \u00a0Last day of the two week promo comes to a conclusion on Super Sunday. With 3-course meals and discounted wine, this is one of our most popular promotions throughout the year. \u00a0All other locations are closed in the evening for Employee Appreciation Parties (our version of the Holiday party).<\/p>\n February 3rd<\/strong><\/span> – Newburyport Brewmaster Dinner at Max’s Tavern in Springfield. \u00a0Join Max’s Tavern as they welcome\u00a0Special Guest Speaker Chris Webb, Co-Founder of Newburyport Brewing Co. for a fantastic evening of local craft beer and Max’s Tavern cuisine. \u00a0For full details click here<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n February 4th<\/strong><\/span> – Max Burger West Hartford welcomes Troegs Brewing to CT for the very first time. \u00a0We will be enjoying these extremely well-crafted brews from Pennsylvania with a tap takeover and meet and greet with brewery personnel, plus there might be a giveaway or two, as well.<\/p>\n February 6th<\/strong><\/span> – Max Lunch Club @ Max’s Oyster Bar with Paul Nerz of Vineyard Brands Imports and the wine of Famille Perrin, famed producers of Chateau de Beaucastel in the Rhone Valley of France. \u00a0Paul Nerz is no stranger to the Max Group or the wines of the Perrin family. \u00a0Join us in this installment of the Lunch Club as we dive deep into the village wines of the Rhone from this famed producer. \u00a0$39.50pp++, call Max’s Oyster Bar in West Hartford for full details and reservations.<\/p>\n February 6th<\/strong><\/span> – Max Downtown presents an evening of truffles paired with selections from deep in our wine cellar. \u00a0This is the second installment of our Cellar Dinner Series where we pull older wines from our collection to showcase alongside spectacular dishes from Chef Christopher Sheehan. \u00a0Sommelier Justin Gavry will be guiding the wine discussion on this dinner. \u00a0Call Max Downtown for full details and reservations, seating is very limited.<\/p>\n February 10<\/strong><\/span> – Max Amore Chefs Ted Burnett and Brett Cook have been dreaming of hosting a Game and Wine Dinner for the past couple of years, and we have finally been able to fit it on the calendar. \u00a0This dinner is filled with delicious plates that have been creatively put together by these two veteran chefs. \u00a0On top of that we have decided to feature these dishes with a wine focus on the 2010 vintage from Barolo – perfect matches for this style of food. \u00a0Tom Taylor from Worldwide Wines will be on hand to discuss the wine pairings with you. \u00a0Contact Max Amore for full menu and to make reservations. \u00a0Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n February 11<\/strong><\/span> – Max’s Oyster Bar is very pleased to present a winery owner dinner with very special guest Steve MacRostie of MacRostie Vineyards in Sonoma County, California. \u00a0Steve made his first Sonoma wines in 1974 and has never looked back. Today he makes a veritable collection of classic Sonoma Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, from appellation wines to small single vineyard collections. \u00a0Steve rarely gets to visit CT, but when he does we make room for him and host a wine dinner. \u00a0Menu is being finalized, but call Max’s Oyster Bar\u00a0in West Hartford for details and to make a reservation.<\/p>\n February 12<\/strong><\/span> – Wild About Wine – it’s back! – the hugely successful wine tasting event that used to be an annual fixture on the calendar is being revamped and presented in a larger and more expanded format. \u00a0 This event will showcase approximately 100 wines from 30 different vendors, along with food and other treats. \u00a0Plus a portion of the proceeds goes toward benefiting the Make A Wish Foundation. \u00a0Call Max’s Tavern in Springfield for tickets and full details.<\/p>\n February 14<\/strong><\/span> – it’s Valentine’s Day. \u00a0Reservations are going fast so please call early to book a table.<\/p>\n February 18<\/strong><\/span> – Harpoon “Long Thaw” Beer Night and tapping. \u00a0Max Burger in West Hartford welcomes the gang from Harpoon Brewery of Boston for its annual release of Long Thaw White I.P.A.