photograph from Minnie C. Fox’s The Blue Grass Cookbook (1904)

Dear Friends,

We invite you to celebrate Juneteenth early with us in Little Toyko. On Sunday, June 16th, at 7:30PM, the lovely family behind Azay (226 East First Street) will open their doors to our dinner series. If you attended our 2019 Juneteenth feast, much of this menu will look familiar. The fact of the matter is that we could hardly improve upon the pig feet terrine and smothered quail with oyster cornbread dressing and greens. We’re adding a bisque made with wild local ridgeback prawns. As for the chicken gizzards confit, they became a staple of my cooking the year I spent back in Louisville. Although I grew up eating deep fried gizzards, I found that when prepared this way, they become more tender without losing their rustic charm. They’ll complete a salad of farmers’ market lettuces, shallots, and herbed buttermilk dressing. We’ll finish with sweet potato pie and two ice creams because… why not?

Tickets are $120 without pairings and $150 with. Guests can also order butter pecan or vanilla ice cream for takeout at $16/pint. There is no charge for corkage. While we cannot accommodate all diets, we are offering a pork-free menu.

Skip lunch. Come hungry!

The pleasure will be ours.

Danielle and Pablo