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Kiko Nakata x Noah’s Cafe Collaboration Dinner

On Wednesday, June 21st, Cliff Chi (Noah’s Cafe) and Kiko Nakata (Tall Shadow Bakery) are coming together for a one-night-only multi-course dinner with drink pairings – and if you want to attend, you should buy tickets now!

We love a good collaboration dinner for the explosion of creativity that results when chefs step outside of their culinary routines to merge talents and cooking styles. Because fun and imagination are the baselines for Chi and Nakata, we expect their upcoming Snack Party event to be a guaranteed good time. Bonus: this pop-up, which falls on the Summer Solstice, takes place just a few blocks from English Bay, making it nicely situated for a post-dinner stroll to watch the sun go down and the season begin.

Have a look at the proposed menu:

Welcome Snacks (First Course):
Uni pudding
Lamb chashu with house jam and foie gras ice cream
Half-boiled egg croquette and Japanese sweet potato purée

Second Course:
Wasabi pickled turnip with red onion, charred Walla Walla onion, sesame ponzu, and watercress ash and micro red cabbage
Paired With: Sparkling Red Lambrusco

Third Course:
Beef tartare with potato chips, Soy-cured quail egg yolk, Siberian sturgeon caviar with quail scotch egg and yuzu mustard aioli
Paired with: “Rosemary Snap” cocktail

Fourth Course:
Hokkaido scallops with yuzu kosho soy, turnip leaves, Walla Walla onion purée, sea perch dashi foam and rosemary potato pavé
Paired with: Tengumai Umajun Junmai Sake

Palate cleanser
cilantro sorbet with ponzu caviar

Fifth Course:
Charcoal brioche with miso duck breast, red wine jus, smoked honey sour cream
Sablefish katsu sando, nori milk bread
Braised beef tongue, Wakame furikake focaccia
Paired with Grownups Melon Soda cocktail

Six Course:
Miyagi Wagyu Rib Eye with butter au jus and Indian white prawn ravioli in truffle uni cream sauce
Paired with: Osaka Psycho Cocktail

Seventh Course:
Mont Blanc, Strawberry shortcake and Choux Creme
Paired with: Tawny Port

Snack Party will include seven-courses accompanied by five refreshing drinks, for just $150 per person. Folks: this is a grab-you-seat-as-fast-as-you-can situation; tickets will sell out! Get yours here.


Neighbourhood: West End
1096 Denman St
604-336-6571

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