Gulf Coast Gathering

If you haven't already seen the 'Gulf Coast Gathering' announcement in City if Ate, SideDish, Eats Blog or Pegasus News, then check out the details of this great local event below. As a founding member of Foodways Texas (a new organization with a new website) I am especially excited for the event which will be the group's first event in Dallas. It doesn't hurt that I love sucking down a few raw oysters. So come join Robb Walsh and I for some great seafood by Smoke's chef Tim Byres, and help get Foodways Texas off the ground.



The first Dallas event is a fundraiser to be held on Monday, January 24, 2010 from 6:30-10 pm at Smoke in Dallas. A family style dinner of Gulf seafood will be prepared by acclaimed chef Tim Byres and an oyster shucking contest will be held for those willing to try their hands at releasing the sweet meat of the state’s finest bivalves. A screening of “Good, Better, Best” — a documentary about the making of sorghum syrup — will also be shown during the reception. Please come out and support the seafood industry of the Texas Gulf Coast. Texas food enthusiasts wishing to support Foodways Texas can purchase tickets, priced at $75 each, or become members of the organization at www.foodwaystexas.com.

Gulf Coast Gathering Menu

Cocktails: 6:30 pm

Dinner: 7:30 to 10 pm

Cocktail Reception
Pimento Cheese Croquette & Tejano Red Sauce
Pickled Shrimp with Rio Star Grapefruit
Salted Snapper & Fresh Masa
Smoked Sausage Kolache with Fruit Mustard
Chicken Salad & Celery Toast

Family Style Menu
Brick Roux Gumbo with Fresh Fish, Oysters & Andouille Sausage
Fire Roasted Oysters with Scampi Butter, Mexican Chorizo & Ash Salsa
Raw Oysters with Mignonette & Red Chile Vinegar
Grilled Whole Shrimp with Horseradish, Herbs & Pickled Relish Vinaigrette
Cornmeal Fish Fry with Green Chile Hushpuppies
Lettuce Salad with Radish Vinaigrette
Stewed Collard Greens with Sorghum
Hominy Casserole
Blue Cheese Cabbage Slaw
Mustard Seed Potato Salad
Spicy Charro Beans
Assorted Vegetable Pickles: Peppered Green Beans, Sweet Carrots, Bread & Butter
Cucumbers, Cumin Red Onions & Jalapenos
Fresh Breads, Biscuits & Butter with Jalapeno Jelly

To grab a few tickets, go to Prekindle.

- BBQ Snob