Are you game for game? Wild for all things wild? Then tonight’s Standard Bistro wine dinner may be just the thing for you. The monthly dinners begin at 6:30 p.m. and feature wines from around the world paired with contemporary southern cuisine. Wine makers, distributors and local wine aficionados will be in attendance.\
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Best Cellars International wines will accompany hors d’oeuvres and the five-course dinner. The menu is as follows:\
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Hors d’oeuvres:\
Fried quail egg crostinis\
Spoonfuls of hunter’s risotto, truffle oil and Parmesan bison tartare\
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First course:\
Grilled rabbit tenderloin salad with spiced pecans, Granny Smith apples, fris\’e9e, watercress, goat cheese and honey cider vinegar\
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Second course:\
Roast wild boar with Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, bourbon and molasses\
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Third course:\
Seared duck breast with dirty wild rice, wild mushrooms, leeks and porcini jus\
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Fourth course:\
Grilled venison with baked grit cake, baby carrots, parsnips, turnips and rutabaga in a Muscadine-port wine reduction\
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Fifth course:\
Kathryn’s pumpkin pie with cinnamon, nutmeg, chantilly cream and candied pumpkin seeds\
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Dinner is $95 per person and includes food, wine, tax and gratuity. Call (205) 995-0512 for reservations. Standard Bistro is located at 3 Mt. Laurel Ave. in the town of Mt. Laurel and is open for lunch Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and dinner Tuesday-Saturday 5:30 \’9610:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.standardbistro.com.