Milano Inn & Sun King Beer

I love food.  Let me start with that.  Food is social, it transcends generations, ethnicity, borders, it's universal in many ways.  I like beer.  Beer does what food does - it transcends (and not just because you have too many).  Yes, I'm a female beer drinker.  I am not alone, we are many in number and a lot of us like craft beer versus the stuff you buy at Kroger for $10.99 a case.  We like it fresh, cold and with great flavor combinations.  Combine food and beer and it's heaven. 

 

I was playing around on Twitter one day (#CircleCityRene) and I kept seeing #MilanoInn post that this group and that group were invited to the launch party.  My curiosity was aroused.  I noticed other bloggers were part of the invite list.  So I asked about #IndyBloggers attending the event and guess what - they actually invited me.  Tuesday, February 12, 2013 was the launch date for some great food.  I couldn't resist taking the menu below from the event as I knew I wouldn't remember all these details.  Milano Inn partnered with #Sunkingbrewing to create a wonderful divieto, which my waiter Joshua told me means prohibition in Italian.

 

 

 

 

 

I had purchase the event tickets that were for dinner and not just the tasting of the appetizers.  I knew this was going to be good.  My fiance, Erik, came with me as he is a big fan of Italian food and a beer drinker as well.  We went straight to the Sun King Beer tasting table.  The usual suspects were being sampled - their fine steady line of Osiris Pale Ale, Sunlight Cream Ale and Wee Mac.  They also offered samples of two seasonal beers, their Winter Lager and my favorite Skulking Loafer.  That beer was awesome.  We sampled some of the meatballs on the appetizer side and I'm not entirely sure what marinade was used, they tasted great.  We were allowed to seat ourselves and we chose a booth (love booths).  Our waiter as mentioned earlier was Joshua.  Joshua was a wonderful server and I hope his bosses see this.  He was professional, knowledgeable and friendly without being a nuisance.  He was quick with refills and his suggestion of the poppy seed dressing was perfect on my salad. 

Erik ordered the Timballo, the 5-layer lasagna filled with meats and cheese.  It came out piping hot and smelled heavenly.  Before our salads came bread and olive oil were served along with butter for the non oil fan.  I am an olive oil fan.  The bread was delicious, as was everything else.  I ordered the 12 oz New York Strip Steak, cooked medium well with the Sun King Divieto.  It was served with Parmesan roasted red potatoes and steamed vegetables.  It was wonderful. 

The waiter informed me that the steak will now be served on Tuesday nights and the remainder of the menu was going to be available as earlier as 2/14/13.  I applauded that choice - don't hold back special food from the people.  This was too good not to share. 

I realize my cell phone photos do not do this food justice.  Trust me, its better in person.  Go forth and feast at Milano Inn!  Oh, and have a Sun King Beer with your dinner, it pairs as well as wine does with Italian food.