Funkenhausen celebrates what would be the start of Oktoberfest with a creative six-course wine dinner featuring never-before-seen dishes on Wednesday, Sept. 16. In addition to the beloved German holiday, the dinner marks the West Town restaurant’s two-year anniversary. Known by the staff as ‘Project May-Ham’, the six-course pre-fixe menu features recipes from key members of the kitchen team. The menu will include:

• Grilled Oysters with clotten cream, pickled chilies, & cornbread - Paired with Fritz-Ritter Riesling

• Baby Carrots with rye hazelnut butter, grape preserves, puffed sorghum and petit salad - Paired with Dr. Heyden Riesling

• Smoked Whitefish Cake with dill aioli, tomato & puffed fish skin - Paired with Schwibinger Riesling

• Rabbit Boudin “Corndog” served with grainy mustard jus and kraut puree - Paired with Hajszan Neuman Gemister Satz

• Confit Pork Shoulder with sauerkraut crust, peach, Riesling vinegar, blackened zucchini - Paired with Leo Hillinger Small Hill Merlot & Pinot Noir

• Johnnycakes served with grilled peach ice cream, beerenauslese syrup, cornbread streusel and candied lemon - Paired with Hirschbach & Söhne, Riesling Beerenauslese

Reservations can be made at https://www.funkenhausen.com/funkenmarket