Food & Beer Dinner/Book Release @Edmund’s Oast!!! (6/22)
Edmund’s Oast will host a launch event for the highly anticipated book Food & Beer (May 16, 2016, $49.95US, Phaidon) by chef Daniel Burns and gypsy brewer Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø on Wednesday, June 22. The two behind Luksus restaurant in Brooklyn, NY, the only Michelin-starred restaurant in the world to exclusively pair its dishes with beer, and accompanying beer bar Tørst. At Tørst the only beverage served is beer, and at Luksus, a 16-seat tasting menu restaurant, dishes by chef Burns are only paired exclusively with beer chosen by Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø. Food & Beer is the first chef cookbook about beer and food pairings in both casual and fine dining.
For this special launch dinner, Chef Burns and Edmund’s Oast executive chef Reid Henninger will collaborate on a five course menu that will be served in a family-style format. Beer pairings will be selected by Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø for each course. Tickets are $95 per person and include the dinner, a copy of Food & Beer and a special collector’s glass from Tørst. Tickets are $165 for a couple with one copy of the book. Three seatings will be available at 6:00, 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. that include a Welcome Reception with a meet and greet with Burns and Jarnit-Bjergsø.
“Jeppe has been a longtime friend,” stated Scott Shor, owner of The Charleston Beer Exchange and Edmund’s Oast. “We are super pumped to host one of the book’s nationwide launch events. It’s going to be filled with incredible dishes, beer pairings, and fun surprises.”