Cooking with Friends: Dinner with Chef Shota Nakajima, Chef Sara Hauman, and Chef Byron Gomez
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Seattle chef Shota Nakajima, fresh off competing in season 18 of the Bravo series Top Chef in Portland, is auctioning off a private dinner with two of his Top Chef pals: chef Sara Hauman of Soter Vineyards in Portland, Oregon, and chef Byron Gomez of 7908 in Aspen, Colorado. All of the proceeds from the meal will go towards the distribution of meals to low-income residents in the Chinatown-International District, prepared from restaurants in the neighborhood.
Auction goes live at 12 pm on Friday, April 9 and closes at 5 pm on Friday, April 16.
Full menu below.
Starter
Fried Plantain Ice Cream, Golden Osetra Caviar, IPA Whip Cream
Sea Urchin Donuts, Garlic Chive
Courses
Seasonal Bite
Salmon Tartare with Salmon Skin Chips
Pork Floss & Bamboo Shoot (Nettle Miso)
Asparagus, Chickpea Miso ‘Caesar’, Sunflower Crunch
Clarified Miso Soup with Morels & Watercress
Black Cod, Peas, Grilled Lettuces, Hazelnut
Chicken Roulade, Brown Butter Thyme Crumb, Farm Egg Yolk, Roasted Bone Dashi, Charred Cabbage
Dessert
Black Sesame & Coconut Sorbet, Coriander Crunchies, Smoky Strawberry Ice