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paulraphael
03-14-2009, 10:23 PM
The underground supper club that I host, Underbelly, has a half dozen seats left at its next dinner on the 22nd. We're located in a Civil War-era brewery that's been taken over by artists, deep in the heart of Brooklyn.

The dinner will be both a recession-friendly, rustic respite from the restaurant scene, and a fundraiser for the eGullet society, which is providing volunteers for the event.

We've been working with our local partners and with farms in Hudson Valley and Pennsylvania to source the best ingredients possible. Lamb will be provided by Jamison Farm, the favorite source of both Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud. It's being dry aged by our master butcher, Jeffrey Ruhalter.

Here's the menu / wine list:

assorted hors d’oeuvres

Marquis de Perlade Crémant d’Alsace blanc de blanc

corn chowder with porcini cream

Feuerberg riesling kabinett 2007

roasted rack of Jamison Farm lamb,
lamb coulis with lapsang souchong,
hen of the woods mushroom

celeriac and fennel purée

salicornia with lemon butter

Château de Candale, Haut-Médoc 2003
Château du Moulin Rouge, Haut-Médoc 2003

home made bread with farm butter
by Saxelby Cheese

chocolate marquise with ginger

banana tart with black sesame,
brown butter cognac ice cream,
salted butterscotch


The suggested donation is $70.
(The wine alone would cost close to this at a New York restaurant!)

If you'd like to come, send an email to dine@under-belly.org
It would be fun to see people from the list.

Saltydog
03-17-2009, 10:12 PM
I'm curious about these "underground" dinners, what are the sanitation standards? Servsafe certified?

paulraphael
03-20-2009, 09:24 PM
I have NY state food protection certification. But there are no standards. It's underground, after all. It's a dinner party, and guests make a donation to cover the food costs.

paulraphael
03-25-2009, 10:53 PM
The dinner went great ... beyond our expectations. no one died, and besides some traffic jams that led to uninspired plating, we were ecstatic about the food.

Some debriefing, and pics, posted on our blog. (http://underbelly-nyc.blogspot.com/)

And we were lucky to have a bunch of food writers, editors, and bloggers at the table ... a couple of reviews have been posted here (http://thescoutmag.com/blog/dining_food_blog/462/inaugural_dinner_for_underbelly) and here. (http://bahamajerseygirl.blogspot.com/2009/03/underbelly-experience.html)