RECAP: Winter Waters at Pacific Way Cafe
Friday, February 9th, 2024
An early adopter in the world of seaweed as a culinary super-ingredient in Oregon, Chef Trever Gilbert has been working with us on seaweed dinners since the conception of Winter Waters back in February of 2023. We always appreciate his culinary creativity and sea veggie advocacy!
For Year Two of Winter Waters, Pacific Way Cafe Executive Chef Trever created a 8-course tasting menu in Gearhart Oregon, highlighting local seafood & sea vegetables which was pescatarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free.
Standout dishes included the Roasted Virginica Oyster with Oonee Searanch uni "butter", crispy garlic, Pacific dulse seaweed, and sunchoke paired with 2022 Dauntless Thud Blanc de Noirs, and Seared King Salmon with dulse-chili jam, pickled dulse, radish, kabocha, and sunchoke, paired with 2017 Cayuse God Only Knows Grenache. See the full menu below.
Check out the menu for your own cooking-with-seaweed inspiration:
Oysters Two Ways: dulse-citrus mignonette / pineapple snow paired with 2021 Sass Sauvignon Blanc
Oregon Dungeness Crab Ceviche: pickled dulse, citrus, watermelon radish, coconut, shallot, papadum
Charred Winter Sea Greens: kelp-miso dressing, furikake, fresh seaweed, local greens, paired with 2022 Sass Albariño
Roasted Virginica Oyster: uni "butter", crispy garlic, dulse, sunchoke, paired with 2022 Dauntless Thud Blanc de Noirs
Hakurei Turnips & Delicata Squash Kabocha: farm greens, garlic, kohlrabi, dulse, paired with 2022 Sineann Gruner Veltliner
Charred Carrots: dulse-chili glaze, coconut, shallots, cilantro, basil, paired with 2022 Ovum Big Love Orange Rosé
Seared King Salmon: dulse-chili jam, pickled dulse, radish, kabocha, sunchoke, paired with 2017 Cayuse God Only Knows Grenache
Coconut Panna Cotta: dulse-spiced hazelnuts, chocolate, chili, paired with 2015 Mad Violets Dessert Riesling
Chef Trever continues to utilize seaweed in dishes at the Pacific Way Cafe, so we encourage you to book a reservation with them when you’re near the North Coast of Oregon.
Thank you to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association for sponsoring Winter Waters.