Events / Taste America

Taste America: Seattle

Join us for a night of culinary stars!

Fri, October 13, 2017

6:30 PM
Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Price: Click below to see prices and purchase tickets. SOLD OUT! Click here for the waitlist.

Fairmont Olympic Hotel
411 University Street
Seattle, WA 98101

6:30 PM Cocktail and Tasting Reception
8:00 PM Dinner
Cocktail Attire
 

Dinner Menu Created by

TASTE AMERICA ALL-STAR
James Beard Award Winner
Ashley Christensen 
Poole’s Diner, Raleigh, NC

LOCAL STAR
James Beard Award Winner
Matt Dillon
Sitka & Spruce, Ferdinand, and The London Plane, Seattle

PASTRY CHEF
Baruch Ellsworth
Canlis, Seattle

HOST CHEF
Paul Shewchuk
Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle


Reception Tastings Created by

Josh Henderson
Huxley Wallace Collective, Seattle

Nathan Lockwood 
Altura, Seattle

Maximillian Petty 
Eden Hill, Seattle

James Beard Award Winner 
Holly Smith
Cafe Juanita, Kirkland, WA

Rachel Yang 
Joule, Revel, Trove, and Revelry, Seattle 
 

Co-Chairs

Bettina Carey, Brand Strategist and Publicist, Bettina Carey Productions

Eric Floyd, Executive Chef, Washington Athletic Club

Joe Hanson, Division President, Pacific Coast Fruit Company

Jon Rowley, James Beard Foundation Who’s Who Award Winner 

Justin Stiefel, CEO, Heritage Distilling Company

 

Click here for tickets.
 

Menu

Reception Hors d’Oueuvre

Charred Cabbage with Anchovy–Lime Dressing, Sesame Seeds, Sprouts, and Herbs
CREATED BY JOSH HENDERSON, HUXLEY WALLACE COLLECTIVE, SEATTLE
 
Beet-Cured Wild Salmon with Bone Marrow–Roasted Beets, Toasted Farro, and Dill Flowers
CREATED BY NATHAN LOCKWOOD, ALTURA, SEATTLE

Smoked Blue Circle Cod Mousse with Green Coriander, Brown Butter, and Garden Pickles on Grilled Seeded Sourdough
CREATED BY MAXIMILLIAN PETTY, EDEN HILL, SEATTLE

A5 Miyazaki Wagyu Kuroge New York Beef with Shio Koji, Grilled Romaine, and Leek Ash
CREATED BY JBF AWARD WINNER HOLLY SMITH, CAFE JUANITA, KIRKLAND

Shrimp–Bacon Dumplings with Mushroom XO Sauce
CREATED BY RACHEL YANG, JOULE, SEATTLE

Bread Station with Bruschetta
SPONSORED BY ESSENTIAL BAKING

Assorted Cheeses
SPONSORED BY KERRYGOLD
 
Pastries > Espresso–Cream Bonbons and Almond–Rainier Cherry Stacks
SPONSORED BY PETERSON

Bacon and Eggs > Cured–and–Seared Pork Belly with Salmon Roe and Lemon–Blueberry Gastrique on Cornmeal Blini
CREATED BY SODEXO

Shellfish Bar
SPONSORED BY TAYLOR SHELLFISH

Reception Beverages Courtesy of Bridgeport Brewing / BSB /Elk Rider / Heritage Distilling Co. / Robert Mondavi Winery / Starbucks Reserve / Trumer Pils

Dinner

Bread Service featuring Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter
PROVIDED BY ESSENTIAL BAKING

Sweet-and-Sour Pickled Baby Beets with Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese, Red Ribbon Sorrel, Sunflower, and Quinoa Granola
CREATED BY PAUL SHEWCHUK, FAIRMONT OLYMPIC HOTEL, SEATTLE
Stoller Family Estate Chardonnay, Dundee Hills, OR 2016
 
Blue Circle Maldives Tuna with The King of Boletes Mushroom and Caramelized Butter
CREATED BY JBF AWARD WINNER MATT DILLON, SITKA & SPRUCE, SEATTLE
Stoller Family Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, OR 2015
 
Hardwood–Grilled Double R Ranch Beef Short Rib Potpie
CREATED BY JBF AWARD WINNER ASHLEY CHRISTENSEN, POOLE’S DINER, RALEIGH, NC
Robert Mondavi Winery Maestro, Napa Valley, CA 2014

Chocolate with Black Walnuts, Caramel, and Tobacco 
CREATED BY BARUCH ELLSWORTH, CANLIS, SEATTLE
Jones of Washington Winery Washington Athletic Club Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, WA 2013

Dinner Beverages Courtesy of Jones of Washington Winery / Robert Mondavi Winery / Starbucks Reserve / Stoller Family Estat

Related Info

For more information on events or local sponsorship in Seattle, please contact Tony Dellino of Varsity Communications at tony@varsitycommunications.com or 425.412.7070 ext. 112.

The James Beard Foundation is proud to donate a portion of the evening’s proceeds to the James Beard Foundation’s Taste America Scholarship Fund. From April 1 through May 15, 2018 local culinary students are invited to apply through jamesbeard.org.
 

LOCAL PARTNERS

LOCAL MEDIA PARTNERS

 

SPECIAL THANKS