Private Culinary Experiences at the Market
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PRIVATE CULINARY EXPERIENCES AT THE MARKET 435 IONIA AVE SW GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN 49503 616.805.5308 ext 207 [email protected] WWW.DOWNTOWNMARKETGR.COM CELEBRATIONS, GET-TOGETHERS, SHINDIGS, OR SOIRÉES: WHY NOT CENTER YOUR FUN AROUND FOOD AND DRINK? WHATEVER THE SPECIAL OCCASION... FOOD FUN WITH FRIENDS & FAM • Birthday Parties • Girls’/Guys’ Night Out • Bachelorette Parties • Dinner Parties • Rehearsal Dinners • Graduation Parties • Reunions CORPORATE PARTIES • Cocktail Parties • Team Building • Networking Events • Client Meetings • Office Outings • Manager Retreats • Holiday Parties • Fundraisers • Employee Incentives ...TURN YOUR EVENT INTO A UNIQUE CULINARY EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE COURSES, HEADCOUNT, INGREDIENTS... WE’RE FLEXIBLE. THE THEMES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES CAN WORK AS AN EXCITING COOKING COMPETITION, A HANDS-ON CLASS, A CHEF DEMONSTRATION, OR A FABULOUS CHEF’S TABLE DINNER. WORK WITH OUR EXPERT CHEFS TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR EVENT BASED ON YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS AND BUDGET! 20 MOUTH-WATERING THEMES Café Paris Bienvenue and bon appétit! Bring your group to our chef’s kitchen and enjoy a private class or a beautiful meal à la française! THE MENU: (available as 3- or 5-course) • Salade en Vinaigrette • Crêpes Suzette, with a flaming orange-cognac butter sauce • Poulet à la Grandmere–garlic-roasted chicken breasts in a • Fromage fort–French cheese pâté classical French preparation • Soupe au pistou–vegetable soup with fresh herbs ADD SOME JOIE DE VIVRE BY INCLUDING A FRENCH WINE TASTING OR LESSON WITH OUR SOMMELIER WITH THIS EVENT! Trattoria Toscana Ciao amici, and welcome to the Market’s own “Little Italy”! Join one of our specialists for an unforgettable Tuscan meal or private class! THE MENU: (available as 3- or 5-course) • Panzanella–Tuscan salad of fresh tomatoes, capers, and toasted bread • Costolette di Maiale–pan-roasted pork chops with rosemary and apples • Torta della Nonna–pine nut and rosewater cake with whipped cream • Roasted Vegetable Antipasto • Strozzapreti-ricotta and spinach gnocchi in a sage brown butter ENJOY LA DOLCE VITA WITH AN OPTIONAL LESSON OR TASTING IN TRADITIONAL TUSCAN WINES WITH OUR SOMMELIER! Kanpai, Tokyo! Japanese food isn’t all raw fish and miso soup! Join us for a private class or chef dinner to experience traditional Japanese home cooking sure to stomp your takeout like Godzilla. THE MENU: (available as 3- or 5-course) • Cabbage-broccoli salad with miso • Green tea pound cake with lemon cream • Tonkatsu pork or Tempura shrimp–crispy fried pork and/or • Edamame with mixed spiced salts shrimp with sweet soy • Agedashi tofu–tofu in a dashi sauce with black mushrooms TAKE THE CHANCE TO ENJOY A SAKE LESSON OR TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TEA SERVICE WITH THIS PACKAGE! Der Biergarten Oktoberfest isn’t your only chance to enjoy German flavors! Let us host your group and create a wunderbar German brew-hall party! THE MENU: (available as class or party, or customize as a chef dinner) • Roasted sausages • Spiced nuts • Pickled vegetables • Lebkuchen gingerbread • Crispy potatoes with mustard • Obazda cheese tarts • Beer-pickled eggs with spiced salt • Bacon & onion-filled pretzel rolls • Black forest cupcakes • Bee-sting cupcakes LET OUR SOMMELIER PLAN A TASTING OR CLASS IN TRADITIONAL GERMAN BEERS AND/OR WINES TO MAKE THE PARTY! Old-World Sicily Buon giorno, and welcome to our traditional cucina Siciliana! Enjoy a private class or chef dinner that would make any Sicilian grandmother proud. THE MENU: (available as 3- or 5-course) • Pesce alla Trapanese–sauteed fresh fish with a caper and • Arugula and Blood orange salad with pistachios roasted pepper salsa • Prosciutto e Melone • Cassata alla Sicliana–Sicilan chocolate-chip-cheesecake with ricotta and lemon sponge • Penne alla Norma–pasta with roasted eggplant and ricotta salata MAKE IT A TRULY SICILIAN OCCASION WITH A TASTING OF SOUTHERN ITALIAN WINES WITH OUR SOMMELIER! The Perfect Slurp Ramen isn’t just college-dorm-food anymore! Master a traditional bowl of Ramen soup, from noodles to broth to toppings! THE MENU: (available as 3 course meal, or 1 course class) • Edamame with mixed spiced salts • Dashi/Tare/Japanese Omelet/Meatball/Chicken/Japanese pickles • Shave Ice bar COMPLETE YOUR RAMEN EXPERIENCE WITH A SAKE LESSON OR TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TEA TASTING! Miso Happy Turn on the monster movies and lets throw a Sushi Party for you and your guests! Join our talented market chef-instructors for a hands-on class on sushi-bar favorites! THE MENU: (available as 3- or 5-course) • Miso soup • Edamame with mixed spiced salts • Sushi: California roll, Spicy tuna roll, Eel roll, Seasonal Nigiri-zushi, Green Tea • Fresh salad with ginger