The Bridge Road Bistro has put together what seems to be a wonderful menu of innovative menu creations to pair with several of Starr-Hill’s fantastic beers. The dinner will be held on Thursday January 21st. The South Hills area restaurant has been trying to lead the way and is the only area restaurant taking advantage of craft beer as a wonderful enhancement to fine dining.

The Bistro hosted a similar dinner a few months ago which featured beers from Great Lakes Brewing Company. I was out of town on business and could not attend but heard comments from several of the attendees that it could have been better organized and that the Great Lakes representative was not as knowledgeable about the beers as should be expected at such an event. The other complaint was that the restaurant’s bar was in full swing (with live music) while the beer event was taking place, making it nearly impossible to hear the speaker or each other. I hope the Bistro staff do not repeat those same mistakes and doubt they will…

Please do not take my comments the wrong way; I put them out there to be constructive. I really want these beer pairing efforts to be a smashing success!

For a Menu and to make a reservation:

http://www.thebridgeroadbistro.com/events.php