Pop Ups: A Christmas for Ben at American Sardine Bar (with menu!)
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Ants on a log- celery filled with cashew butter, tamarind, celery leave ash, mint - just like mom used to make!
Remember back on Monday when we told you about that very special holiday pop up dinner happening at American Sardine Bar? No? Well, here's the deal - ASB chef Scott Schroeder is very generously hosting a Christmas dinner for his buddy, Ben Puchowitz, the Christmas deprived i.e. Jewish chef of Cheu Noodle Bar. The dinner is happening on Wednesday, December 18th at 7 p.m. and tickets to this limited engagement are running for $100 a head and available right here.
And now, let's take a look at the menu plus drinks pairings:
Jack's Granny Smith Cider
Hors d'oeuvres
Bubbie's chopped liver
Dungeness crab dip, bahn mi garnish, shrimp chips
Beef tongue pastrami, sauerkraut, gulden's spicy brown mustard, caraway cracker
Ants on a log- celery filled with cashew butter, tamarind, celery leave ash, mint
Tuna lox, cream cheese, sea urchin, cucumber, warm bagel
Served with 2011 Chateau de Bois Brincon Terres de Gres Anjou & Great Lakes Christmas Ale
Soup
Papa Schroeder's oyster stew
Served with Flying Dog Pearl Necklace
Main course
Whole fried duck with Cheu's buns, black garlic sauce, fermented chile sauce
Schmaltz fried potatoes, bacon powder
Lambrucha pickles
Spicy coconut collard greens
Cold squid ink noodles, lettuce, seaweed, water-chestnuts, thai basil, clam vinaigrette
served with Dupont Avec & Isa Rouge
Dessert
Jewish apple cake, 5 spice ice cream
Served with Warm Cider Cocktail
Takeaway cookies
