5 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Week in Metro Phoenix

Fall Wine Dinner at The Parlor
Tuesday, October 20

It's all about Willamette Valley vino this week at The Parlor in Phoenix. Join in the pizzeria's Fall Wine Dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday for courses including pan-roasted salmon with cannellini bean and a house-smoked bacon salad, stuffed leg of lamb with cauliflower mash and mushroom ragu, and a sweet wild berry panna cotta for dessert. Willamette Valley Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and dessert wines will accompany each course. Seats cost $75 per person, and reservations can be made by calling 602-248-2480. For additional information, visit The Parlor website or Facebook.


Sommelier Showdown: Carlo Mondavi v. Peter Kasperski at Cowboy Ciao
Wednesday, October 21

Listen up, oenophiles: Scottsdale restaurateur and wine enthusiast Peter Kasperski is set to face off against Carlo Mondavi of the famed Napa Valley winery in a Sommelier Showdown on Wednesday evening. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Cowboy Ciao, guests will be treated to a five-course meal with two wine pairings per course, one picked out by each of the dueling sommeliers. At the end of the meal, diners will vote on whose wine selection was best paired to the dish. The Sommelier Showdown costs $60 per diner. Reservations, which are required, can be made by calling 480-946-3111. For additional information, visit Cowboy Ciao's website or Facebook page. 


La Spinetta Wine Dinner at The Market Restaurant + Bar by Jennifer's
Thursday, October 22

From 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, The Market Restaurant + Bar by Jennifer's will host a La Spinetta Wine Makers Dinner. The seven-course dinner will feature dishes including beef carpaccio, a tenderloin prepared with pecorino, fried quail egg, citrus oil, micro arugula, and go lb. salt truffle salt paired with La Spinetta Rose. Limited seating is available, and reservations can be made by calling 602-579-5327. The dinner costs $85 per person. For additional information, visit The Market by Jennifer's online or on Facebook.


Brewery Launch Party at Two Brothers Tap House 
Thursday, October 22

Help welcome Two Brothers Tap House to the Valley on Thursday during its Brewery Launch Party. Doors open at 5 p.m., and guests will be treated to complimentary light bites and $2 beers until 7 p.m. The tap house also will give away prizes to the first 50 people who arrive, so be on time. Attendance is free, but reservations must be made online in advance. For additional information about Two Brothers Tap House, visit the brewery's website or Facebook page. 


"Sicilia My Love" Wine Dinner at Vivo! Ristorante
Thursday, October 22

This month's wine dinner at Vivio! Ristorante in Scottsdale will feature food and wine sourced from owner Tomaso Maggiore's hometown of Sicily. The four-course meal will begin at 6:30 p.m. and feature dishes including Insolia paired with Busiati Con Pesto Di Trapani and a homemade pasta with tomato, basil, almond pesto, and grilled shrimp, paired with Monte Olimpo Chardonnay. The "Sicily My Love" wine dinner costs $70 per person. For reservations, call 480-699-9081. Additional details, including the full menu, can be found on Vivo! Ristorante's website.