Chifa To Host Brewmaster Tom Kehoe For Yards Beer Dinner

Philadelphia, PA – On Thursday, September 30, at 7 p.m., brewmaster Tom Kehoe of Yards Brewing Company will host the latest in the ongoing series of Craft Beer Dinners at Chifa.  The dinner will feature four courses of Chef Jose Garces’ inspired Latin-Asian cuisine paired with Kehoe’s acclaimed beers.  The cost will be $65 per person, excluding tax and gratuity, and reservations are required.

“Yards produces some terrific local craft beers that pair beautifully with Chifa’s Latin-Asian cuisine,” says Chef Garces.  “I’m looking forward to showcasing some of the finest our kitchen has to offer alongside some of the best beers produced in Philadelphia.”

The menu will include:

• Opah Tiradito with Peruvian tartar sauce and tempura fall vegetables, paired with Philadelphia Pale Ale, a crisp, hoppy ale bursting with citrus flavors and aromas;
• Poached Halibut with boniato, sweet potatoes and soy glazed Brussels sprouts, paired with Extra Special Ale, a robust and hearty amber ale with a malt body and aromatic hop finish;
• Spruce Smoked Lamb Loin with forest mushrooms, Richter Farm berries and pine nut puree, paired with Poor Richard’s Tavern Spruce Ale, based on Ben Franklin’s original recipe, which called for spruce essence and molasses, as barley and hops were not readily available at the time;
• Five-Spiced Rhubarb “Cobbler” with Tavern Porter ice cream, paired with General Washington’s Tavern Porter, a molasses-based porter with a deep garnet hue.

Yards Brewing Company (901 North Delaware Avenue, 215-634-2600) is Philadelphia’s premier brewery, recognized as a driving force behind the region’s thriving craft brewing movement.  Kehoe and Yards have received numerous awards and accolades for their world class beers.  On two separate occasions, Philadelphia magazine has named Yards “Best Local Beer” in its annual Best of Philly issue (2001 and 1998).  Other awards include two bronze medals from Chicago’s Real Ale Festival, and the distinction of “One of The Top Five Pale Ales in the United States,” according to the New York Times. Yards’ Saison has been featured in Gourmet magazine.

Chifa opened in early 2009 to critical acclaim; The New York Times praised the restaurant’s unusual ability to “kill two cravings [Asian and Latin] with one dish,” while Philadelphia magazine called Chef Garces’ innovative interpretations of Peruvian cuisine “a cross-cultural thrill ride…A meal at Chifa is a night out, a form of entertainment, an infusion of world culture, a culinary education, something to brag about the following day.”

Chifa is open for dinner seven days a week beginning at 5 p.m.; dinner is served until 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 12 midnight on Friday and Saturday.  Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.  For more information about their upcoming beer dinners, or to make a reservation, please visit www.chifarestaurant.com, or call (215) 925-5555.