Ray’s at FareStart Guest Chef Night Jan. 24!

Ray’s at FareStart Guest Chef Night Jan. 24!

On Thursday, January 24 our Executive Chef Paul Duncan will cook alongside the hardworking students at FareStart to prepare a three-course meal while he teaches cooking skills, presentation techniques, and service standards in the kitchen.

Last year Chef Paul and FareStart served our famous Mediterranean Mussels and he had the opportunity to teach the students how to prep and cook with mussels, a new experience for most! Excited by being able to teach the new skills Paul will be preparing prawns and showing the students how to properly prepare and cook them.

Reserve your seats today to enjoy this delicious dinner and the satisfaction of helping our local community!

Ray’s FareStart Menu

1st Course – Poached Prawn “Cocktail” blue corn blini, preserved lemon, avocado mousseline.

2nd Course – Fennel Dusted Rockfish spaghetti squash, oyster mushrooms, and pepper escabeche

OR

Crispy Arborio Rice spaghetti squash, oyster mushrooms, and minted peas (vegetarian)*

3rd Course – Mousse Napoleon caramel mousse, vanilla bean mousse, and decadent spiced sponge cake

The three-course dinner is $29.95 per person and the evening runs from 5:30-8:30pm. To learn more about Farestart and make reservations visit FareStart.org.

FareStart is a local non-profit that provides people struggling with poverty and homelessness a chance to overcome barriers by teaching them the work and life skills needed to succeed in the foodservice industry. FareStart works closely with local restaurants to collaborate, teach, and develop programs to help their students succeed.

*Vegetarian options available upon request.

Fresh Fish Series: Halibut!

BH-Pan Seared Washington Halibut 2

Kicking off our Fresh Fish Series on the Ray’s blog is….. Halibut! Halibut season has taken off this year with no short supply.  Fleets are fishing from Kodiak Island, to South East Alaska, and through British Columbia.  We’ve been filleting beautiful fish this season and halibut is forecasted to be plentiful now through October.

We’ve also just heard from our local fishermen that we will receive Washington Coast halibut as soon as this Monday, April 17!

Because of the grand numbers of halibut in the Pacific Ocean, it elevates its sustainability level, which protects other species living in our ocean, like Rockfish. This is another delicious option that is set to be abundant this year and available at Ray’s all summer.

Join us this weekend for perfectly prepared halibut in the Boathouse or Cafe!

See you soon,

Steve Hauch, Executive Sous Chef

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