The Joy of Sake May Aftertaste
A Special Sake Dinner

The Joy of Sake’s fifth Aftertaste of 2015 brings food to the fore. Chef Lee Anne Wong, a Top Chef finalist and winning Iron Chef America challenger, presents new creations in the style of Hale Ohuna, Honolulu’s upcoming noodle and sake bar.
 
 
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Date
 
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Time
 
6pm–8pm
 
Place
 
Koko Head Cafe
 
1145 12th Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816 [map]
www.kokoheadcafe.com


Cost
 
$75 per person
  Lee Anne’s flavorful dishes—some umami-rich and bold, others light and piquant—will be served along with an array of 2014 U.S. National Sake Appraisal gold- and silver-award winners not available in the U.S. No two labels are alike, making for an exciting evening of sake-sipping and dining enjoyment.

The May 13 Aftertaste is a sit-down affair. Come relax over sake cocktails, then enjoy four courses paired with daiginjo A, daiginjo B, ginjo and junmai sakes. A surprise dessert rounds out the evening.

Seating is limited to ONLY 40 people. This dinner is assigned seating. If you’d like to sit with friends, please indicate on the Eventbrite reservation page when you buy your ticket. We will try to accommodate the seating requests as best we can.
 
About Lee Anne

lee-anne Chef Lee Anne Wong finished in the final four of Bravo TV’s hit reality series Top Chef, defeated Food Network Iron Chef Marc Forgione in Battle: Halloween and keeps a national profile on Cooking Channel’s Unique Eats. But for native New Yorker Lee Anne, Hawaii is now home. It’s where she opened her first restaurant, Koko Head Cafe, in partnership with local restaurateur Kevin Hanney. And it’s where the star chef will open her second this summer: Hale Ohuna, Hawaii’s first noodle and sake bar.
 

Menu

Welcome Cocktail: Genshu Cocktail

Apps: Daiginjo A
Ahi, Kalo, Mango
Kampachi and Tomatoes
Mushroom Paiai Tart, Parmesan Crema

First Course: Ginjo
Market Hassun: Seasonal Appetizers
Heart of Palm, Nori Compote, Lilikoi
Kauai Prawn, Sweet Corn Tofu
Beets, Ginger, and Goma
Asparagus Tamagoyaki, Bubu, Daikon
Marinated Rare Beef Luau Onigiri

Second Course: Daiginjo B
Spring Mazemen: Charred Opah Belly, Sansho Rice Noodles with chilled Carrot Dashi *(or stuffed fish roulade—green onion, shiso) Micros, lettuces, kinome

Third Course: Junmai
Akule Tsumire, Mushrooms, Spring Onions, Agedofu, Mitsuba

Dessert
Chilled Local Fruits, Sake Sabayon, Ume Gelee

Note: Menu subject to change