Acadiana
Chef Jeff Tunks is issuing his invitation that you join him at Acadiana in Washington, DC on June 10, 2007. If you live in the area or will be there on June 10, please save the date.

Come join Chef Jeff Tunks and his partners Gus DiMillo and David Wizenberg of Acadiana [and Ceiba, DC Coast, and TenPenh, all in Washington, DC] and esteemed colleagues Louis Osteen [Louis at Pawley’s, Pawley’s Island, South Carolina], Linton Hopkins [Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta, Georgia], Jeff Buben [Vidalia, Washington, DC], and Ann Cashion [Cashion’s Eat Place and Johnny’s Half Shell, Washington, DC] at Acadiana on Sunday, June 10, from 6:00-9:00 pm, as they dish out a feast to benefit The New Orleans Southern Food and Beverage Museum.

Chef Tunks, a native of the great southern state of Texas, is a member of the Board of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, as are his friends and colleagues Osteen and Hopkins.  The Museum, established in 2004, is a nonprofit living history organization dedicated to the discovery, understanding and celebration of the food, drink and the related culture of the South.  While its new permanent home will be in New Orleans, it represents the cuisine and culture of sixteen states, hosting special exhibits, demonstrations, lectures and tastings throughout the country that showcase the food and drink of the South.  Tunks is delighted to be hosting this particular event, the second in the ongoing “Invitation to the Southern Table” series.  “Especially after Katrina,” he notes, “it is great for New Orleans to be home to the Museum; and we’ve all been reminded how very important it is to keep alive and celebrate the culture of Southern cuisine.” 

In fact, when Acadiana was launched in September 2005 (just 12 days after Hurricane Katrina,) its doors opened to the public with a fundraiser, “Po’Boy Power,” which provided substantial benefit to New Orleans on its long road to recovery.  Now, to assist in securing the rich heritage of Southern cuisine, Tunks is closing his popular downtown restaurant for the evening to host a festive cocktail reception with a focus on southern food: each of our renowned participating chefs will be manning a station or two featuring his or her own interpretations of a Southern favorite, from Low Country Shrimp & Grits to Louisiana Crawfish Etouffée to good old fashioned Deviled Eggs.  Executive Pastry Chef David Guas [Acadiana, Ceiba, and DC Coast,] a Louisiana native, will provide the southern finishes on this second stop of this celebrated tour around the country, “Invitation to the Southern Table.”

The price for the event is $100 per person, including open bar with Southern signature drinks.  All proceeds will go directly to the Museum, whose New Orleans home is scheduled to open  this fall.  Come early, eat hearty, drink deeply, chat with the chefs about your favorite Southern dishes -- and support the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.    For reservations and information please call 202.222.0987 or please visit us on line at sofab@acadianarestaurant.com. Donation forms are available at www.acadianarestaurant.com/sofab.htm, and at Acadiana restaurant, 901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, 202.408-8848.  TAX ID NO. 33-1081281

For Additional Information: Contact Simone Rathlé- simoneink@aol.com

“INVITATION TO THE SOUTHERN TABLE”

Jeff Tunks, Gus DiMillo, and David Wizenberg
of Passion Food Hospitality invite you to join them

Sunday, June 10, 2007
 6pm until 9 pm
ACADIANA RESTAURANT
901 New York Avenue

Washington, DC is the Second City to Host
a Much Celebrated Fundraiser
to Benefit the Opening of

THE SOUTHERN FOOD AND BEVERAGE MUSEUM
New Orleans, Louisiana
Representing the Cuisine and Culture of Sixteen Southern States

Participating Restaurants & Chefs:

Acadiana Restaurant, Washington, DC-
Jeff Tunks, David Guas

Cashion’s Eat Place and Johnny’s Half Shell, Washington, DC- Ann Cashion

Louis at Pawley’s, Pawley’s Island, South Carolina- Louis Osteen

Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta, Georgia --Linton Hopkins 

Vidalia, Washington, DC --Jeff Buben

$100 per person
(Minimum donation)

A Selection of Southern Dishes, Open Bar and Signature Southern Drinks

For reservations or information:
202. 222. 0987 or sofab@acadianarestaurant.com

For Reservations or Donations On-Line:
www.acadianarestaurant.com/sofab.htm

All proceeds from this June 10, 2007 event will go directly to the Museum,
whose New Orleans home is scheduled to open this fall.