Charlie Palmer Steak Chef Reinvents American Street Food With An Epicurean Twist

Inspired by the offerings found at street fairs and festivals across the United States, Charlie Palmer Steak Executive Chef Bryan Voltaggio has taken some of this country's most beloved favorites and given them an upscale twist. Voltaggio adds a gourmet touch to items like funnel cake, cotton candy and corn dogs, with unexpected ingredients like Macon apple butter, butter poached lobster and warm black truffle oil.

The American Street Food menu offerings will be available as daily special appetizers, entries and desserts in the bar and dining room during lunch and dinner November 16th through December 31st. A sampling of the menu includes:

~Chowder in a Crisp Sourdough "Bread Bowl"
with razor clams, Yukon Gold potatoes and bacon foam

~Maine Lobster Poached In Butter Fondue, Creamed sweet corn with tarragon,
Crisp Lobster "Corn Dog" with warm black truffle aioli

~Berkshire Pork Barbeque Short Ribs,
Tasso-cured pork with peppers and onions

~Fennel and Lemon Verbena Sno-Cone

~Candied Lady Gala Apple with Pistachio,
Crisp Funnel Cake with Macoun Apple Butter,
Green Apple Cotton Candy

~Caramel Corn and Handmade Chocolates

Winner of the 2006 RAMMY Award for "Wine & Beverage Program of the Year" by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, Charlie Palmer Steak is located on Capitol Hill at 101 Constitution Ave., NW. Charlie Palmer Steak serves lunch on weekdays from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and dinner weekdays from 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Saturdays from 5:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. and Sundays 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Valet parking is available in the evenings. For reservations, please call 202-547-8100.

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Charlie Palmer has combined his creative cooking spirit with his flair for business to establish an impressive roster of restaurants across the country: Aureole, Charlie Palmer's Mitrazur, Kitchen 22 in New York; Aureole and Charlie Palmer Steak in Las Vegas; Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, DC; and Dry Creek Kitchen located in the Palmer-owned boutique Hotel Healdsburg in Sonoma, California. In addition, Charlie Palmer owns and operates Astra an impressive private event spaces located in the D&D building in New York. Charlie Palmer is the author of three cookbooks, Great American Food, Charlie Palmer's Casual Cooking, and The Art of Aureole. Charlie is also a frequent guest on NBC's Today Show, and creates the menus for the Seabourn Cruise line. He has also taken over menu creations for the Stirling Club, a catering venue and private dining establishment in the Turnberry Place residence in Las Vegas.