Chef Cyrus Keefer, who has cooked twice at the James Beard House in New
York City and featured by StarChefs.com for his culinary prowess, has a large
following in Baltimore and beyond. Formerly the chef at Fork & Wrench,
Birroteca and other regional restaurants, Keefer wants a place that is truly
his own – hence the pop-up dinner for
Keefer’s Pique Restaurant will be hosted at Sotto Sopra Restaurant at 405 N.
Charles Street, Baltimore, MD. This is a
one evening event with limited seating on Thursday, January 22 with the
reception and silent auction starting at 6:30 p.m. with passed hors d’oeuvres
and adult libations. At 7 p.m. the five
course tasting styled seated dinner will follow; a sampling of what restaurant
goers can expect at Pique when it is opened. Guests will receive packets on the
new concept restaurant and ask to donate to their Kickstarter
campaign.
Chef Cyrus Keefer is looking to open his own restaurant in Baltimore’s
Hampden neighborhood at 846 W. 36th Street and he is looking for
funding through Kickstarter
to raise the dollars necessary. The
restaurant is called Pique, a restaurant committed to seasonal ingredients with
an eye to Asian and French cuisine. It will be a 25 seat micro restaurant with dining
at the tables as well as the exhibition kitchen counter. Initially Pique will start
with dinner service Tuesday through Sunday. They will be BYOB and looking to
expand to licensing for beer and wine and numerous special events.
The name of the restaurant Pique (pronounced PEE cue), is actually
named after an onion pique, a method of cooking where one pins bay leaves with
whole cloves to onions although the other definition of pique, to excite, is as
relevant never knowing what else is up Chef Keefer’s culinary sleeves.
What: Chef Cyrus Keefer’s Pique Restaurant Pop-Up & silent auction at Sotto Sopra
Restaurant
Reception of passed
hors d’oeuvres /wine and silent auction plus a seated 5-course Pique tasting
menu – Cash Bar
When: Thursday, January 22, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Reception & Silent Auction
7:00 p.m. Seated
Dinner
Where: Sotto Sopra Restaurant (Host
restaurant)
405 N. Charles
Street
Baltimore, MD 21201 – valet parking available
Menu: Reception / Silent Auction
Passed hors d’oeuvres and adult libations
Seated Dinner
·
pork belly dumplings+ whiskey vinegar/ dashi
crema
·
insalada bianca + cippolini onion, pickled
mushrooms, cauliflower, tart Apple
·
tender octopus+ tomatillos+ green curry+ coconut
poached potato
·
egg custard+ marinated tomato & olives,
smoked olive oil
·
duck pot au feu + roast turnips, black garlic,
ginger, Thai basil
Cash bar
Tickets:
$75 per person includes reception,
seated dinner, tax and gratuity - does not include beverages during the dinner /
cash bar. Guests must be 21 or older to attend. Valet parking will be available
Pop Up Dinner Tickets:
MissionTix http://www.missiontix.com/events/product/28970/pique-pop-up
Kickstarter: Readers can donate at Pique’s
Kickstarter Page
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