It’s not our first time Dining with Grace, as she’s invited us to have a seat at her dinner table before. At the time, Ashley of Don’t Die Afraid, was writing for us and got to see this woman *werk* in the kitchen. Finally being able to see for myself, I brought my boyfriend along to prepare his taste buds for our trip to New Orleans that’s soon approaching.

dining with grace menu

The event was hosted at Brooklyn Foodworks which functions as an incubator for food entrepreneurs. The space offers event space with seating for 30+ guest to their members and Chef Grace had the place packed. I wish the occasion was BYOB, because I was thinking about delicious wine pairings all night. But Chef Grace prepared a ginger mocktail for us that my table couldn’t get enough of. We started the night with a red beans and rice salad which was actually done inside of a lettuce wrap. I love dishes like this that are easy to eat and you can quickly make something similar at home to impress your guest.

dining with grace chef Grace

When you’re Dining with Grace, you don’t have to worry about being hungry because the woman is preparing courses. We eased into the evening with her Spicy Fried Chicken and green onion biscuit with pickles. This almost became my favorite of the evening but it was too hot for me to handle. It was also little messy but worth the bite if you could get over the heat.

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Well into the second half of the evening, we all got a chance to hear from Chef Grace and some of the projects she has going on. She recently planned a trip to Martinique which actually inspired our Traveling while Hungry trip series. It was also time to get right into her Cajun style Crab & Seafood linguine. I felt this dish had a beautiful presentation but was heavy on the salted side which didn’t allow me to enjoy it all. There were decent amounts of crab in the dish which I gladly dug out to indulge in. By this time, I was ready for dessert but there was still another course to get through.

dining with grace cajun style crab seafood linguine

One of my favorite New Orleans experiences was having Gumbo almost everyday. Dining with Grace brought back those memories when she dished out her Gumbo with Okra, Spinach and Grits. I never had Gumbo with grits before but I also love grits so who was I to resist? This course was fun and I thought it really encompassed the theme of the evening, cajun and creole. Chef Grace was spot on with flavors and got to show off what a well versed chef she is.

dining with grace gumbo with okra spinach grits

The night didn’t’ end there and I had made room for dessert. Chef Grace brought out her bread pudding served with a Bourbon Vanilla ice cream. The bread pudding was soft, warm, and comforting. If you can find comfort in your meal, it’s been done correctly. Seriously, the ice cream was just a bonus on top of the amazing evening Dining with Grace. You too can plan for the next Dining with Grace experience when you purchase tickets to her next event!

dining with grace bread pudding bourbon ice cream

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