82 Queen’s Chef Lusby To Showcase his James Beard House Menu

Chef Lusby
Credit: American Cuisine

82 Queen’s Executive Chef Steven Lusby has been invited to host a dinner at the prestigious James Beard Foundation’s historic Beard House in New York City on December 4th. To celebrate this honor, Chef Lusby will showcase items from his Beard House “Charleston Charm” menu at 82 Queen throughout this month. The items will be featured as nightly specials and will include authentic Lowcountry cuisine and dishes.

Patrons can expect:

• She Crab Soup
• Boiled Peanut Hummus
• Carolina Catch with Toasted Grits
• Pickled Shrimp
• Crispy Chicken and Waffle
• Sorghum Glazed Pork Osso Bucco.

Chef Lusby’s full “Charleston Charm” menu to be served at The Beard House is listed below:

Hors d’Oeuvre

• Pickled Shrimp with Toasted Polenta and Pimiento Purée
• Boiled Peanut Hummus with Smoked Ham Hock and Benne Seed Crackers
• Crispy Chicken Skin with Cornbread Waffles, Bourbon–Sweet Potato Butter, and Pecan–Praline Crumble
• BERLUCCHI ’61
• FRANCIACORTA ROSÉ NV

Dinner

• She-Crab Soup
• PROTEA CHENIN BLANC 2013
• Crispy Head Cheese with Black-Eyed Peas, Collard Green Relish, Pimiento Jelly, and Poppy Seed Baguette
• M. CHAPOUTIER PETITE RUCHE CROZES-HERMITAGE 2011
• Pan-Seared Carolina Catch with Toasted Grits, Green Tomato– Pecan Romesco, and Basil Chips
• SANFORD SANTA RITA HILLS PINOT NOIR 2009
• Sorghum-Glazed Pork Osso Buco with Butternut Squash Purée and Swiss Chard
• DOMAINE TERLATO & CHAPOUTIER LIEU DIT MALAKOFF SHIRAZ 2011

Dessert

• Pecan Pie Sundae with Brown Butter Ice Cream, Bourbon Caramel, and Spiced Pecans
• KRACHER AUSLESE CUVÉE 2011

To make a reservation at 82 Queen, go to www.82queen.com.

To purchase tickets to the Beard House event, please call 212.627.2306 or go online to http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/charleston-charm.