Chef
Peter Cham Dinner Benefits No Kid Hungry
By FBWorld Team
The
Chamily Dinner, a holiday family-style dinner by Executive Chef
Peter Cham raised funds for No Kid Hungry and was a delicious
evening where talented Executive Chef Peter Cham of Finch &
Fork prepared and presented an authentic Cambodian Dinner at
the Kimpton Canary Hotel that attracted an enthusiastic crowd
of foodie locals, including Chef Peter Cham's mother and father
to support No Kid Hungry.
Chef Cham and his parents
The
plates included banh chao - rice flour crepe with shrimp, tumeric
and spouts; sach ko akak - New York strip skewer with green
papaya salad and toasted peanut; sach krok - pork sausage with
sticky rie and bird's eye chili; prahok ktiss - spicy pork belly
dip with crisp vegetable crudite and herbs; nom banh hok - rice
vermicelli with jidori chicken, red curry, cabbage and long
beans; trey aung - grilled sea bass with hydroponic lettuce,
fish sauce and diakon radish.
Nom Banh Chok
The
dinner began with a delicious Cambodian Gin and tonic and a
fine selection of wines were paired with the various dishes
including Gaston Chiquet Brut Rose Champagne, Sanford Rose of
Pinot Noir, Claiborne & Churchill Dry Riesling, Notary Public
Chenin Blanc, Pence PTG Gamay - Pinot Noir and Storm Duvarita
Vyd Pinot Noir. The sweetest ending was to this congenial dinner
was jake ktiss - tapioca pudding with banana, coconut cream
and toasted sesame served with a Thai style coffee.
Wines paired with Cambodian dinner
Many
guests also brought gift-wrapped holiday gifts for children.
The family style dinner was so much fun and beyond delicious!
Peter and his staff at Finch & Fork did an amazing job providing
this charming and charitable visit to Cambodia dinner. It was
truly a lovely holiday experience and guests were asking Chef
Cham to do it again soon.
Finch
& Fork Corner Grill/Cocktails
Kimpton Canary Hotel
31 West Carrillo Street,
Santa Barbara CA, 93101
Reservations: (877) 468-3515
Direct: (805) 884-0300
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By Bonnie Carroll
About Bonnie Carroll
Bonnie Carroll has been a food/travel/lifestyle writer since
1983. She is the founder & publisher of Bonnie Carroll's
Life Bites News - www.lifebitesnews.com,
does travel and food reporting on KZSB1290 radio, and contributes
to a variety of national and international travel/lifestyle
publications. Her first children's book C.C. Charles was published
in 2002 and she is currently working on a second book. Contact
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