For 11 nights this month, PayPal Park will showcase the talents of top chefs rather than top athletes.
“Field to Table,” an outdoor dining experience that launched in Seattle during the pandemic, is hosting four-course feasts on the stadium green for the first time in San Jose, and featuring a different acclaimed chef and menu each night.
Notable indigenous chef Crystal Wahpepah of Wahpepah’s Kitchen in Oakland, will kick off the Bay Area series this Saturday, Oct. 15, with a meal that features Cedar-Smoked Bison Roast, Fall Squash Soup and Sweet Blue Corn Polenta with blackberry-sage agave sauce.
The chefs and menu highlights for the other 10 nights:
Sunday, Oct. 16: Nite Yun, formerly of Nyum Bai in Oakland, with Cambodian Beef Curry and Shrimp Banana Blossom Salad.
Wednesday, Oct. 19: Chef Nelson German of Oakland’s Sobre Mesa and TV’s “Top Chef,” with Piri Piri Lamb with Sweet Potato Mousseline.
Thursday, Oct. 20: Chef Manish Tyagi of Aurum restaurant in Los Altos, with Salmon Tikka and Confit Chicken with Makhani Sauce.
Friday, Oct. 21: Chef Jessica Yarr of Chicken Foot & The Brunch Shift in Santa Cruz, with Braised Lamb Leg and Vadouvan Curry Chickpeas.
Saturday, Oct 22: Private chef Robert Hernandez of San Francisco, with Beef Short Rub with Salsa Verde and Potato Gnocchi.
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Chef Byron Hughes of Sacramento’s Last Supper Society, with 48-Hour Jerk Short Rib and Gulf Shrimp Arancini.
Thursday, Oct. 27: Chefs Monique and Paul Feybesse of Tarts de Feybesse in Vallejo, with Chicken Cordon Bleu and Opera Tart 2.0.
Friday, Oct. 28: Chef Alexander Hong of San Francisco’s Sorrel, with Rib of Beef with Golden Vadouvan and bone marrow.
Saturday, Oct. 29: Chef Reem Assil of Reem’s California, with Chocolate-Braised Lamb and Spiced Palestinian Cous Cous.
Sunday, Oct. 30: Chef Gonzalo Gonzalez Guzman of Nopalito in San Francisco, with Braised Beef in Dry Chiles, Mexican Chocolate and Spices, and Tostada de Hamachi.
Dinners are $150 each, plus service charge and tax. The stadium’s clear-bag policy will be in effect during dinners. Parking is included in the ticket cost.
For full menu details and reservations, go to www.fieldtotable.us.
Source: www.mercurynews.com