Ray’s in the City Hosts Wine Dinner Featuring Sonoma’s Chalk Hill Winery April 1

Ray’s in the City executive chef Ugo Okpareke pours the fresh tastes of spring into his five-course menu for the downtown restaurant’s Chalk Hill Wine Dinner on Wednesday, April 1. David Goode, CSW, supplier for Chalk Hill winery, will be available to answer questions about Chalk Hill varietals served throughout the meal. A 6:30 p.m. reception gives way to a 7 p.m. dinner seating where guests will enjoy local chanterelle bisque with pickled white shrimp served with Chalk Hill sauvignon blanc; a salad of mâche, radish and pea tendrils topped with fried egg and goat buttermilk dressing alongside Chalk Hill chardonnay; roasted beef tenderloin, smashed sweet peas, morels and horseradish complemented by Chalk Hill malbec; braised pole beans and pork trotter with brown butter creamed grits served with Chalk Hill pinot noir; and a finish of sweet biscuit ice cream sandwich with warm chocolate and Chalk HillBotrytis sémillon. $99 per person (plus tax and gratuity). Reservations required; call 404-524-9224.