A glass of sparkling, non vintage Vouvray, a wedge of fresh pan-seared paneer,
a creamy Indian-style cheese, and hot tomato chutney spiced with onion-scented
asfoetida, ginger and mustard seed.
Where: 3 Cups Wine & Chutney Social
When: Last night, 6:42 PM
What:
Farmer’s Daughter Hyderabadi Tomato Chutney
Pan-seared Chapel Hill Creamery Paneer
Francois Pinon Vouvray Brut
The Taste: France meets India via North Carolina. Sparkling, citrusy Vouvray Brut flirts with hot, asafoetida-inflected Indian tomato chutney. Creamy paneer, warm from the pan, is the matchmaker.
3 Cups, 227 Elliott Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. 919/968-8993. www.3cups.net