Forage and Feast with Ken Miller of Toasted Oak with WDET Essential Cooking and Ann Delisi
For as long as Chef Ken Miller can remember, nature and food have shared a space very close to his heart. Summers as a young child were spent at his grandparents’ house where he fell in love with the garden and the forest, picking mulberries for jams and running his hands over the herbs; becoming intoxicated with the alluring scent of fresh lovage, lemonbalm and mint. From early on he knew that nature was his sanctuary. How he would weave the fabric of food into his passion came next. Studying at Le Cordon Bleu and working through numerous kitchens from the likes of Kuma’s Corner, NoMI Kitchen, Acadia and Cicchetti, Ken now comes full circle and calls Michigan “home” both literally and metaphorically. Testing practices of our ancestors that lived off the land out of necessity, Chef Ken clearly understands the beauty of nature and all it has to offer us both in spirit and on our plates. Ever the adventurists, we owe it to ourselves and those before us to share an evening absorbing Ken’s foraging culture and his stunning cuisine based on the preservation of the world around us. This dinner benefits Detroit Public Radio Station WDET and supports Ann Delisi’s Essential Cooking Series
Menu { to start } Rustic Boule with Pineappleweed Yellow Pea Miso and Local Honey fermented with Foraged Berries { hors d’oeuvres } Crispy Beet Meringue with Salted Echinacea Cream + Bee Balm Madeleines + Sour Tomato Leather brushed with Venison Garum and Maple Kombucha { then } Mushrooms and Eggs Preserved Morel Jam with Toasted Brioche and Egg Yolk cured in Fava Bean Tamari { next, next, next, next } Grain Bowl Koji and Hay Consomme with Pink Buckwheat Leaves and Puffed Grains + Sunchoke Slow Roasted Sunchokes with Truffled Milk Skin, Crabapple, and Spruce + Sweet Grass Farms Goat Wrapped in Wild Grape Leaves with Welcer Farms Tomato, Milkweed, and Yarrow + Maple Roasted Duck Breast 14-Day Aged Duck with Butternut Squash, Black Garlic and Hazelnut Aillade, and Pear
{ palate cleanser }
Sumac Kombucha Popsicle
{ then }
Farmer’s Cheese
Fresh Cheese with Fermented Honey, Cornbread, and Salted Wild Flowers
{ and }
Northern Spicebush Cremeaux
A custard of Northern Spicebush Leaves with Red Cedar Berry Shortbread, Fermented Apricots
{ to finish }
Mignardises
“Not Chocolate” Fudge with Black Walnut Miso
Fermented Apple dipped in White Bean Shoyu Caramel
September 21, 2019
5:30pm and 8:30pm seatings
$100 plus tax and service charge
Included:
A multi-course dinner by Chef Ken Miller of Toasted Oak and a specially curated playlist by Ann Delisi for this benefit dinner for Detroit Public Radio Station WDET , supporting Ann Delisi’s Essential Cooking Series
Additional:
A thoughtful wine pairing by frame’s resident wine director and sommelier, Bryan Lamorena.
++ a la- carte beer, wine, and frame cocktails.
Tickets on Sale Now! While we are so grateful it’s still warm and sunny, we know the inevitable winter is…coming. And with the change of season comes the excitement of holiday parties — whether you’re looking to book a casual company happy hour or a seated chef dinner experience with paired wines and cocktails, we’ve got you covered with a frame private experience, curated just for you. events@framehazelpark.com
Tickets on Sale Now! While we are so grateful it’s still warm and sunny, we know the inevitable winter is…coming. And with the change of season comes the excitement of holiday parties — whether you’re looking to book a casual company happy hour or a seated chef dinner experience with paired wines and cocktails, we’ve got you covered with a frame private experience, curated just for you. events@framehazelpark.com