Monday, April 17, 7:00 pm
Members, $90, guests, $115

Bob Lape of WCBS Newsradio has called Tamarind New York City’s “premier Indian restaurant.” Michelin described the experience of eating there as “an epicurean aria.” And Forbes said, “The food is so good, conversation is optional.” If you’ve somehow missed the news or you just want to enjoy more of the elegantly exotic flavors of haute Indian cuisine, join us for this dinner prepared by Tamarind chef Durga Prasad and pastry chef Claudio Quito.

Prasad, one of India’s leading chefs before joining the Tamarind kitchen, served as senior master chef at the Maurya Sheraton in New Delhi and honed his skills cooking in Japan, England, and Korea. Prasad’s diverse experience is evident in his ability to impart contemporary influences on traditional Indian dishes—from tandoor-baked breads to she-crab soup and lamb vindaloo. Condé Nast Traveler, which credited the Flatiron District’s Tamarind with serving “the best Indian food in New York,” hailed Prasad’s rajkachori—a crispy edible bowl filled with a tangy mix of chickpeas, yogurt, and coriander—as a standout. With Prasad in the kitchen, as Lape recently said, Tamarind “is constantly ratcheting up its game, and raising the bar for all Indian places in town.”

Indian desserts typically take a backseat to savory-spiced entrées, but at Tamarind, pastry chef Quito is putting sweets in the spotlight with inventive creations like lemon and cardamom crème brûlée and mango cheesecake. Quito arrived in the United States from Ecuador 13 years ago and learned his craft by working as an assistant pastry chef for catering companies Simply Divine and Between the Bread. He prepared pastries at Becco restaurant before joining Tamarind in 2001.

Owned by Avtar Walia, Tamarind is currently celebrating its fifth anniversary.