Earlier this year, Chef Allan Rupert at Final Cut Steakhouse (inside Hollywood Casino) partnered with the Pennsylvania Beef Council to gather some of the best local chefs in the area for a new monthly dining series at Final Cut Steakhouse.
Dinner with Chefs: 12 Chefs 1 PA Steer
The concept of Dinner with Chefs: 12 Chefs, 1 PA Steer Dinner Series is a gathering of chefs based on the total utilization of a Pennsylvania Steer. Rupert said the idea came to him from a similar concept he saw online.
Rupert hosted the invited chefs (below) to the casino for a butchering demonstration from a local beef farmer. 24 total cuts of quality beef were then divided among the 12 chefs, each to prepare two unique cuts for the full utilization of a Pa. steer.
Cuts include the shin, shank, tongue, cheek, shoulder, and tendon, in addition to more the more popular tenderloin, ribeye, NY Strip, skirt steak, and brisket.
Each chef prepares his or her two cuts as part of a four-course dinner at Final Cut Steakhouse.
The all-inclusive dinners, held the second Monday of each month through April 2018, are a steal at $60/person.
June’s dinner was created by Bricco’s Chef Bill Collier.
Course 1 – beef shank tortellini
camelot valley chevre, preserved lemon, bone marrow & johnny jump ups
I want to be real with you. We are still talking about this dish. Collier used beef shank inside the tortellini and also crisped up a bunch to eat alongside it. He whipped bone marrow into the chevre and OMG. The preserved lemon gave a lovely citrus bite, preventing this from being too rich. Feed me more of this.
Course 2 – baby spinach salad
roasted asparagus, pickled baby beets, rettland farm poached egg & black truffle vinaigrette
I’m one of those home cooks who believes in the simplicity of ingredients. I don’t go bananas with rubs and sauces and, and although this was obviously way more involved than the trouble I would ever go to at home, it was beauty in simplicity. These ingredients paired beautifully together, no matter which forkful ended up in your mouth. Another home run, Chef.
Course 3 – roasted beef striploin
fava bean puree, fiddlehead ferns, chanterelle mushrooms & bricco worcestershire
Chef Collier got a bit lucky drawing his beef selections (oh yeah, these guys didn’t pick this stuff, it was luck of the draw) — shank and loin? Who doesn’t like those? This menu says roasted, but Chef said this was sous vide (cooked in a bag in water at one specific and consistent temperature). It doesn’t get more rustic than mushrooms and fiddlehead ferns, and though my only criticism is that there was too much Worcestershire on my plate (purist, remember?), this again all paired well together.
Course 4 – pistachio sponge
white chocolate cream, strawberry gelée orange basil pearls, almond meringue & crème anglaise
I hope the pastry chef isn’t offended by my comparison here, but this tasted like the most upscale version of the classic pretzel Jell-O salad, and I mean that in a GOOD way. The pistachios provided the crunch while the sponge cake soaked up all of the fruit and cream. It was delightful. The serving was WAY too big, and I (and everyone at my table) ate the entire thing.
Craft Beer Samples provided by Boneshire Brew Works.
Up next: Ben Beaver – Café 1500
6:30 p.m. Monday, July 10
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Featuring:
- Pickled Brined Chuck Roll Toast
- Heirloom Tomato Salad
- Red Wine Marinated Skirt Steak
- Brown Sugar Grilled Peach
- Signature Drink: Samples from Zeroday Brewing Co.
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Dinner with Chefs supports local PA farmers, butchers, brewers and the chefs who bring it all together.
*Featured Chefs*
July
Ben Beaver – Café 1500
August
Ken Shapiro – Final Cut Steakhouse
September
Jason Viscount – Greystone Public House
October
Christian DeLutis – Tröegs Independent Brewing
November
Nick Hostetter – Hidden Still Spirits
December
Marissa Schaeffer – Nittany Lion Inn
January
Gary Althouse – Foundry Craft Grill
February
Aaron Fowler – The Circular at The Hotel Hershey
March
Anthony Bianco – 1700 Degrees Steakhouse at The Hilton Harrisburg
April
Allan Rupert – Hollywood Casino