dressing • Chawanmushi custard ADD A LESSON OR TASTING IN SAKE OR TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TEA, AND YOUR GUESTS WILL SAY “DOMO ARIGATO!” Il Gran Paella Let us celebrate in the style of the Spanish countryside! Build a beautiful meal that will really make your guests say “que belleza!” THE MENU: (available as class or party, or customize as a chef dinner) • Pintxos of olives, almonds, and manchego cheese • Green salad with fennel, red onion, and honey vinaigrette • Il Gran Paella with guests’ choices of chicken, seafood, shellfish, rabbit, sausage, and/or vegetables • Spanish trifle with sherry, almond liqueur, espresso, and orange custard COMPLETE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH SPANISH WINES, SHERRY, AND BRANDIES WITH OUR MARKET SOMMELIER! A Spanish Siesta Do like the Spaniards do: pour a glass of wine, and enjoy exquisite bites all afternoon and evening. Get schooled on classic Tapas, or just relax and let the market provide a delicious respite for your group! THE MENU: (available as class or party, or customize as a chef dinner) • Roasted dates stuffed with manchego • Marinated olives • Seared shrimp with garlic and chile • Crispy potatoes with pimenton • Pickled seasonal vegetables • Rice and blue cheese fritters with spicy • Chicken & spanish sausage skewers • Spanish almond cake orange chutney with romesco sauce • Fried almonds with rosemary ENJOY A FANTASTIC TASTING OF CLASSIC SPANISH WINES OR A SANGRIA LESSON FROM OUR MARKET SOMMELIER! Bombay Perfumes Your guests will say “dhan’yavada” (thank you) for this dinner! Compose an exceptional dinner with a myriad of spices from distant lands! THE MENU: (available as 3- or 5-course) • Homemade naan • Pakora vegetable fritters with homemade • Palak Paneer - homemade fresh chutney cheese in a spiced spinach curry • Fresh cabbage and mango salad • Coconut custard ADD SOME FUN TO YOUR GROUP WITH A CHAI-TEA MAKING WORKSHOP, AND GIVE YOUR GUESTS SOMETHING TO BRING HOME! Delight Your Heart Dim Sum is an instant favorite of anyone who’s tried it—folding dumplings and sipping tea with friends. Let the market show you how it’s done! Join our chefs for a traditional Chinese dumpling tea meal or hands-on class! THE MENU: (available as 3- or 6-option class) • Char Siu Bao • Har gow Shrimp Dumplings • Chinese water cabbage • Scallion pancakes • Lo Mai Gai lotus leaf dumplings • Jasmine cake and tea service • Jiaozi Potstickers • Tofu leaves with roasted mushrooms IMPRESS YOUR GUESTS WITH AN OPTIONAL LESSON AND TASTING IN CHINESE TEAS OR HOMEMADE HERBAL LIQUEURS! La Cocina Mexicana It’s time to show your guests there’s more than “chips and salsa!” Enjoy a class or chef dinner of traditional Mexican cooking—provecho! THE MENU: (available as 3- or 5-course class or chef dinner) • Homemade salsas • Tamales stuffed with chicken, pork, • Oaxacan mole or vegetable • Brown sugar pound cake with • Tropical fruits with salt and chile mexican chocolate sauce and crema INCLUDE A TEQUILA TASTING OR LESSON IN TEPACHE-MAKING WITH OUR INSTRUCTORS! Into the Jungle Strap on your pith helmet and get your tongue ready for the spicy cuisines of Thailand! Bring your group to the market for an exciting class or chef dinner exploring the flavors of the subcontinent and all its jungle spices! THE MENU: (available as 3- or 5-course) • Green papaya salad with fresh herbs • Lemongrass pork satay • Jungle Curry with fresh vegetables • Fresh fish with hot chile relish • White chocolate, Mango, & coconut sticky rice CELEBRATE YOUR JUNGLE VACATION BY ADDING A CLASS IN TROPICAL COCKTAILS WITH OUR MARKET MIXOLOGISTS! The Mozzarella Bar Host a party at the market’s hottest new Italian bar—yours! Make handmade fresh mozzarella, and then enjoy cocktail hour! THE MENU: (available as class or party, or customize as a chef dinner) • Handmade fresh mozzarella • Oil-poached ahi tuna with rosemary • Fresh tomatoes and basil • Fresh green salad • Prosciutto e melone • Spicy chile relish • Marinated olives • Gelato • Homemade focaccia • Italian dark chocolate-almond torte MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE EVEN PIU RICCO WITH A LESSON IN ITALIAN COCKTAILS, WINES, OR HOW-TO-MAKE LIMONCELLO! The French Kitchen French cooking can’t be that hard—after all, Julia Child hadn’t even given it a try until she was 37! Let our market chefs take you through the French Kitchen and make a fabulous meal with traditional technique! THE MENU: (available as 3- or 5-course class or chef dinner) • Petit salad vert • Classic French pâté and baguette • Salmon en croute with homemade puff pastry • Tomato-fennel soup • Chocolate soufflé COMPLETE YOUR FRENCH MEAL WITH A TASTING OR LESSON IN FRENCH WINES WITH OUR MARKET SOMMELIER! The Bazaar of Wonders Dim Sum is an instant favorite of anyone who’s tried it—folding dumplings and sipping tea with friends. Travel across the ancient Arabic spice roads of North Africa and the Middle east! Let the market show you how it’s done! Join our