Oct 20, 2018 Charity Auction Moth Ball Event:

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Myra and Stephen hosted a private cooking party for auction winner Violet Benny and 16 special guests, with beloved Moth hosts and storytellers Adam Wade and Ed Gavagan, an all-evening-long party led by chef Myra Kornfeld, co-hosted by Stephen Massimilla.

•  A warm, celebratory event at Myra’s Kitchen, a wonderfully memorable evening of hands-on cooking, entertainment and dining: The event began with wine and appetizers, and groups cooked a festive meal from menus designed by Myra. Guests relaxed, dined, drank; and Adam Wade, Ed Gavagan, and guests shared stories.
• Violet and the storytellers received a copy of the award-winning Cooking with the Muse, which is much more than a cookbook. Myra and her co-author Stephen Massimilla–who also photographed and bantered at the event–celebrated Cooking with the Muse: A Sumptuous Gathering or Seasonal Recipes, Culinary Poetry, and Literary Fare. 

Appetizers:

Celery Root-Apple Latkes with Sage

Sweet Potato-Turnip Latkes

Parsnip Latkes with Thyme

Miniature Lacy Potato Pancakes

Mulled Cider-Cranberry Apple Sauce

First Course:

Green Leaf Salad with Lemon-Rosemary Vinaigrette and Smokey Shiitakes

Pickled Red Onions

Main Course:

Chicken Breasts with Shiitake Mushrooms en Papillote

Baked Tempeh Triangles

Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Thyme

Wild Rice Pilaf with Pecans and Roasted Grapes

Roasted Broccoli, Cauliflower, Radishes, and Carrots

Crisped Chickpeas, Charred Corn

Dessert:

Plum-Cardamom Strudel

Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream, Candied Pumpkin Seeds

• Ingredients were of the highest quality, including Union Square Greenmarket produce and pasture-raised eggs, dairy, and animal protein. Everything from music to photography to storytelling was included. When everyone cooks at once, the entire meal and the occasion proves much more than the sum of the parts! Guests also received party favors and a recipe packet of the dishes that they’d cooked.