Last Friday we had a really unexpected treat. While surfing for possible Thanksgiving dinner venues we happened across a local Bryan restaurant that was offering an Oktoberfest dinner ... well ... hard to resist.

Unfortunately I didn't take my camera and forgot about the cell phone one so here is the generic shot from their website. They are called Christopher's World Grille and we have been many times before but not for a specific themed event like this.



Again here is their promo shot of a typical dinner setting and we have enjoyed it on other occasions. This evening was similar but with a German theme complete with huge German flag on the wall and beer glasses instead of the wimpy wine ones ... Probst!!

There were five courses and each was paired with a German beer. While we like wine with dinner the beer pairing was clever and each was an excellent experiment. There was one seating at 6:30 for cocktails and the five courses took until about 9:30 to consume, especially with Christopher himself describing each course.

1^st Course

Green Pea and Bavarian Smoked Sausage Soup

Beer: Bitburger Pilsner

2^nd Course

Bratwurst and Sauerkraut with Beer Mustard

Beer: Hacker-Pschorr Dunkle Weisse

3^rd Course

Beer Braised Cabbage Roll with Bell Pepper Sauce, White Potatoes and Parsley

Beer: Paulaner Oktoberfest-Marzen

4^th Course

Bauernschnitzel topped with Fried Egg, Spaetzle, and Braised Red Cabbage

Beer: Ayinger Brau Weisse

5^th Course

Rum Baked Apple Dumpling with Caramel Sauce

Beer: Kostritzer Schwarzbier

Another excellent evening enjoying the best of German food, beer, culture, and music; we really do miss the place and have many fond memories. We'll be back soon ... Ja, Ja!! Now excuse me while I air out the RV.