\u00a0Ale. \u00a0We will be tapping the kegs early and the reps will be along with plenty of swag to hand out to lucky guests. \u00a0Officially starts at 5pm, but come early and get a seat.<\/p>\n February 23<\/strong><\/span> – Max Fish presents a fabulous Regional Wine dinner featuring the wines of Roederer Estate and Napanook. Owned by top Champagne house Louis Roederer, the Roederer Estate and Domaine Anderson wines have been top wines from the cold Anderson Valley of northern California for many years. \u00a0Made in limited quantities, these are fantastically styled wines that drink incredibly well with food. \u00a0We will be throwing in a bit of Napanook Red blend from Dominus Estate as a compliment – it is related to Roederer through the same marketing firm for the US as Champagne Roederer. \u00a0Devin McGary of Champagne Roederer will be on hand to discuss the wines along with Chef Robert Peterson of Max Fish. \u00a0Call Max Fish for details and reservations.<\/p>\n February 27<\/strong><\/span> – MOB Lunch Club 2015 – Wines of Chile with Howard Asadow. \u00a0Did you know that wine grapes have been grown in Chile since 1540? \u00a0For this installment of the Lunch Club we are looking at some of the regionally made wines from Chile’s cool coastal wine-growing areas. \u00a0What does Chile do best? \u00a0Cabernet, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. \u00a0For this lunch we are looking a little deeper into what this longstanding wine country has to offer. \u00a0$37.50++ – call Max’s Oyster Bar for Reservations.<\/p>\n February 27<\/strong><\/span> – Master of Scotch Night at Max Downtown. \u00a0Sample our selections or choose your own flights in the Tavern area from 5:30-7:30 as Master of Scotch, Peter Karras is on hand to discuss the selections from Pernod-Ricard Distilleries (Arberlour, Glenlivet, Chivas), in Scotland. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be passed for flight drinkers. \u00a0Contact Max Downtown for full details.<\/p>\n Thirsty Thursdays @ Max<\/strong><\/span> – as always, February brings us a selection of fun promotions for Thursday nights at Max locations. \u00a0Max Amore in Glastonbury and Max a Mia in Avon – 1\/2 priced bottles of wine all night. \u00a0No limit on prices – all wine list wines are 1\/2 off. \u00a0Max Burger West Hartford – 1\/2 priced Cans of Beer. \u00a0All Cans are 1\/2 priced all day. \u00a0Trumbull Kitchen will also be joining the 1\/2 priced Beer Cans on Thirsty Thursdays starting in February.<\/p>\n Every Thursday<\/strong><\/span> – Max’s Oyster Bar has Jamie’s Junk Show – Live Music – \u00a0starting at 9pm. \u00a0No Cover but seats fill up fast. \u00a0Thirsty Thursday Drink specials are also usually available.<\/p>\n Every Friday<\/strong><\/span> – \u00a0Karaoke at Max Fish – every week the singing is happening at Max Fish starting around 10pm. \u00a0Late Night Happy Hour is always available, as well.<\/p>\n Every Sunday<\/strong><\/span> – Max Downtown presents Sunday Jazz, featuring great food and drink specials and the jazz stylings of\u00a0The Steve Davis Group. \u00a0For more information and reservations, call 860.522.2530 <\/p>\n Ihr Top aktuelle Angebote, Rabatte und Aktionen : aldi s\u00fcd prospekt<\/a>, rewe prospekt<\/a>, saturn prospekt<\/a>, media-markt prospekt<\/a>, toom baumarkt prospekt<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Brian Mitchell – Corporate Beverage Director for the Max Restaurant Group I have received a number of requests for our upcoming calendar of events. \u00a0Below is a listing for the month of February as it stands now. \u00a0I plan to post a listing of the events we have coming up by the middle of … <\/p>\n![\"Black](\"https:\/\/www.maxrestaurantgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Black-Hog-300x168.jpg\")
February 10<\/strong><\/span> – Trumbull Kitchen rolls on with it Brewmaster 2015 Dinner Series, and this month we have the boys from Black Hog Brewery out of Oxford, CT coming in to talk and taste you through their top notch craft brews. \u00a0Quickly ascending the ladder to the top of CT craft brewers, the Black Hog beers are fantastic, we like them a lot and so should you. \u00a0Paired with Chef Chris Torla’s menu. \u00a0Call Trumbull Kitchen for full details and reservations.<\/p>\n