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Prix Fixe for Youth
A multi-course prix fixe tasting menu featuring our collective childhood memories and nostalgia.
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A multi-course prix fixe tasting menu featuring our collective childhood memories and nostalgia, benefiting the next generation. During the pandemic, we pivoted the concept into a digital magazine. Collectively to date, we’ve raised $10,000 towards Apex for Youth.
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Van Da
We celebrated our collective belief in giving back to our youth as well as the conjuncture of Lunar New Year, also widely known as Chinese New Year. A holiday celebrated and observed across Asian cultures.
The night consisted of a 6-course tasting menu from dynamic female duos behind Japanese comfort cooking Bessou (Maiko Kyogoku & Chef Emily Yuen), modern Vietnamese Van Da (Yen Ngo & Chef Hannah Wong) and award-winning Malaysian Kopitiam (Moonlynn Tsai & Chef Kyo Pang).
Each restaurant presented one childhood dish memory and one Lunar New Year celebration dish. We prepared a soju and sake-based cocktail pairing. Our friends at West 32 Soju and Brooklyn Kura, respectively, pitched in to help as our bartenders Stephen Jin and Marc Rodriguez concocted crafted and communal cocktails for the table to share.
Photo by Diane Kang.
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Madame Vo BBQ
Chef-Owner of Madame Vo BBQ, Jimmy Ly, approached us about collaborating on a one-night only charity event. Inspired by the mission of Apex, we collectively agreed to present a multi-course tasting menu at fixed price (hence the prix-fixe) featuring our respective childhood memories and nostalgia.
To make the dinner memorable, we invited other chefs that were on the With Warm Welcome podcast and designed double-sided 4” x 4” square menu cards that showcased a custom Bearbrick of the respective restaurant and a quote on the back that spieled the dish and its inspiration.
To top off the evening, we called in help from bartenders Stephen Jin and Marc Rodriguez to craft a cocktail pairing using West 32 Soju and whole flower tea infusions from The Qi. We’d drop off a carafe for the table, to encourage a more communal dining experience.
Photo by Louise Palmberg.
