An extraordinary amount of culinary talent was on display last night in Sidney Street Cafe’s kitchen, as the beloved Benton Park restaurant celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a star-studded chef dinner.
Well-known local and national chefs turned out eight incredible wine-paired courses, and we were on hand to capture it all.
Cocktails and passed apps by Sidney Street Cafe chef Kevin Nashan, Farmhaus chef Kevin Willmann, The Libertine chef Josh Galliano, Basso chef Patrick Connolly and Blackberry Farm’s Michael Sullivan kicked off the evening.
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First Course
Scallops cured in herbs, butter, mustard and elderflower
Paired with Brunn Gruner Veltliner, Austria 2012
John Shields (Washington D.C.)
Second Course
Oysters: Bay, pasture and earth. Paired with Schramsberg Sparkling, Demi Sec, North Coast, California 2008
Randy Lewis (San Francisco)
Third Course
Cauliflower, fleur de la vallee, lamb jus, lemon brown butter, crème fraîche, egg
Paired with Schafer-Frohlich, Bockenauer Riesling, Kabinett, Germany 2011
Gerard Craft (Craft Restaurants Ltd.)
Fourth Course
Grains, brassicas, sesame, tofu and hoisin
Paired with Domaine Pierre De La Grange Muscadet Sur Lie, France 2011
Patrick Sheerin (Trencherman, Chicago)
Fifth Course
Butterfish, gulf shrimp, cornbread and collard pudding and potlikker
Paired with Harford Court Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 2011
Kelly English (Restaurant Iris & Second Line, Memphis)
Sixth Course
Scarpinocc, Hanna farms masa, smoked guanciale, chicken liver and sorghum
Paired with Michele Chiarlo Barbera D’Asti, Italy 2010
Michael Hudman and Andrew Ticer
Seventh Course
Swabian Hog with heirloom pumpkin, slowly cooked in its juices, black truffle and crunchy farro
Paired with Bergstrom Pinot Noir, Cumberland Reserve, Willamette Valley 2011
Sean Brock (McCrady’s & Husk, Charleston, SC; Husk Nashville, Nashville)
Eighth Course
Shiitake, Satsuma, pistachio and truffle
Paired with Le Tertre Du Lys D’or Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2007
Bob Zugmaier (Sidney Street Cafe)
Sidney Street Café, 2000 Sidney St., Benton Park, 314.771.5777, sidneystreetcafe.com
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