James Beard award-winning chef Jennifer Jasinski will cook at the James Beard American Restaurant at Seven Stars Galleria during Expo Milano today and Saturday.
“I was blown away and honored to be invited by the US State Department and the James Beard Foundation to join this incredible lineup of chefs at Expo Milano,” Jasinski said. “Expo Milano has been described as the first world’s fair that’s all about food and I can’t wait to be a part of it.”
Other chefs featured in the September lineup are Ming Tsai, Norman Van Aken and Hugh Acheson. Tom Collichio, David Kinch, Andrew Carmellini and others are scheduled for October.
Jasinski will be serving 70 guests each night at the Milan dinners. Her menu was created to showcase her American creations for a diverse crowd. The dishes include:
Passed appetizers:
* Crispy bacon cannoli “BLT” with rocket, heirloom tomato, avocado
* Grilled Virginia ham wrapped peaches, Pedro Jimenez gastrique
* Apple crisps with tuna tartare, apple, fennel anise vinaigrette
* Local oysters with citrus-chile granita
On the side: Fresh cornbread served with cultured butter and Hawaiian sea salt.
Salad course: Savory ricotta tart, marinated heirloom tomatoes, pine nut crust, pickled shallots, pine nut pistou herb salad.
Fish course: Alaska turbot, white corn grits, green tomato gazpacho, fresh baby corn, preserved lemons, radishes watercress.
Entree: Piedmontese beef filet, smoked sweet corn risotto, squash alla Montava, romano beans, sauce bordelaise bone marrow butter.
Dessert: Strawberry rose Bavarian, pistachio-cashew phyllo, Pernod honey candied rose petals.
Further information is available at these websites:
http://www.usapavilion2015.net/schedule?date=09%2F20&view=month
http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/expo-milano-programming-preview-and-nyt-coverage
Jasinski and business partner Beth Gruitch own and operate Rioja, Bistro Vendôme, Euclid Hall and Stoic & Genuine in Denver. Jasinski was the first Denver chef to receive the James Beard Foundation Best Chef Southwest award in 2013, the same year she appeared through the final episode in Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters”. Further information is available on the restaurant websites at www.rojadenver.com, www.bistrovendome.com, www.euclidhall.com and www.stoicandgenuine.com.
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