Last Thursday, Zahav held their 2nd annual Down the Shore party. This year, the theme was The Zahav Boat so the staff were dressed like shipmates and all guests were lei’d upon entry.
my boarding ticket to the zahav boat
Down the Shore 2 featured an all-star chef lineup consisting of Pierre Calmels (Bibou), Jen Carroll (10 Arts), Monica Glass (10 Arts), David Katz (Meme), John Taus (The Corner), Peter Woolsey (Bistrot La Minette), Terence Feury (Fork), and of course, 2011 JBF Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic winner Mike Solomonov (Zahav).
woolsey’s black swan
Starting at 6 pm, guests were served several different small plates during the cocktail hour. In addition to the food, Harpoon beers were being served as was several different cocktails. The dishes the chefs served during the cocktail hour were as follows: Calmels – bouillabaise, poached dorade w/ lemon verbena; Carroll – scallop ceviche w/ toasted coconut; Katz – pork souvlaki; Taus – snapper fish sandwich w/ soda bread & garlic aioli; Woolsey – White Swan (cheese puff w/ beef & mushroom) & Black Swan (crab salad w/ tarragon mayo); Feury – lobster roll w/ pickled cucumbers.
chef moni in the shot room
In the side room, Monica Glass stood her post pouring shots of this delicious mango pina colada through the Zahav Boat ice sculpture. I personally don’t think we should have been limited to shots of this. We should have been getting these by the cupful. I may or may not have.
mike solo’s fried chicken
Once the cocktail hour was over, Mike Solo’s food was placed along the front and everyone formed a line buffet style. The dinner consisted of baked potatoes, salad, ham & pineapple, mac and cheese, eggplant parm sandwiches, and fried chicken. The fried chicken wasn’t a hint to the upcoming Federal Donuts was it??? Hmmmm…. It definitely had to be. It was delicious and had a crunchiness and outside texture that I’ve only experienced eating Korean fried chicken.
key lime pie
After the main course, I was in a food coma. The food was not over though, dessert was being served. Cups of key lime pie and chocolate mousse were being served in addition to cubes of watermelon topped with mint.
#twitterlesspersico & mike solo
It would be an understatement to say that I had an awesome time. The food and drinks were excellent. The chefs and staff were all friendly and were having just as good of a time as the guests were. I also ran into a couple familiar faces and met some new ones. There’s no way you want to miss this party next year. I’m still kind of hating myself for missing last year’s!
Check out the rest of the photos after the jump:
Tagged: david katz, down the shore, food event, jen carroll, john taus, mike solomonov, monica glass, peter woolsey, pierre calmels, terence feury, zahav
some awesome froot loop cupcakes by 
