Events / Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner

FOJBB: Orlando, FL

Dinner Under the Stars – A Culinary Journey

Sat, October 21, 2023

6:00 PM
Lake Nona Wave Hotel
Price: $180 Info and Tickets

Lake Nona Wave Hotel
6100 Wave Hotel Drive
Orlando, FL 32827

Format:
Sculpture Garden - Reception and Seated Five-Course Tasting Menu
HAVEN Lounge - After Party

 

Featured Participants:

VP of Food and Beverage Michael Ferraro
Tavistock Restaurant Collection, Orlando, FL

Senior Director of Culinary Eli Kaimeh
Tavistock Restaurant Collection, Orlando, FL

Culinary Director Freddy Money 
Tavistock Restaurant Collection, Orlando, FL

Regional Corporate Pastry Chef Stuart Whitfield
Tavistock Restaurant Collection, Orlando, FL

Area Executive Chef Guillaume Robin
Lake Nona Wave Hotel, Orlando, FL

Executive Pastry Chef Francois Paille
Lake Nona Wave Hotel, Orlando, FL

Lead Bartender Rebekah Santos
Lake Nona Wave Hotel, Orlando, FL

 

Lake Nona Wave Hotel is a modern oasis where luxury, technology, art, and lifestyle converge. The esteemed Tavistock Restaurant Collection, with locations throughout the Eastern Seaboard, leads here with the Michelin-recommended BACÁN and the newly opened Japanese concept, Nami. Savor this unique showcase dinner in the spectacular Sculpture Garden surrounded by palm trees, then head to HAVEN lounge for a serious after party. Stay at the hotel and make a whole night of it!

Dinner Under the Stars – A Culinary Journey is part of the Friends of James Beard Benefit series; events hosted by others to benefit JBF, to provide critical funding for our programs, and to help JBF achieve our mission to celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind America’s food culture, and champion a standard of Good Food for Good© anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.

Menu

RECEPTION

BACÁN
Corn Arepas with Beet Root Gel, Foie Gras, and Iberico Ham
Pickled Kohlrabi Tacos with Cured Tuna, Pepper Jam, Garlic Chips, and Caviar 

Nami 
Scallop, Shoyu, and Sudachi
Compressed Fruits and Sake 

DINNER


Nami 
Hamachi with Truffled Ponzu and Daikon

HAVEN Kitchen
Harissa-Glazed Duck Breast with Acorn Squash, Orange, Tajin Jus, Tapioca–Beet Crackers, and Black Olive Dust

BACÁN
Olive Oil–Poached Sturgeon with Aji Langoustine, Crumble Pepitas, Pickled Chayote, and Caviar–Chulpe Butter Sauce
 
Nami
Westholme Wagyu Beef with Assorted Condiments and Pickles
 
HAVEN Kitchen 
Almond Cake with Basil Ganache, Strawberry Confit, and Rhubarb Broth

 
LATE NIGHT

Fowl Play, Lake Nona, FL > Fried Chicken Sandwiches
Park Pizza & Brewing Co., Lake Nona, FL > Mini Pizzas
Abe & Louie’s Steakhouse, Boston, MA > Butterscotch Bread Pudding
Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Lake Nona, FL > Berry Cheesecakes
Timpano Las Olas, Fort Lauderdale, FL > Chocolate Banana Tarts
Timpano Hyde Park, Tampa, FL > Bomboloni
Atlantic Fish Co., Boston MA > Boston Cream Pies
Canvas Restaurant and Market, Lake Nona, FL > Strawberry Shortcakes 
Nami, Lake Nona, FL > The Jewel Box

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