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It's a three hour interactive dinner show in which the guests become part of the show. Chef JD plays the Harmonica, teaches you about cooking & the history of the blues while he sings an array of blues songs written to follow the flow of dinner. The Chef Bluz Band named "The Kitchen" keeps the excitement & fun rolling all evening.
The preparation for a show starts when Chef J.D.
meets with the Restaurant's Chef. They put together a menu, then kitchen test
the recipes and plate up and perfect the timing of the show. This happens months
in advance of the actual show. The night usually follows a theme, such as the
sounds and taste of
Chef J.D. is also entertaining the idea of other
event themes such as the islands, sixties, beach party, and holiday shows.
Chef
J.D. has also conducted convention cooking demonstrations in various
applications; for example, showing off the latest in cook top technology at home
shows.
Charity fundraisers are a passion of Chef JD’s. He feels they are a great way of giving back to the community. He has raised money for hurricane relief and for local families in need.
He can
coordinate all types of menus and themes, and here's an example of a super
evening!
The theme was Mardi Gras!
In actuality, the music serves as a prelude for a four-course gourmet feast that has more than a touch of the South by way of New Orleans. Austin gives kudos to Tyson Merriman, the Tuckahoe Inn's chef, who will prepare the meal for the patrons as Chef Bluz puts on a live-cooking demonstration (a la Emeril) during the show. The performance also will feature short biographical sketches and anecdotes that recall famous blues musicians.
"I'll go through one chorus of the song," he says, "and then I'll start describing ... how I'm making the food and showing how the food is prepared. When I start talking, they (the band) turn the volume down. And then as we finish the course, I finish out with the rest of the lyrics. ... I wanna tell people about the blues. I want them to get up and have a good time. It's interactive with the audience."
The appetizers include Abita Shrimp, a recipe that takes its name from a popular Crescent City beer. The dish features a garlic butter sauce and cornbread. A Caesar salad follows and sets the stage for the entrées: a choice of "black and blue" prime ribs of beef or catfish. The former is seared on both sides with Cajun seasoning and then topped with blue cheese and crabmeat. The latter is sautéed in corn meal. (The menu also includes a vegetarian option.) The meal concludes with "Tyson's World-Famous New Orleans-Style Bread Pudding."
Not surprisingly, Austin believes the food and the music will complement one another. After all, they both originate from the South.
"The
spicy foods, the smells, the beer, the flavor of Mardi Gras, just the New
Orleans party atmosphere - you have that and also the types of food that were
indigenous to the area of the Mississippi Delta," he says.
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