{"id":744,"date":"2013-02-01T18:05:19","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T23:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=744"},"modified":"2013-02-01T18:05:19","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T23:05:19","slug":"sips-suppers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=744","title":{"rendered":"Sips & Suppers"},"content":{"rendered":"

We went to a supper hosted in conjunction with Sips & Suppers, a fundraiser benefiting Martha\u2019s Table (marthastable.org) and DC Central Kitchen (dccentralkitchen.org) where local chefs prepare meals at the hosts\u2019 homes.<\/p>\n

At the dinner we attended, the chefs were Scott Drewno from The Source (wolfgangpuck.com\/restaurants) and Erik Bruner-Yang from Toki Underground (tokiunderground.com).<\/p>\n

The chefs decided to do a Chinese New Year themed meal.\u00a0 (Chinese New Year is on February 10 this year.)\u00a0 Jim was responsible for pairing the wines, which was surprisingly difficult because Chinese food does not pair well with wines, as a rule.\u00a0 The spices used in Chinese cooking often overwhelm the delicate flavors of the wines.\u00a0 But, as usual, he succeeded splendidly!<\/p>\n

The courses (and paired wines) were as follows:<\/p>\n

Appetizers consisted of XO financier in a butter emulsion and shrimp salt, grilled rice cake tater tots with seasonal pickles, toasted nori and chickpea flour, fermented pork salad, garlic chive dumplings with pork, king crab and mustard, and a \u201cwonton soup\u201d duck dumpling served with roasted chicken broth.\u00a0 The wine was a 2002 Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs champagne.<\/p>\n

The first course was an Eight Treasure Chawanmushi served with pickled Acadian red snapper, apple and charred garlic chives.\u00a0 The wine was a 2009 Louis Latour Corton Chardonnay.<\/p>\n

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8 treasure chawanmushi with picked acadian red snapper with apple and charred garlic chives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second course was Chili XO longevity noodles served with prawn and bay scallop takoyaki.\u00a0 It was served with a 2006 Vietti Barolo Brunate.<\/p>\n

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chili xo longevity noodle with prawn and bay scallop takoyaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The main course was a roasted Peking duck served with pork rib, five spice broken rice and Satsuma.\u00a0 The wine was a 2001 Rudd Estate Oakville Estate Proprietary Red.<\/p>\n

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roasted peking duck with pork rib, 5 spice broken rice and satsuma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The pastry amuse-bouche was a tangerine sorbet served with a crushed fortune cookie.\u00a0 The accompanying wine was a 1990 Rayne Vigneau Sauternes.<\/p>\n

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tangerine sorbet with crushed fortune cookie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the dessert was a deconstructed sticky cake served with a five kernel streusel and pandan ice cream.\u00a0 And the paired wine was a 2004 Girard Late Harvest Zinfandel.<\/p>\n

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deconstructed sticky cake with five kernel streusel with pandan ice cream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The food itself was delicious, with the Peking duck as one of the highlights (yes, I freely admit that I am very partial to duck).\u00a0 Still, the duck was amazing even given my bias.\u00a0 Other highlights were the \u201cwonton soup\u201d appetizer (more duck, I know) and the tangerine sorbet (no duck there).<\/p>\n

The company was also great fun.\u00a0 The guests mostly consisted of people we didn\u2019t know but connected with only a degree or two of separation.\u00a0 It was easily one of the most fun fundraisers we have ever been to!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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