Atlas Oyster House and Executive Chef Jason Hughes are proud to present The World is Your Oyster, featuring special guests: Grayson Bay Oyster Co. and Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program on Thursday, March 12, at 5:30 p.m.
Back by popular demand, Chef Hughes will once again present a family-style oyster dinner event and share stories of the Gulf, his favorite oyster recipes, and experiences. Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program and Grayson Bay Oyster Co. will also be on hand to speak about both of their missions, history, and to educate the importance and restoration of Pensacola and Perdido Bays Watersheds.
The menu for the evening is as follows:
For the Table:
Atlas House Salad, bread service
Amuse Bouche:
Oysters and Bubbles
Half-shell Tidal Guides (Pensacola, FL) oysters, bowfin caviar, prosecco and pink peppercorn mignonette paired with Cremant D’Alsace Pierre Sparr Brut Rose
First Course:
Smoked Oyster Vol-au-Vent
Smoked Gulf coast oysters, applewood bacon and Portobello mushroom cream, puff pastry shell paired with Oyster City Mill Pond Blonde Ale
Second Course:
Bourbon-Brown Butter Grilled Oysters
Chargrilled New England oysters, bourbon-infused brown butter, cracked pepper, cilantro, lime zest paired with Oyster City Hooter Brown Ale
Third Course:
Potato-Wrapped Grouper
Gulf black grouper filet, rustic root vegetable ratatouille, seared oyster mushrooms, Gulf coast oyster cream sauce paired with J Vineyards Brut Cuvee
To Finish:
Chocolate Oyster
White and dark chocolate shell, dark chocolate mousse, strawberry-passionfruit “mignonette,” white chocolate pearls, pearled sugar
The event cost is $65 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