Chef Scott Szekretar Of H2o Seafood Grill Cooks Ash Wednesday Dinner At The James Beard House

Executive Chef Scott Szekretar of H2O Seafood Grill (215 West Main Street, Smithtown, NY 11787 [631] 361-6464 or www.h2oseafoodgrill.com) has been invited by The James Beard House (167 West 12th Street, New York, NY [212] 675-4984 www.jamesbeard.org) to cook Ash Wednesday Dinner on February 6. Reservations may be made by calling The James Beard House at (212) 675-4984. The cost of the five-course dinner, beginning at 7:00 p.m., is $125 for members and $150 for the general public. Each course, plus hors d'oeuvres, is paired with wines selected from H2O's highly regarded wine list:

SCOTTY SNACKS
*Pan fried Kumomoto oysters with cantaloupe and cucumber mignonette
*Seared scallop with smoked tomato
*Smoked salmon served on an everything bagel chip
*Tuna tartar with taro chips
with
*Roederer Estate, Anderson Valley Brut
*H2O Martini
FIRST COURSE
*Coriander seared white tuna sashimi with tamari vinaigrette, daikon cress and red pepper dust
with
*Chateau Ste. Michelle, Dr. Loosen, Eroica, Riesling, Washington State, 2005
SECOND COURSE
*Lobster ravioli with saffron cream
with
*Duckhorn Vineyards, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa, California, 2005
THIRD COURSE
*Crispy skin blackfish with citrus parsley vinaigrette and a mild garlic puree
with
*Artesa, Carneros Estate, Pinot Noir, Carneros, California, 2005
FOURTH COURSE
*Millennium shrimp with whipped potatoes, lemon, basil and a garlic confit sauce
with
*Joseph Phelps, Le Mistral, St. Helena, California, 2004
FIFTH COURSE
*Trio of chocolates - milk chocolate salted caramel, white chocolate fudge with cherries and chocolate torte
with
*Dow's, 10 Year Tawny Port