The
12th Annual
James Beard Foundation Awards
and Gala Reception THE SPICE CONNECTION
Norman Van Aken
Daniel Johnnes
Robert Cacciola
Lisa Ling
Event Location: The New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway (at 45th Street)
Monday, May
6, 5:30 P.M. Awards Ceremony Gala Reception to follow at 8:30 P.M.
Members $200, guests $250, students and press $95.
For reservations,
please call the Awards Box Office at (212) 367-9490. The American
Express Card is the Official Card of The James Beard Foundation
Awards.
The Oscars had
their Halle Berry moment. The Grammys heralded a Roots music renaissance.
What will linger after this year's James Beard Foundation Awards?
Well, certainly the heady aromas of the ancient spice trade will
remain in the Fifth Floor Ballroom of the New York Marriott Marquis.
That's where the theme of this year's Gala Reception, The Spice
Connection, will be played out by 40 or so chefs, each of whom will
be preparing a dish (or two, or three) built on the flavors of exotic
spices.
And chefs, industry
folk, and curious gastronomes will certainly remember what happens
one floor up a little earlier in the evening, too. Winners of the
ever much-anticipated annual Awards will be announced: By 8 P.M.
on Monday, May 6, the suspense will be over. We'll know the Outstanding
Chef of the Year, the Rising Star, the sommelier singled out for
his or her "significant national impact," the cookbooks
we'll want to run out and buy, and much, much more. The winners
of the Journalism Awards (announced May 3; see page tk), will also
be recapped. As in her day job, Lisa Ling, the evening's Master
of Ceremonies, will have a prime view of the entire proceedings.
As one of the hosts of The View on CBS, she seasons the commentary
with insight, humor, and style that we will welcome to our own event.
Jean
Alberti | CUMIN
Poached Shrimp in Cumin-Scented Olive Oil with
Chickpea and Roasted Bell Pepper Salad
Richard Aramino | GINSENG
Honey-Ginseng Glazed Chicken Wings
Rick Bayless | CHOCOLATE and CILANTRO
Roasted Pork Tamales with Classic Red Molé
Peter Beck | GINGER
Ginger Pumpkin Burfi: Grated Pumpkin Cooked with
Ginger-Flavored Sugar Syrup and Topped with Raspberry
Sauce
Azita Bina | CUMIN
Baghala Polo: Cumin-Spiced Basmati Rice with Rose
Petals Cooked with Dill and Fava Beans, and Chunks
of Lamb in Light, Saffron-Scented Tomato Sauce
Abghust-E Morgh Kubieh: Cumin and Saffron-Spiced
Chicken with Okra, String Beans, Potato, Tomato,
Eggplant, and Peppers
Antoine Bouterin | ANISE Petite Flan de Courgette à la Fleur
d'Anise
Floyd Cardoz | BLACK PEPPER Black Pepper Maya Shrimp with Watermelon and
Lime Salad
Johnny Earles | TABASCO and SCOTCH
BONNET PEPPER Crawfish "Head Cheese" with Cured
Foie Gras on Savory Sablé with Confit of
Homegrown Tabasco Chilies and Heirloom Tomatoes
Yeworkwoha Ephrem | BEREBERE Doro Wett: Chicken Sauce Prepared with Berebere
and Clarified Butter, Hard-Boiled Egg with Side
of Aieb (Ethiopian) Cheese and Injera
Mesir Wett: Lentil Sauce with Collard Greens and
Injera
Marc Eymin
Presented by D'Artagnan Cervena
D'Artagnan Cervena Tartare with Poivrade Sauce
and Sherry Sauce
Gale Gand | STAR ANISE Presented by All-Clad Bakeware and All-Clad
Cookware
Star Anise and Chocolate Mousse Crêpe with
Banana Bisque
Michael Ginor with Kirk Avondoglio
