Chef Bolender’s James Beard House Dinner

Chef Beck Bolender will host a Fall Harvest Dinner, to benefit the James Bear Foundation, at One Twenty One in North Salem on Thursday, September 18 . At this ticketed event Chef Beck will replicate the harvest dinner he prepared at the James Beard House in NYC on September 11. Guests will be invited for an exclusive and intimate evening of champagne and hors d’oeuvres at 7pm, followed by a seated 6-course dinner with wine pairings at 7:45pm.

After honing his chops as Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s youngest-ever sous chef and Nougatine’s executive chef, Westchester native Beck Bolender returned to his roots in May to take over the kitchen at the newly revamped One Twenty One in North Salem. There he has rebooted the menu with an innovative, globe-spanning selection of small plates. For tickets to Chef Beck’s James Beard House Harvest Dinner on September 18, call 914.669.0121. Here’s the menu:

Passed hors d’oeuvres

Grilled fig with fresh mozzarella, sherry reduction

Chilled cucumber soup with yuzu froth

Cheddar jalapeño fritters, lime salt

Trout tartare on black bread with horseradish & chives

Pairing: Champagne ‘ Expression’ Brut, Rene Geoffroy

Seated dinner

West coast sea urchin on garlic bread with lemon & herbs

Pairing: Sato No Homare Pride of Village Junmai Ginjo Sake

Grilled peach salad with goat cheese & cilantro vinaigrette

Pairing: Joh. Jos. Prum, 2012, Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling, Mosel

Slow baked arctic char with sweet corn ravioli, basil & leeks

Pairing: North Valley (Soter Vineyards), 2012, Willamette Valley

Butter poached lobster with bok choy, passion emulsion & porcini oil

Pairing: Trapet Gewurztraminer Beblenheim 2011

Roasted lamb chops, crunchy polenta & smoked chili

Pairing: Limerick Lane Zinfandel RRV 2011

Dessert: Blueberry crumble cake with ginger ice cream

Pairing: Bera Brachetto 2013

121 Restaurant is located at 2 Dingle Ridge Road, North Salem, 121Restaurant.com For tickets please call 121 Restaurant at 914.669.0121.

50% of the proceeds from this dinner will benefit the James Beard Foundation whose mission is to celebrate, nurture and honor America’s diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire. Chefs from all over the country cook at the James Beard House to honor his legacy. For more from What To Do about Chef Bolender and One Twenty One Restaurant in North Salem click here.

Photos by Jeffrey Gurwin.