The Whelk & Kawa Ni Chefs Cook The James Beard House NYC, November 9th Stephanie Webster October 16, 2016 3 of our favorite local chefs will be cooking at the esteemed James Beard House on Wednesday, November 9th. Bill Taibe, (Kawa Ni and the Whelk, Westport, CT), Anthony Kostelis (The Whelk) & Jeff Taibe (Kawa Ni) will bring a little CT love to NYC with a menu that is drool-worthy. Check out the full menu below... Tri-state-area food lovers flock to Connecticut’s the Whelk and Kawa Ni for New England seafood fare and the Japanese izakaya experience, respectively. For one night only, Beard House guests will be able to get both in one place when the restaurants’ teams join forces for a locally sourced, Asian-inflected feast. Buy your tickets here. Menu Hors d’Oeuvre Harumaki with Beef Brisket, the Mystic Cheese Company Melville, and Annie's PicklesGrilled Farm to Hearth Bakery Nine-Grain Bread with Smoked Marrow Butter and Clam JamSeaweed Butter with Chopped Salmon and Onions on RyeSalt-Roasted Bouchot Mussels with Tarragon and HorseradishDuck and Lamb Jerkies Tenuta Terraviva Mario's 40 Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2013 Dinner Pork–Crab Soup with Porcini Mushrooms, Smoked Togarashi, and Rice Noodles Von Winning Winnings Riesling Pfalz 2015 Kohlrabi with Persimmons, Endive, Hazelnuts, and Arethusa Farm Tapping Reeve Cheese Jean-Claude Bessin La Forêt Chablis 1er Cru 2013 Torched Dry-Aged Lamb with Carrots, Burnt Onions, and Coriander La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Reserva Rioja 2007 Swordfish with Olives, Lemons, Ajo Blanco, and Squash Domaine de La Réserve d'O La Réserve d'O Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Vin Blanc 2014 Spiced Brown Butter–Apple Cake Jorge Ordóñez & Co No2 Victoria Málaga Moscatel 2014 Details Wed, November 09, 2016 Member Price: $135 Public Price: $175 Phone: 212.627.2308 7:00 PM Tickets to events held at the James Beard House cover the cost of food and a unique dining experience. Dinners are prepared by culinary masters from all regions of the United States and around the world. All alcoholic beverages are provided on a complimentary basis and are not included in the ticket price.