Astor Center, the newly-unveiled Manhattan facility for all things edible and drinkable, invites you and a guest to join the world-renowned chef king of all things offal, the one and only Chris Cosentino, for a celebration and exploration of these oft-forgotten bits of goodness. Chris's legendary Head to Tail Dinner will be offered at Astor Center for the first time ever outside the walls of his San Francisco restaurant, Incanto, hosted by equally legendary food writer and journalist Michael Ruhlman. This special dining event takes place on Tuesday, March 4th, from 6:30 - 9:30pm in the beautifully restored Gallery of Astor Center's landmark building. The Menu:

Passed Hors D'Oeuvres:

- Beef heart tartar puttanesca
- Fritto of honeycomb Tripe with olives and oregano
- Porchetta di testa with radish and pecorino
Paired with Lambrusco "Vigneto Enrico Cialdini", Cleto Chiarli NV

Dinner:

- Beef tendon and sweet breads, with chili and mint
Paired with Non Confunditur, Argiano 2005
- Crudo of venison liver, with juniper, beets and balsamic
Paired with Sangue di Giuda, Tenimenti Confalonieri, La Versa 2006
- Turf and Surf: trotters and lobster with tarragon
Paired with Ribolla Gialla, La Castellada 2000
- Whole roasted spring lamb neck with lambs milk polenta and gremolata
Paired with Nieddera Rosso, Contini 2003
- Candied cockscombs with riso pudding
Paired with Recioto di Soave "Col Foscarin", Gini 2004

About Astor Center:
Located directly above Astor Wines & Spirits in New York City, Astor Center is a place to explore new flavors, to meet living legends, to unearth new passions, and to savor age-old traditions. Comprised of three distinct spaces, Astor Center was designed to provide unique experiences in truly unparalleled facilities: the Study, designed to be ideal classroom environment for both wine and spirits tasting as well as for cooking demonstrations; the Kitchen, for everything from hands-on cooking classes, to intimate dinners, to a prep space for visiting chefs from around the globe; and the Gallery, our multi-purposed event space built to host everything from winemaker dinners, to seminars on the future of food and politics, to international food and wine festivals. More than just a place to take a wine class or watch a celebrity chef wield a blow-torch, Astor Center strives to facilitate exchanges between winemakers and whiskey drinkers; between Michelin-starred chefs and masters of the Manhattan apartment kitchen; between omnivores and herbivores; between legendary cookbook authors and razor sharp restaurant bloggers; between politicians and pig farmers. Above all else, Astor Center was created as a place where people of similar passions - if not similar palates - could taste, discover, share, and explore some of life's most savory subjects.