DES MOINES, IOWA (May 21, 2019) — A "Pop Up" Culinary event is coming to Iowa City. Pop Ups are a recent culinary phenomenon: Delivering gourmet tastes in unexpected places. This Pop Up Culinary Affair will take place at the VUE Rooftop at the Hilton Garden inn downtown Iowa City on Wednesday, June 5th from 5-7:30PM. Guests will sample their way through seven "Pop Up" courses presented by seven top chefs while enjoying a beautiful view of the city and watching the sunset. Courses will be paired with wine, local beer, and signature cocktails. There will also be live music from local favorite Ben Schmidt. This will be a rare opportunity to taste the creations from seven talented and award-winning chefs from Eastern Iowa. Proceeds will benefit student-mentoring and scholarship programs offered through the Iowa Restaurant Association Education Foundation. Tickets can be purchased for $40 at restaurantiowa.com or by calling 515-276-1454.
Pop Up Culinary Chefs:
Michael Wilson | VUE Rooftop | Hors D'oeuvres — Charred Iowa Beef Tips served with Harissa, House Tots and Oregano
Shawn Kiene | Food Fanatic-US. Foods | Soup — Spicy Chilled Melon Soup
Nathan Woody | Pullman Bar & Diner | Salad — Salad of Little Gems dressed with a Lemon Cream Dressing, garnished with Local Radishes, Toasted Seeds, Grana Padano and Spring Onion
Matt Meadows | Keller's American Grill | Fish — Pho Poached Snapper Lemongrass Buerre Blanc Do Chua
Craig Vorba | Landmark Restaurant | Intermezzo — Lavender Blood Orange Sorbet-Zest of Blood Oranges, Blood Orange Juice, Lemon Juice, Honey, Lavender Flowers served in an Orange topped with a Blood Orange Twist
Gabe Branch | St Burch Tavern | Entrée — Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder Pave, Caramelized Cipollini Onions, Mushroom Infused Spaetzle, Pickled Granny Smith Apple
Zeph Leaton | Ruthie's Steak and Seafood | Dessert — Cosmic Donut-Dark Chocolate Namelaka, Hazelnut Whipped Ganache, Tahitian Vanilla Bean Soft Caramel, Lavender Lemon Shortbread
Up & Coming Chefs | Cedar Rapids ProStart Students
Iowa Restaurant Association Education Foundation
The Iowa Restaurant Association Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. It is the leading education resource for the development of a professional and highly-skilled hospitality-workforce in the state of Iowa, building connections between educational entities and industry employers seeking trained, qualified students and job candidates.
Iowa Restaurant Association
The Iowa Restaurant Association protects, promotes, and educates Iowa's hospitality industry.
