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Chef Ethan Stowell (Photo by Rina Jordan)
So we offer you a real chance to partake in a spectacular that will showcase Stowell's cooking, this time benefiting the James Beard Foundation. The Foundation has put together a Celebrity Chef Tour, and it's coming to Seattle on Thursday, May 14th and will feature Stowell (of Union, Tavolata, How to Cook a Wolf, and Anchovies & Olives fame) and Chef James Hassell of the hosting Columbia Tower Club. It's an investment at $175 per person, but the cause is a good one (the James Beard Foundation gives out scholarships to promising culinary students as part of a mission which "celebrates, preserves, and nurtures America's culinary heritage and diversity"). And the event looks great, including an elegant reception, a chance to interact with the chefs, and a pretty snazzy-looking menu:
TRAY PASS
Geoduck Salad with Radish, Celery and Trampetti Olive Oil
Hudson Valley Foie Gras with Red Wine Jelly and Candied Orange
by Chef Ethan Stowell
Balsamic Fig with Cana de Oveja on Rosemary Shortbread
Shrimp Escabeche, White Bean Mascarpone
by Chef James Hassell
Kendall-Jackson 2007 Vintner's Reserve Riesling
FIRST COURSE
Hamachi Crudo with Avocado, Chilies, Lime, Arugula
by Chef Ethan Stowell
Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
SECOND COURSE
Dungeness & King Crab Parfait
Shaved Foie Gras & Cured King Salmon, Tomato, Meyer Lemon & Cucumber Gelees
by Chef James Hassell
Kendall-Jackson Late Harvest Chardonnay
THIRD COURSE
Ocean Trout with English peas, Wild Ramps, Morel Mushrooms
by Chef Ethan Stowell
Kendall-Jackson Highland Estates Pinot Noir
FOURTH COURSE
Beef Tenderloin & Short Rib Roulade
Heirloom Tomato Espagnole, Olive & Roasted Shallot Bread Pudding
by Chef James Hassell
Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
DESSERT
Sour Cream Panna Cotta with Rhubarb Compote, Rhubarb Sorbet and Pistachio Crumble
Kendall-Jackson Piner Hills Grand Reserve Port
Stowell's geoduck crudo (Photo by Clare Barboza)
If that geoduck salad is anything like the geoduck crudo Stowell served as his passed appetizer at the Twitter dinner, this will be one memorable meal. (Stowell's got a way with seafood, and we appreciate his use of simple ingredients to make sublime dishes.) It's sponsored by Yahoo!, Wine & Spirits magazine, Certified Angus Beef, Renaissance Hotels, and Hudson Valley Foie Gras.
Meanwhile, Stowell and the others nominees are headed to New York City this weekend to find out their fate. The James Beard Awards are announced Monday night; the Twitter dinner showed that they are all winners, and we wish them all the best of luck.
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