Presented by Hudson Valley Foie Gras
Lee Hefter's Smoked Foie Gras Pastrami and Prosciutto
of Duck Magret with Sauternes-Onion Marmalade
Cindy Hutson | NUTMEG and MACE White Truffle Butter Bean Ravioli with Shredded
Oxtail in Port Wine Demi-Glace with Nutmeg and
Mace Crème Fraîche
Thomas John | CARDAMOM Soup of Sea Scallops Baked in Tender Coconut
with Cardamom and Curry Leaves and Poha Flakes
Kalman Kalla and Maria Lusztigh | PAPRIKA
Paprika Chicken Strudel, Gundel-Style
Mark Kiffin | CAYENNE PEPPER Lemon Brûlée with Semolina Cake,
Cayenne-Spiced Griddled Apricots, and Blueberry
Sauce
Francois Kwaku-Dongo | SESAME SEED
Sesame-Crusted Bass with Carrot Purée and
Sesame Broth
African Sesame Cookie with Tropical Fruit Compote
Rick Laakkonen | MUSTARD SEED
Stuffed Duck Neck with Smoked Beet, Mustard Seed,
and Vidalia Onion Soubise, Upland Watercress,
and Corona Beans
Michael Laiskonis | CINNAMON
Cinnamon-Sheep's Milk Yogurt Panna Cotta with
"Red Hot" Apple Gelée and Spiced
Compote of Pineapple, Meyer Lemon, and Pear
Eric Larson | TURMERIC
Turmeric Beef with Coriander Served with Crispy
Poppadum; Tumeric-, Cinnamon-, and Cumin-Scented
Basmati Rice; and Cucumber Raita
Anita Lo | CINNAMON
Dry-Cured Magret Duck Liver Mousse with Chinese
Cinnamon and Black Vinegar Reduction
Dominique Macquet | GARAM MASALA
Garam Masala-Coconut Seviche of Baby Conch and
Geoduck with Oven-Dried Pineapple "Mille
Feuilles" and Roasted Peanut Oil
John Manion | CHILI PEPPER
Guajillo-braised Ropa Vieja Tostaditas with Smoked
Poblano Cream and Spanish Caperberries
James McDevitt | CHINESE FIVE-SPICE
POWDER
Five-Spice Chocolate Truffle Cake with Saigon
Cinnamon Ice Cream
David Myers | LICORICE
Licorice Root-Braised Pork Belly with Fennel Purée
and Lovage
Michel Ohayon | SAFFRON
B'Stilla
Shrimp with Olives, Tomatoes, Capers, and Saffron
Mark Okumura | POPPY SEED
Poppy Seed-Macadamia Nut Dacquoise Roulade with
Passion-Fruit Sorbet
Chris Painter | CARAWAY
Eastern Mediterranean-Spiced Baby Vegetables with
Caraway
Roberto Passon | GINGER Tuna Ravioli with Ginger Marco Polo
Guillermo Pernot | VANILLA Roasted Rabbit Loin with Vanilla Mojo and
Yuca Purée
Jackie Riley | CARDAMOM Coffee Cardamom Kulfi with Chocolate Kokum
Sauce
Nick Stellino
Presented by Bertolli Olive Oil
Lamb Chops with Enzilo's Pesto
Romano Mashed Potatoes
Ming Tsai | STAR ANISE Star Anise-Foie Gras Chawan Mushi with Yukiguni
Maitakes
Wines
by:
Banfi Vintners; Champagne by Taittinger; Frederick
Wildman & Sons; Gallo of Sonoma; Iron Horse
Vineyards; Kobrand Corporation; Long Island Wine
Council including Bedell Cellars, Castello di
Borghese/Hargrave Vineyards, Corey Creek Vineyards,
Lieb Family Cellars, Martha Clara Vineyards, Osprey's
Dominion Vineyards, Palmer Vineyards, Peconic
Bay Winery, Raphael and Schneider Vineyards; Niebaum-Coppola
Estate Winery; Paterno Imports; Robert Mondavi
Winery; Sherry from Spain (Sherry from Jerez);
and William Deutsch Ltd., Wines from Spain
Also
Featuring:
Desserts by Bindi
The Avero Bar, featuring "The Slingshot,"
created and presented by John Roesch, beverage
director, Beacon Restaurant, NYC
The KitchenAid illy caffè Bar, featuring
Michael Waterhouse and John Mautone, Dylan Prime,
NYC
The Alizé Bar featuring Dale DeGroff
Water Bars featuring S.Pellegrino, Acqua Panna,
Perrier Sparkling Water