Pensacola Celebrity Chefs Hosted Five Chefs, Five Flags Event For Pensacola’s 450th

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Guests Enjoyed A Five-Course Meal Influenced By Pensacola’s Dynamic History  

Pensacola, Fla. – Oct. 2, 2008 – Pensacola’s Celebrity Chefs made history Sunday with a culinary affair to honor the city’s 450th anniversary. At the sold-out Five Chefs, Five Flags dinner at Jackson’s Steakhouse, guests were treated to five courses reflecting the five flags that have flown over Pensacola. Each of the chefs was randomly assigned a country and was faced with the task of creating a dish to reflect Spain, France, Britain, the Confederacy or the United States. Representing Spain, Frank Taylor of Global Grill began with a chorizo-crusted Gulf shrimp and oyster and artichoke paella with romesco sauce served on an oyster shell. Irv Miller of Jackson’s Steakhouse prepared the French course, a potato and leek soup with tasso masque choux, brioche croutons and Worcestershire pepper bacon. Jim Shirley of The Fish House created a Pensacola version of the traditional British fish and chips, with local pecan-crusted red snapper, cheese chips, diced-tomato chips, just-dug potato chips, Santa Rosa sweet onion preserve, house-pickled okra and house-made malted vinegar buerre blanc. Dan Dunn of H2O at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front prepared a Confederate dish of petite filet with quail and rabbit risotto with a blackberry demi, braised collards and chive Johnny cake. To end the evening with American flair, Gus Silivos of Skopelos on the Bay presented “Stars and Stripes,” which featured a star-shaped pecan pie, stripes of cheesecake, bourbon ice cream and chocolate ganache. Each course was paired with wine. The dinner is one of many special events to celebrate Pensacola’s 450th anniversary. Throughout 2009, Pensacola will host numerous special events and programs such as parades, art exhibits, heritage walks, historical reenactments, educational programs and a visit from the Spanish tall ship, the Elcano. The 450th celebration will culminate on August 15 with a national birthday celebration. The Pensacola Celebrity Chefs will host a special dinner on April 3 and a paella contest April 4 in conjunction with the Spanish Wine Festival.  For more information about the Pensacola Celebrity Chefs, visit www.PensacolaCelebrityChefs.com.  

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