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March 28: We Heart Japan benefit at Rotisseur
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March 28: We Heart Japan benefit at Rotisseur
Shola Olunloyo's gastronomic temple Speck isn't open yet, but that doesn’t mean Speck sous chef Akiko Moorman is living a life of leisure. The March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan spurred Moorman to do more than just cut a check to the Red Cross: on Mon., March 28, she will cook a five-course, Japanese-inspired menu accompanied by cocktails devised by mixmasters extraordinaire Phoebe Esmon and Christian Gaal.
The We Heart Japan benefit will be hosted by Aaron Matzkin and Dean Kitagawa of soon-to-open Rotisseur at 21st and Chestnut; 100 percent of the $75 tasting and subsequent $30 menu of cocktails, plus raffle earnings, will be donated to the earthquake relief effort. "Dean is also half-Japanese," says Moorman, who has run a supper club wryly dubbed Hapa Kitchen. "The sit-down dinner will be at 7:30; then we’ll open it up at 10 p.m. for people who just want cocktails. There’s also amazing raffle items: Mutter Museum passes, artwork ... chefs have donated restaurant gift certificates.”
Sponsors include proteins from Baldor Specialty Foods, produce from Blue Moon Acres and Farm Art, Japanese groceries from Narberth's Maido and potent potables from St. Germain and Majestic Wines. Gift certificates to Han Dynasty, Noble, Bar Ferdinand and Friday Saturday Sunday are all up for grabs in the raffle.
"We’re very excited because our friends in Japan have agreed to do matching volunteer hours," Moorman says. "So our cash donation will also translate into actual work in Japan."
Hit the jump for Esmon and Gaal’s Eastern-inflected cocktails; Moorman's menu to come. Email RSVP@weheartjapanevent.com to secure your ticket.
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Cherry Blossom Tea
lemon juice
Narcissus (floral) bitters
sparkling wine
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Gin
Yuzu
Grapefruit juice
Green tea
simple syrup
The Okushiri-ken
Penn 1681 vodka
lime
ginger-lemongrass soda
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Sake
Penn 1681 Vodka
Cucumber simple
lemon juice
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Bourbon
shoju
cinnamon syrup
ricemilk
nutmeg
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