Client Work 005: Accidental Bar
Sake & Ice Cream Pairing
Project Description:
a cocktail bar in the East Village that specializes in Sake culture. The project mainly focused around creating a unique pairing offering for a sake convention event in NYC, providing an interesting culinary element to the guests as they tasted the sake. The element decided on was ice cream, as the cream/milk content of the dessert blends well with the milk taste and characteristics of sake.
Tags:
recipe development, pop-up event,
menu development
figure 001: Accidental Bar graphic
Client Work 005: Accidental Bar
Sake & Ice Cream Pairing
Tags:
recipe development, pop-up event,
menu development
Project Description:
a cocktail bar in the East Village that specializes in Sake culture. The project mainly focused around creating a unique pairing offering for a sake convention event in NYC, providing an interesting culinary element to the guests as they tasted the sake. The element decided on was ice cream, as the cream/milk content of the dessert blends well with the milk taste and characteristics of sake.
challenge
an NYC cocktail bar wanting to expand their menu and develop a bespoke food concept that could capture the attention of new customers while also remaining true to the brand's ethos of approachability and elevation
develop a unique sandwich offering that showcases a one-of-its-kind approach, using unexpected ingredients and preparations
opportunity
challenge
an NYC sake bar wanting to bring new life to their sake offerings for an in-person producer and enthusiast event. in accordance with the event, the goal of the collaboration was to expand the understanding of how sake can be integrated even more into food & beverage culture.
opportunity
create a memorable and satiating pairing experience with unexpected flavor, temperature, and texture connections
challenge
an NYC sake bar wanting to bring new life to their sake offerings for an in-person producer and enthusiast event. in accordance with the event, the goal of the collaboration was to expand the understanding of how sake can be integrated even more into food & beverage culture.
create a memorable and satiating pairing experience with unexpected flavor, temperature, and texture connections
opportunity
challenge
an NYC sake bar wanting to bring new life to their sake offerings for an in-person producer and enthusiast event. in accordance with the event, the goal of the collaboration was to expand the understanding of how sake can be integrated even more into food & beverage culture
create a memorable and satiating pairing experience with unexpected flavor, temperature, and texture connections
create a memorable and satiating pairing experience with unexpected flavor, temperature, and texture connections
opportunity
inspiration
the inspiration for this pairing came from speaking with Austin, the owner of Accidental Bar, on the commonly unknown connection of milk and dairy products to sake, where the milky texture and feeling pairs well with the milky elements and tasting notes of a wide variety of sake. From that, I wanted something cool and clean to pair with the sake, but with a fun twist that would pair well in an alcoholic environment.
figure 002: Gelato inspiration / schematics
Garnish: Seaweed Strips
Miso-Sea Salt-Seaweed
Vanilla Gelato
Pickled Blueberries
Pickled Blueberry
Sauce
the work
figure 003: Pop-up event recap
the result was a Vanilla-Bean, Miso, and Seaweed Gelato, which balanced both sweet and savory/umami flavors to create an interesting flavor story on their own, but also paired well with the sake on display for the event. Other iterations of the flavor included a pickled blueberry sauce and blue-miso whipped cream on top, but to stay with the pureness of the flavors to pair with the sake, we chose to omit those elements.