Jason Sandford
Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.
Awesome honor. Here’s the note from William:
So, I have some exciting news.
I’ve been asked to host, and organize, a dinner at the James Beard House in NYC on Sunday October 20th. It will be an all-star cast of chefs to cook for the upcoming James Beard Food Conference (10/21-10/22).
The participating chefs are:
William Dissen – The Market Place Restaurant
Sam Talbot – Celebrity TV Chef
Andrea Reusing – Lantern Restaurant
Emily Luchetti – Waterbar & Farallon Restaurants
Ben Hall – Russell Street Restaurant
Evan Hanczor – Parish Hall & Egg Restaurants
Hari Pulapaka – Cress Restaurant
I will be organizing this group of chefs to create a dinner to commence the start of the upcoming JBF Food Conference. Each chef will be showcasing their own distinctive specialities, while collaborating with one another for an eventful evening of food and wine in the historic James Beard House in New York city. It’s an exciting opportunity to showcase Asheville in front of the leaders of our food culture here in the US.
The James Beard Foundation is a New York based national professional non-profit organization named in honor of James Beard. The foundation serves to promote the culinary arts by honoring chefs, wine professionals, journalists, and cookbook authors at at annual award ceremonies and providing scholarships and educational opportunities to chefs.
The James Beard Foundations’s mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor America’s diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire.
Here’s the menu:
James Beard House – Funder’s Dinner
Sunday October 20, 2013
50 guests
Hors d’oeuvres: 6:00pm
Dinner: 6:30pm
Hors d’oeuvres
Andrea
taylor shellfish geoduck, pickled louisiana lemon
&
red poll beef sashimi, sea urchin, & 7-spice
Ben
devilled eggs with smoked & salted walleye
&
cornbread crostini, spaghetti squash, cotija
Evan
heirloom farro soup, celery
&
eggplant capponata toast
1st
Sam
clams, lamb belly broth, lemongrass, tapioca, sea urchin tahini
2nd
William
crispy sweetbreads, western carolina bbq sauce, turnips, celery salad,
blue cheese dressing
3rd
Hari
malabar coast spiced skuna bay salmon, hudson valley duck biryani,
lucky’s tomato raita, charred okra
Dessert
Emily
warm apple charlotte, crème fraîche chantilly, caramel sauce
@ Stewart… Stop bring a DB. Congrats to a local chef making AVL proud.
So, the people in NYC who are able to attend this dinner are supposed to feel guilty about being able to afford this?
I am happy that one of our local chefs is being honored by participating.
From the Huffington Post:
WASHINGTON — Poor women enrolled in North Carolina’s nutrition program for new moms won’t be able to get food vouchers after Tuesday thanks to the federal government shutdown, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services has announced.
full story at
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/north-carolina-wic-government-shutdown_n_4066047.html
Yet people are lining up to pay $150 or more for one meal. What a great country.
Not that the problem is solved, by any means, but just FYI this article is a little outdated . . . DHHS has found enough money to provide WIC benefits through the end of October before having to stop distribution.
Yep. It’s a great country. Congrats to our local chef and all who attend this function. I raised 4 kids and got them through college. That was MY responsibility. I don’t want to raise and provide for yours. If you can’t afford to feed your kids, for God’s sake, stop breeding.