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Taste America: New Orleans

A Virtual Dining Event

Sun, October 18, 2020

7:00 PM
Willa Jean
Price: $150 Phone: 212.627.2308

A national event celebrating your local restaurant community.
Taste America will bring chefs and diners from 20 cities around the country together for a virtual communal dinner to support local independent restaurants. 

Enjoy a three-course meal with guests in your city and around the country from the comfort of your home! Your Taste America meal kit will be prepared by James Beard Award winner Kelly Fields and includes dough wine, along with access to cooking demos and our national broadcast featuring a lineup of James Beard Foundation friends, chefs, and special guests.

Menu

THREE-COURSE MEAL CREATED BY

James Beard Award Winner
Kelly Fields
Willa Jean, New Orleans

APPETIZER
Burrata–Louisiana Seafood Tart with Warm Kerrygold-Buttered Crab, Shrimp, and Cajun Caviar
**Contains Dairy, Shellfish, and Wheat

ENTRÉE
Slow-Roasted Pork with Smoked Ham Hock Collard Greens, Kerrygold Cheddar Grits, and Sauce Jezebel
**Contains Pork, Dairy, and Wheat

Alternate Entrée
Slow-Roasted Root Vegetables with Creole Spices and Toasted Sesame
**Contains Sesame Seeds

DESSERT
Creole Cream Cheese with Caramel, Apples, and Sunflower
**Contains Dairy and Wheat

BEVERAGES
Wine Courtesy of
dough wines
dough Sauvignon Blanc 2019
dough Pinot Noir 2019

*Menu is subject to change
*Please note your three-course meal will be packaged for pick-up so that you may enjoy it at home. Some heating or finishing may be required, instructions will be provided. Refrigeration recommended.
*Please note guests must be 21+ to order and pick up a meal kit.

Your three-course meal will be available to pick up on the afternoon of Sunday, October 18 at Willa Jean (611 O'Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113).

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

Food containers and packaging have been generously donated by Placon, located in Madison, Wisconsin.

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James Beard Foundation events permit guests age 21 and older.

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

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