Bern's Winefest: Legacy Dinner

1203 South Howard Avenue,Tampa FL 33606

08 April, 2022

Description

Legacy Dinner Winefest’s most exclusive dinner hosted at Bern’s Fine Wines & Spirits Attire: Black Tie Optional *Complimentary valet parking at the Epicurean Hotel with ticket $1300 per person (seats will be sold in groups of two) Guests will be treated to a luxurious five-course dinner inside Bern’s Fine Wines & Spirits featuring hand-picked selections from the Bern's Steak House cellar. Bern’s proprietor David Laxer and wine director Eric Renaud scour the Bern’s cellar for each year’s selections. Every curated wine is delightfully paired with a dish from one of our restaurant’s esteemed chefs; Bern's Steak House's Brent Hunt, Gerry Sizemore, Habteab Hamde, Jonathan Atanacio and Summer Bailey; Haven's Chad Johnson and Martin DeJesus; and the Epicurean Hotel's Adam Hyatt. Each chef will create a special plating for this over the top, once in a lifetime dinner. We are grateful to our sponsor Moët Hennessy for providing the reception pour as we raise funds for the Bern Laxer Memorial Scholarship granted through the James Beard Foundation. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reception Pickled Shrimp Salad - uni mousse, fennel, jalapeño, carrot coriander grit cake Dry aged beef fat biscuit, duck, blackberry-foie gras butter, pickled radish Dungeness Crab & Hazelnut Finished Port Shumai First Course 1998 Domaine Chevalier Blanc Bacon Cured Duck - smoked mushroom soubise, date gastrique, hazelnut Second Course 1964 Vosne Romanee Rene Engel Pheasant Stew - pancetta, wild mushroom, pearl onions, cauliflower Third Course 1966 Cheval Blanc from Magnum Crispy Colorado Lamb Saddle - pea puree, spring vegetables, black koji lamb jus Fourth Course 1970 Ridge Montebello from Magnum Dry Aged Cap of Ribeye - oxtail, karst, horseradish, onion consommé Dessert 1959 Guiraud Sauterne Milk & Honey - white chocolate panna cotta, ginger-honey, honeycomb chocolate, chamomile-milk crumb, milk ice cream *Please note that due to the format of this dinner; allergies and dietary substitutions cannot be accommodated. Menu items are subject to availability and may change without notice.