A.O.C RESTAURANT & WINE BAR ANNOUNCES “FLIGHTS & BITES”LINE-UP FOR MAY

Monday Night Ritual Visits Wine and Food Regions Around the World

WHO:               A.O.C, Los Angeles

WHAT:              A.O.C. Restaurant and Wine Bar, the groundbreaking wine bar on 3rd Street by Chef Suzanne Goin and business partner and Sommelier Caroline Styne, announces the May line-up of their popular Monday night series, “Flights & Bites” where guests can ‘travel’ around the world, tasting 2 different flights of a winemaking region and choose among 3 bites of dishes designed to pair with the wine samplings. Flights & Bites wine mapping is created by Sommelier Caroline Styne and A.O.C. Sommelier Tara Gano.

Two flights of wines begin at $12; Three selections of bites from $8-12. Complete A.O.C menu and wine list is also available.

WHEN:             Monday nights, continues indefinitely
Regions for May 2011
5/2: Winery Terredora di Paolo, Campania Italy
5/9: Argentina
5/16: Sancerre
5/23: Winemaker Ettore Germano, Piedmont Italy
5/30: Washington
6 – 10 p.m. throughout the restaurant
Reservations are recommended

WHERE:           A.O.C. Restaurant and Wine Bar
8022 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048
323.653.6359

WHY:                Chef Suzanne Goin and her business partner and Sommelier Caroline Styne created “Flights & Bites” to nurture a social and cultural scene at their ground-breaking wine bar and restaurant on 3rd Street that revolutionized the small plates menu trend in Los Angeles.

For further information and full menus at A.O.C., visit www.aocwinebar.com