Sean Brasel, executive chef at Touch Restaurant in Miami comes to New York's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center to feature highlights from his menu from the James Beard House.
New York (PRWeb) April 13, 2007 -- Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, the glamorous New York Jazz Club at the Times Warner Center overlooking Central Park, will experience a culinary golden touch April 26 through 29, when Sean Brasel, the executive chef and co-owner of Touch Restaurant in Miami Beach, FL lends his talent to the club as a complement to the Samba Jazz & Music of Jobim performances. Brasel will present highlights from his April 25 "Miami When It Sizzles" dinner at the James Beard House with a special menu (available in addition to Dizzy's regular à la carte menu) showcasing the luxurious sensuality of the "modern influenced grill" cuisine at his South Beach hotspot.
Brasel's menu for Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - designed to be experienced as either individual dishes ranging from $9 for the appetizer and dessert to $27 for the entrée or as a three-course prix fixe at $40 - will feature dishes representing the southwestern and Latin American inflections for which he is known: Key West pink shrimp, sweet potato curry soup, baby frisée, micro arugula and endive crostini; prosciutto-wrapped porcini dusted pan fried Florida grouper, buttermilk risotto cake, spicy clam broth and tomato concassé; and Jackfruit bread pudding spring rolls, Venezuelan chocolate and orange crème brûlée, and Florida tangerine salad .
The presentation of a touch of Touch Restaurant at the acclaimed Jazz at Lincoln Center venue is the result of a partnership between Great Performances, the leading catering and events company, and the James Beard Foundation which was forged during the summer of 2006. It was created to enable some out-of-town chefs performing at the James Beard House to extend their New York City runs with special culinary presentations at one cafes Great Performances operates in prestigious cultural institutions throughout the city. Thus giving the chefs additional exposure to the New York market and offering an opportunity for more New Yorkers to sample their gastronomic skills.
Sean Brasel's menu will be available Thursday, April 26 to Sunday, April 29 in conjunction with the sizzling sets by Samba Jazz & Music of Jobim, from 6:00 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, 6:00
Sean Brasel of Touch at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola / 2-
p.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. on Sunday. There is a $10 food and beverage minimum and a $30 cover charge per person. Dizzy's Club Cola-Cola, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th and Broadway. For more information and reservations for dinner by Sean Brasel, please call Dizzy's at (212) 258-9595 or visit opentable.com.
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola is one of eight eateries in New York City operated by Great Performances, the producers of memorable meals and events for nearly 30 years. In keeping with its name, Great Performances is dedicated to the premise that dining out is a form of entertainment. Consequently, the organization lends all the creativity associated with the city's most impressive special events to its restaurants, six of which are located in prestigious cultural institutions such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Asia Society and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. For more information about Great Performances, its catering capabilities and restaurants, log onto
www.greatperformances.com or call (212) 727-2424.
About Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, is one of the three main performance venues located in Jazz at Lincoln Center's new home, Frederick P. Rose Hall. The intimate 140-seat jazz club is set against a glittering backdrop with spectacular views of Central Park that provides a hip environment for performance, education and other special events. The club also includes fine dinner, dessert and late night menus by New York culinary creators Great Performances and Spoonbread Inc. Jazz at Lincoln Center is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to jazz and advances a unique vision for the continued development of the art of jazz by producing a year-round schedule of performance, education, and broadcast events for audiences of all ages.
Jazz at Lincoln Center is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to jazz. With the world-renowned Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, and a comprehensive array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center advances a unique vision for the continued development of the art of jazz by producing a year-round schedule of performance, education, and broadcast events for audiences of all ages. These productions include concerts, national and international tours, residencies, weekly national radio and television programs, recordings, publications, an annual high school jazz band competition and festival, a band director academy, a jazz appreciation curriculum for children, advanced training through the Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies, music publishing, children's concerts, lectures, adult education courses, film programs, and student and educator workshops. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, Chairman of the Board Lisa Schiff, President & CEO Derek E. Gordon, Executive Director Katherine E. Brown and Jazz at Lincoln Center board and staff, Jazz at Lincoln Center will produce hundreds of events during its 2006-07 season. In October 2004, Jazz at Lincoln Center opened Frederick P. Rose Hall - the first-ever performance, education, and broadcast facility devoted to jazz.
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