Poker has reached grand-slam popularity recently, and to capitalize on that, The Bombay Cafe will host a "No Limit Texas Hold 'Em" poker tournament Sunday, Feb. 27.
The first "Bombay Cafe Challenge" will donate all proceeds from the evening to the Alabama chapter of the March of Dimes.
Chef-owner Darryl Borden is planning a special cocktail buffet for the evening and each guest will receive two drink tickets.
Registration will begin at 5 p.m., with play beginning at 5:30 p.m. and continuing until 9:30 p.m.
Participants will pay $100 each; nonplayers, $50. Both groups will receive a goody bag, photographs and have the opportunity to participate in a silent auction.
Borden says the restaurant will be decorated in the spirit of the event, and the wait staff will wear black ties.
The March of Dimes will receive all proceeds from the poker tournament as well as any funds raised by the silent auction.
Other sponsors of the event are Finlandia Vodka, Jack Daniel, Wines by Rush and InFront Advertising. Top winners from the evening will receive prizes ranging from professional poker sets to supplies, dinners, trips and gift certificates.
For more information or to make reservations, call 322-1930. Bombay Cafe is at the corner of Seventh Avenue South and 29th Street.
Wine events:
Wine events are adding spirit to the next couple of weeks, with two benefits and two dinners dotting the calendar.
First up is Bethel Heights Game Wine Dinner at Standard Bistro at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Also hosting the dinner will be Vintage Wine Shoppe. Guest speaker will be Pat Dudley of Bethel Heights Winery.
The menu:
Hors d'oeuvres. Alligator sausage with sweet and sour orange chutney; duck confit flatbread with goat cheese and shiitake mushroom duxelle, accompanied by '03 Bethel Heights Pinot Gris.
First course. Rabbit tenderloin salad with frisee, onions and honey cider vinaigrette, with '01 Bethel Heights Estate Chardonnay.
Second course. Roast pheasant with homemade pasta, butternut squash, pearl onions and Parmesan. '03 Bethel Heights Estate Pinot Noir.
Third course. Ostrich carpaccio with arugula, cracked black pepper and mustard aioli. '01 Bethel Heights Freedom Hill Pinot Noir.
Fourth course. Grilled elk and wild boar sausage with sweet potatoes, baby turnips, Brussels sprouts and pomegranate glaze, with '02 Bethel Heights West Block Pinot Noir.
Fifth course. Mincemeat tartlet with ginger ice cream and blood orange sauce.
The dinner is $85 per guest, all inclusive. Call 995-0512 for more information or to make reservations. Standard Bistro is at Mt Laurel. To get there, take U.S. 280 East to Shelby 41. Take a left and go several miles. Standard Bistro is at the Mt Laurel shopping village.
For a cause:
The Birmingham Bar Foundation and the Women Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association will sponsor "Wine Tasting for a Cause" from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday at Village Wine Market in English Village.
The tasting will benefit children of domestic violence and the YWCA.
The Village Wine Market opened several months ago at 2030 Cahaba Road in English Village, at the corner of Cahaba Road and 21st Avenue South.
There will be a charge of $20 per person, and the fee can be paid at the door.
In addition to wine tasting, there will be hors d'oeuvres served during the benefit.
Art by the Glass:
Loretta Goodwin Gallery will be the setting for the third annual Art by the Glass wine tasting event. It will be from 6 until 9 p.m. March 3, benefiting United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham.
Guests are invited to bid on auction items, including extraordinary wines and wine-themed art. Wine will be provided by International Wines, and food will be prepared by Hot and Hot Fish Club, Ocean, Sol y Luna and members of "The Birmingham Originals."
Tickets are $75 each and include a keepsake Riedel glass for each guest. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 944-3908.
Richard Pizitz Jr. is chairman of the committee planning the event, along with Cobb Hagan, Idie Hastings, Conrad Rafield, Jimmie Harvey and Charles Yeates. The event is presented by Crown Automobile, and other sponsors include Alabama Power Co., Melissa and Cobb Hagan, Morgan Keegan, Chrom Film Lab and Vintage Wine Shoppe.
Proceeds go to support the services United Cerebral Palsy offers to more than 1,000 infants, children and adults who have disabilities, as well as services to their families. Locally, 92 cents of every $1 contributed funds the programs and services at three facilities in Birmingham and four satellite programs in Gadsden, Oneonta, Pell City and Fort Payne.
Bombay wine dinner:
A dinner at Bombay Cafe at 7 p.m. March 1 will feature the wines of Alta Vista.
The wine dinner is presented by Teresa Murton of Bodegas de Mendoza and J. Simpkins of J's Private Tasting Room.
The menu will include:
Appetizers. Baked empanada of ground veal and shiitake mushroom cups with smoked Gouda cheese and cucumber salsa; red cornmeal-toasted chicken pops with mini red basil biscuits and sawmill gravy; champagne marinated asparagus spears with candied walnuts, white balsamic vinegar and Maytag blue cheese; served with Alta Vista Premium Torrontes and Alta Vista Cosecha Red.
Soup. Fire-roasted three-onion soup with ricotta cheese tortellini and garlic-toasted flat breads, served with Alta Vista Premium Malbec.
Salad. The Bombay house salad with sliced Driscoll strawberries, Mandarin oranges and honey roasted almonds, topped with raspberry vinaigrette.
Entree. Mixed grill with filet of veal tenderloin and rosemary-scented filet of Baja Peninsula red fish with wild mushroom Bordelaise and brown lemon beurre blanc, served with Alta Vista Alto cabernet sauvignon.
Dessert. Grand Marnier and blackberry creme brulee with caramelized cane sugar and cinnamon whipped cream, with Lamacchia champagne.
Dinner is $65 per guest and includes tax and gratuity. For more information or to make reservations, call 322-1930.
At Sherry's Eastgate:
Sherry's Eastgate Cafe, open for about a year now, has increased its seating capacity to about 100 guests. That's good news for those who especially enjoy the meat-and-three offerings at the Center Point Road restaurant.
Sherry Merrifield, owner, says the cafe also is now offering some daily specials posted on the sidewalk board, such as soups, chili, loaded baked potato with pulled pork, and taco salad.
She says the dessert list has also grown, with the addition of apple crisp, cherry crunch and bread pudding. Also, Eastgate is serving homemade banana pudding daily.
Eastgate Cafe is at 1603 Center Point Road. The phone is 853-0029. Eastgate serves lunch only from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
At Olive Tree:
Vasilios Tsantes, owner of Grammas' Olive Tree in Hoover, says he has added some new items to his "meat, three & tea Southern lunch" specials.
The additions include chicken and dumplings, fried catfish and macaroni and cheese. Cost of the "meat, three and tea" special is $6.75.
Also Tuesday evening is fixed-price night. A four-course meal is $13.95.
Tsantes says he is varying the menu each week and recently has offered a choice of fried green tomatoes or avgolemono soup, house salad, a choice of sauteed tilapia with shrimp Newburg sauce, chicken piccata or pastitsio (traditional Greek lasagna) and for dessert, berry flan torte.
For more information about the menu, call the restaurant at 823-5825. The restaurant is at 2030 Little Valley Road, just off Lorna Road, in Hoover.
Jo Ellen O'Hara's 'Dining Out" column appears each Friday. You may e-mail her at johara@bhamnews.com
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