Events / Taste America

Taste America: New Orleans

Wed, October 12, 2022

5:30 PM
Lengua Madre
Price: $500 per pair (single tickets not available) Tickets on sale now!

LOCATION
Lengua Madre
1245 Constance Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Website

5:30 P.M.

A national dining event celebrating your local restaurant community.

Taste America, presented by Capital One, is a nationwide initiative to bring together chefs, special guests, and diners from across the country to celebrate the local independent restaurants at the heart of our communities.

The dinner at Lengua Madre will be an intimate gathering with a multi-course menu created by Chef Ana Castro of Lengua Madre in New Orleans and Chef Yia Vang of Union Hmong Kitchen / Vinai in Minneapolis. The menu will reflect their signature styles and highlight the uniqueness of their restaurants and communities. The dinner will also include beverage pairings for each course.

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Menu

MULTI-COURSE MEAL CREATED BY

Ana Castro
Lengua Madre
New Orleans

and

Yia Vang
Union Hmong Kitchen / Vinai
Minneapolis

BREAD COURSE / CHEESE PLATE

Corn Bread with Whipped Kerrygold Butter and Louisiana Cane Syrup
** Contains dairy and gluten

COURSE ONE

Pork Sausage Dumplings with Mustard Greens, Rice, Mango Purée, and Union Hmong Kitchen’s Krunchy Chili Oil
** Dairy-free, gluten-free, and nut-free; contains fish sauce

Vignoble Anne Collard, AOC Côtes du Rhône, Rouge

COURSE TWO

Gulf Tuna Sope with Chiltepin Mayo and Jicama
** Dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, and shellfish-free; contains capsaicin, egg, and raw fin fish

M. Chapoutier, AOC Côtes du Rhône, Belleruche, Rosé  

ENTRÉE

Gulf Fish Tikin-Xic with Salsa Xni-Pec, Tortillas, and Purple Sticky Rice
**Dairy-free and gluten-free; contains alliums, chiles, citrus, and fin fish

ALTERNATE ENTRÉE

Mushroom Tikin-Xic with Salsa Xni-Pec, Tortillas, and Purple Sticky Rice
** Vegan and gluten-free; contains alliums, chiles, and citrus

Les Cassagnes de la Nerthe, AOC Côtes du Rhône Villages, Rouge

DESSERT

Nixtamalized Sweet Potato with Coconut Sorbet, Puffed Rice, and Amaranth
** Gluten-free; contains coconut and dairy

M. Chapoutier, AOC Côtes du Rhône, Belleruche, Blanc

COCKTAIL

Teporocho White Tea–Infused 1800 Cristalino Tequila with Pineapple Juice, Génépy, Lemon Juice, Giffard Vanille de Madagascar, Chiltepin Salt, and Sugar Rim

Credit: Lengua Madre Bar Team

Beverages courtesy of
1800® Tequila
Côtes du Rhône
Mountain Valley Spring Water

 

Menu is subject to change. Guests must be 21 years+ with a valid ID to attend the event.

Through our Open for Good campaign, the James Beard Foundation is committed to helping independent restaurants survive this crisis, rebuild better, and thrive for the long term.
 

Related Info

Reservation Policy: All reservations are nonrefundable and must be made in advance. Should the event be cancelled due to any unforeseen circumstances, the James Beard Foundation will offer options including ticket exchanges, use of tickets for future events, and option to donate tickets. For more information, contact reservations@jamesbeard.org.

For more information, please contact jbftaste@bowenandco.com.