Atlas Oyster House and Executive Chef Jason Hughes are proud to present The World is Your Oyster: A Collaboration Dinner, featuring special guest Executive Chef Darian Hernandez of Brother Fox on Thursday, September 12, at 5:00 p.m.
Chef Darian Hernandez is turning up the heat in Pensacola’s dining scene! Paying homage to Pensacola’s rich history, Chef Hernandez draws inspiration from Spanish-style cuisine and Old World cookery, utilizing a live-fire approach to cooking most everything served at Brother Fox. Chef Hernandez’s reimagined take on wood-fired cuisine has created dishes that are both exciting and traditional.
Together, Chef Hughes and Chef Hernandez have teamed up present a family-style oyster dinner event and share stories of the Gulf, their favorite oyster recipes, and their experiences.
The menu for the evening is as follows:
For the Table: Atlas Oyster House salad, bread service
Amuse Bouche: East Bay Oyster Ceviche
Tidal Guides oyster on the half-shell, citrus-marinated Gulf seafood ceviche, micro cilantro
Paired with Cavalier d Oro Gabbiano, Prosecco Brut
First Course: Oysters & Pearls
Champagne cream sauce, tobiko caviar, crispy prosciutto, grilled sourdough
Paired with Oyster City Brewing Mill Pond Blonde Ale
Second Course: Chargrilled Oysters
Fire-grilled Gulf coast oysters, Spanish chorizo, saffron-lime butter, manchego, charred corn relish, popcorn shoots
Paired with Piper Sonoma Blanc de Blancs
Third Course: Crispy Quail & Oyster Cream
Fried Mississippi quail, oyster cream sauce, seared oyster mushrooms, shallots, white wine
Paired with Oyster City Brewing Tates Helles German Style Lager
To Finish: Chocolate Oyster
White and dark chocolate shell, dark chocolate mousse, strawberry-passionfruit “mignonette,” white chocolate pearls, salted caramel & chocolate cracker, pearled sugar
The event cost is $60 per person plus tax and gratuity and will include four beverages and five courses. Seating is limited; reservations required. Be sure to make yours by contacting Taylor Dawson: 850-287-0200, taylor@goodgrits.com