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On the Menu: Fried Okra with Pimento Cheese and Tomato Jam

Maggie Borden

Wed, August 31, 2016

Here’s a taste of what’s on tap today at the …

Here’s a taste of what’s on tap today at the Beard House.

Taste of Charleston, 7:00 P.M.
Jonathan Banta, The Atlantic Room at the Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, SC / Craig Deihl and Bob Cook, Cypress and Artisan Meat Share, Charleston, SC / Aaron “Fiery Ron” Siegel, Taylor Garrigan, and Adam Rothstein, Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ, Charleston, SC / Chris Stewart and Suzanne Stewart, The Glass Onion, Charleston, SC

With nationally acclaimed restaurants and a rich culinary history, it’s no surprise that Charleston is a dynamic dining destination. To celebrate all the vibrant city has to offer, this group of chefs will bring Lowcountry flavor to the Beard House through native ingredients and Southern hospitality. Expect sophisticated regional plates like Fried Okra with Pimento Cheese and Tomato Jam; Lardo-Wrapped Wreckfish with Braised Butter Beans, Jimmy Red Corn Grits, and Spicy Tomato Jus; and Ham Hock Terrine with Crispy Pigs’ Ears, Brassica, Turnips, Pickled Radishes, and Mustard.

See the full menu below:

Hors d’Oeuvre

Fried Okra with Pimento Cheese and Tomato Jam
Cold-Smoked Fish with Carolina Gold Rice and Pork Jus
Fried Chicken with Pickled Peach Gastrique and Benne Seeds
Lowcountry Bite > Oyster with Shrimp, Corn, Sausage, and Potato
Hat Trick Botanical Gin with Peaches, Basil, and Bubbles
Virgil Kaine Robber Baron Rye Whiskey with Toasted Pecan Orgeat, Apricots, and Lemon

Dinner

Lardo-Wrapped Wreckfish with Braised Butter Beans, Jimmy Red Corn Grits, and Spicy Tomato Jus
Windgap Trousseau Gris 2015
Ham Hock Terrine with Crispy Pigs’ Ears, Brassica, Turnips, Pickled Radishes, and Mustard
Ameztoi Rubentis Txakolina Rosé 2015
Pork Belly with Charred Corn, Chimichurri, and Pork Skins
Domaine Mardon Quincy Cuvée Très Vieilles Vignes 2014
Livermush–Stuffed Quail with Pickled Peppers and Carrot Vinaigrette
Guillaume Clusel Traboules Coteaux du Lyonnais 2014
Carolina Gold Rice Pudding with Golden Raisins
Broadbent 5-Year-Old Reserve Madeira NV
For all upcoming Beard House dinners, check out our events calendar.