Bella Sera, a food and wine festival that benefits Chattanooga Endeavors, is Saturday from 6-10 p.m. at Renaissance Park.
Patrons can sample tapas-sized foods prepared by some of the city's finest restaurants, as well as wines specifically paired to each dish.
The Ogya Band will provide live music.
Admission is $60, which includes a wine glass for unlimited wine, as well as five servings from any of the sponsoring restaurants.
Call 265-0771 for more information or visit bellasera event.com.
The restaurants
* Alleia -- Ricotta and Georgia peach brushetta with vincotto. Housemade penne pasta with spring peas, grilled pancetta and Mint. Wine: Ruffino lumina pinot grigio.
* Blue Orchid Bistro -- Tuscan chicken salad. Roasted chicken and sun-dried tomatoes tossed in a creamy basil pesto dressing, served with a roll; White chocolate peppermint mousse is smooth white chocolate mouse laced with a hint of peppermint. Wine: Layer cake virgin chardonnay.
* Blue Orleans Creole Restaurant -- Crawfish pasta salad. Abita shrimp skewers; raspberry Nnapoleon. Wine: San Huberto Malbec and Marques de Casa concha chardonnay.
* Bluewater Grille -- Sweet and spicy chicken on a wonton. Wine: Snoqualmie Naked Riesling.
* Foodworks -- Cocoa crusted wagyu beef served carpaccio style with arepas and chimichurri sauce; Thai tuna tartatre with wasabi vinaigrette and mirco greens; Brushcetta: Ciabatta topped with a goat cheese spread, tomato caper relish and truffle oil. Wine: Benziger Sauvignon Blanc and Aquinas Pinot Noir.
* Greenlife Grocery -- Mountaineer, Meadow Creek Dairy of Galax, Va. A raw milk alpine style cheese; Landaff, Jasper Hill Farms of Greensboro, Vermont, A raw tomme style cheese. Wine: Acrobat Pinot Gris
* Niko's -- Riverview Farms Corncake with Sequatchie Cove spicy pork and pickled Crabtree Farms kolhrabi
Ppiperies (stuffed) peppers, whipped feta and capers; semolina cake with honey thyme syrup. Wine: Estancia Shiraz
* Taco Mamacita -- Chicken tortilla soup. Roasted chicken, diced tomato, avocado, queso fresco, lime and cilantro with a homemade broth; homemade guacamole, made to order guacamole with avocado, jalapeno, tomato, onion and cilantro. Wine: Domaine Manuel Villafane Torrontes
* Whipped Cupcakes -- Mini cupcakes, chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter and lemon cupcakes.
* Chattz -- Iced coffee.
* Niedlov's Breadworks -- Assorted handcrafted artisan breads.