Events / Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner

FOJBB: Grenada, West Indies

A Culinary Symphony: Celebrating African Foodways in the Spice Isle

Sat, May 18, 2024

6:30 PM
Silversands Resort Grenada at Grand Anse
Price: $200 Click Here for Tickets

Asiatique
Silversands Resort Grenada at Grand Anse
Grand Anse Main Road
St.George, Grenada, West Indies

Format: Multi-Course Seated Dinner

 

Featured Chefs

James Beard Award Winner/Chef Curator Alexander Smalls

Chef/Author/Television Host Carla Hall

James Beard Award Nominee Cleophus Hethington
Counter, Charlotte, NC 

Chef/Entrepreneur/Culinary Artist NduvoAkim Abdus-Salaam
10 Cubed, Central Park Tower, NYC

James Beard Award Winner Erick Williams
Virtue Restaurant & Bar, Chicago, IL

 

 

Join our hosts, Grenada Tourism Authority and chef Alexander Smalls, for an incomparable evening celebrating the diverse flavors of the Isle of Spice. This Culinary Symphony event, presented by lauded chefs Carla Hall, Erick Williams, Cleophus Hethington, and NduvoAkim Abdus-Salaam, will highlight Black diaspora foodways, and is part of an ongoing effort to inspire culinary careers among the next generation. Grenada was named the world's first "Culinary Capital" by the World Food Travel Association in 2021. This dinner is not be missed!

A Culinary Symphony is part of the Friends of James Beard Benefit series; events hosted by generous people, businesses, and organizations outside of JBF that provide critical funding for our programs. Each event supports our mission to champion a standard of Good Food for Good© anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.

Menu

Hors d'Oeuvre

NduvoAkim Abdus-Salaam
Breadfruit Croquettes 

Erick Williams
Salt Fish Fritters

Cleophus Hethington
Scallop and Yuca Espuma

Carla Hall
Hot Chicken Tender Bites Biscuits with Sweet Heat Mango Chutney

Dinner

Alexander Smalls
Collard Green Salad with Coconut Dressing

Cleophus Hethington
Conch-Coconut Custard with Roti

Carla Hall
Cassava in Coconut Sauce and Lime Salt-Dusted Crispy Okra

NduvoAkim Abdus-Salaam
Spicy Cinnamon-Honey Glazed Mahi Mahi with Pineapple-Spiked Cole Slaw

Erick Williams
Oxtails with Glazed Carrots and Potatoes

Nelcia Mapson
Double Grenadian Chocolate Tart
Banana Ice Cream with Nutmeg Crumble and Ginger Caramel Sauce
Passionfruit Opera Cake with Mango Caviar and Coconut Crumble