Food & Wine Tasting Classes

Imagine two of the city's top wine professionals competing to create the perfect food & wine pairing... and all for you! We pit one of Philadelphia's top sommeliers against one of our top wine educators. Those attending try each of the food & wine pairings, and get to choose the winner.

Past participants have included Christophe Tassan of Le Bec-Fin, Ryan Margolis of R2L, Christophe Guillot of Brasserie Perrier, Paul Rodriguez of Tinto, Marco Avigo of Penne, and Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV, among many others.

L'Oca Bistro and the Wine School have joined together to offer you this splendid food and wine event. Every month, we are exploring the wines and cuisines of Italy, right here in Fairmount.

This month we are featuring the cuisine of Northern Italy.

Before dinner, you will enjoy a wine class hosted at the Wine School. You will learn about the food & wine of the region, plus enjoy a tasting of the region's wines

In this four course meal, you will savor classic examples of this cuisine.  Guests are encouraged to bring a bottle of wine with them for dinner.

Both the four course dinner and the wine tasting class are only $54.99 a person!

Please bring $10 in cash to cover tax & tip. Gift certificates are not valid for this event.

Imagine two of the city's top wine professionals competing to create the perfect food & wine pairing... and all for you! We pit one of Philadelphia's top sommeliers against one of our top wine educators. Those attending try each of the food & wine pairings, and get to choose the winner.

Past participants have included Christophe Tassan of Le Bec-Fin, Ryan Margolis of R2L, Christophe Guillot of Brasserie Perrier, Paul Rodriguez of Tinto, Marco Avigo of Penne, and Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV, among many others.

There is nothing better than wine and cheese. Tonight we will be pairing wines with a selection of fine cheeses, including two of our favorites: Maytag blue cheese and Cabot's "Private Stock" cheddar.

A great night for cheese and wine lovers.

The bounty of autumn is meant to be celebrated with fine food and wine.

Tonight, join Keith Wallace, founder of the Wine School and accomplished former executive chef, who will present for you a menu of simple, comforting fare along with the wines that pair best with tonight's dishes. All of the recipes demonstrated this evening are prepared in connection with Keith's forthcoming cookbook from Running Press.

Imagine two of the city's top wine professionals competing to create the perfect food & wine pairing... and all for you! We pit one of Philadelphia's top sommeliers against one of our top wine educators. Those attending try each of the food & wine pairings, and get to choose the winner.

Past participants have included Christophe Tassan of Le Bec-Fin, Ryan Margolis of R2L, Christophe Guillot of Brasserie Perrier, Paul Rodriguez of Tinto, Marco Avigo of Penne, and Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV, among many others.

There is nothing better than wine and cheese. Tonight we will be pairing wines with a selection of fine cheeses, including two of our favorites: Maytag blue cheese and Cabot's "Private Stock" cheddar.

A great night for cheese and wine lovers.