Diner Mediterranean @ Hank Haute Dogs

Hank has been offering monthly dinners at Hank's Haute Dogs for several months now, they are themed with his first trio of dinners focusing on Italian cuisine and his second trio of dinners focusing on French cuisine. Because Kakaako is in the midst of redevelopment including Hank's new space right next door, he put his Diner events on hold. However construction delays on his new space allowed him one final Diner in the old space so he focused on cuisine of the Mediterranean.

Of course, we first start with a bottle of bubbly, a bottle of NV Billecart-Salmon Extra Brut

And a bottle of 2013 Marc Bredif Vouvray for the starters

Including mixed olives...

 Bacon wrapped dates...

Bresaola (salt and air dried beef)...

Red pepper spread...

Hummus with pita bread...

And baked goat cheese in tomato sauce...

I then uncork my 2011 Pieropan Soave "La Rocca"...

And my 2013 Vermillon from Helen Keplinger...

For the Tortilla Espanole or potato and egg "omelet"... it was great with the red pepper sauce...

Along with a Greek Salad of cucumbers and tomatoes tossed with yogurt...

Moving on to the Shrimp Adriatic... it had a nice hit of saffron....

Served with couscous...

Multiple bottles were also uncorked...

For the Chicken Marbella or chicken cooked with tomato sauce, red wine vinegar, capers, olives and prunes...

We ended with a flan (though I was totally stuffed at this point)...

And a 1986 Chateau Climens Sauternes...

These Diners that Hank arranges are exactly what he serves at his annual participation in The Good Table dinners that benefit the Lanakila Meals on Wheels program. They are also BYOB (a big plus) and he tries to rotate the food theme keeping the same theme three months in a row before changing. The reservations are taken on Eventbrite but you pay for it at the event (cash only). I personally can't wait until he moves into his new digs and continues his Diner dinners!