These chef's collab dinners just keep getting crazier: Down the Shore at Zahav July 1

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These chef's collab dinners just keep getting crazier: Down the Shore at Zahav July 1

POSTED: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 10:30 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food Events

Peter Woolsey of Bistrot La Minette recently told us that the next collaborative chef dinner he was participating in — the July 2009 pig dinner and April 2010 French bistro dinner were both big hits — would be a doozy, and the dude was not lying. A trusted Meal Ticket tipster sends in this card teasing a July 1 NINE-CHEF dinner at Zahav with an apparent JERSEY SHORE theme. Amazing. Lineup and promised dishes after the jump; more details soon. UPDATE: Forgot to mention — the boardwalk food-themed dinner will also feature a Journey cover band. Yes. UPDATE [03june10]: Just got off the horn with Zahav's Michael Solomonov, who shared some more details about the evening. The format of this chef's dinner is going to differ greatly from the past events at MÃ©mÃ© and Bistrot La Minette. "We're going to be doing it passed hors d'oeuvres style," says the chef. "Just get a ticket and eat whatever you want. There'll be drinks concession-stand style ... 'Beer here! Beer here!'" Solomonov adds that we should all expect the unexpected from each chef's offerings — his "pizza," for example, will likely be a tomato and pepper stew and merguez-stuffed calzone, and Woolsey of Bistrot La Minette teases that he might be putting together a foie gras popiscle. Admission is $25 and Solomonov recommends buying tickets in advance by calling the restaurant. Pierre Calmels (Bibou): French Fries Terence Feury (Fork): Fried clams David Katz (MÃ©mÃ©): Hamburgers Erin O'Shea (Percy Street Barbecue): Ice cream sandwiches Lucio Palazzo (Xochitl): Crab boil Michael Solomonov (Zahav): Pizza John Taus (formerly of Snackbar) and Andrew Wood (Fork): Hot dogs Peter Woolsey (Bistrot La Minette): Popsicles

kibby

Posted 2010-06-02 17:35:30

This sounds so fucking awesome.

Preppy princess Cricket

Posted 2010-06-02 18:37:16

So in. I love how each item is appropriate to the chef or his modus operandi .... like charcuterie master Andrew Wood in on hot dogs, and Mike Solo turning pizza out of his wood-burning oven instead of laffa.

These thing are always so freaking worth it.

Tweets that mention These chef's collab dinners just keep getting crazier: Down the Shore at Zahav July 1 :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper -- Topsy.com

Posted 2010-06-02 18:49:13

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by MarieDiFeliciantonio, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Whoa, check the lineup of this nine-chef all-star dinner scheduled for July 1 at @zahavrestaurant. Jersey Shore theme! http://bit.ly/cIjwlL [...]

kibby

Posted 2010-06-03 09:36:03

How could you possibly have forgotten to mention a JOURNEY COVER BAND, Drew?

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-06-03 11:26:43

I deserve that. I'm very ashamed.

Posted 2010-06-03 13:25:13

This looks amazing. Calling which restaurant? Zahav?

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-06-03 13:26:03

cc, that's correct, call Zahav for tix.

rory

Posted 2010-06-03 14:29:08

umm...merguez calzone?!? YES!!!

drinks not included, i assume?

Marianne

Posted 2010-06-03 19:13:35

cash bar. got our tickets last night.

Preppy princess Cricket

Posted 2010-06-04 13:14:36

Stoked. This is going to be so much better than the actual crap you get on the boardwalk. Except Kohr Bros., which cannot be improved.

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Posted 2010-06-14 19:55:12

[...] the trip, Solomonov revealed that he’s spent a mint on mullet wigs for the upcoming “Down the Shore” Dinner July 1 at Zahav (237 St. James [...]

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Posted 2010-06-18 17:27:56

[...] the were amped to get out of their kitchens for a spell — it’s events like this, and the upcoming Zahav Jersey Shore dinner that all three are participating in, that provide a low-key respite from the fire and knives that [...]

Want two tickets to Thursday’s Jersey Shore dinner at Zahav? :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-06-28 14:11:04

[...] excited for Thursday’s Down the Shore chef’s collaboration at Zahav? We sure are. So much so that we’ve got two tickets to the event that we want to give away. [...]

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Posted 2010-08-10 11:18:51

[...] recent wave of collaborative chef dinners (see here, here and here) are the best thing to happen to our food scene since, well, ever. The latest cooks to [...]

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