Equinox restaurant culinary team presents dinner at Fourth Estate, Sept. 25

Husband and wife culinary team Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray of Washington's acclaimed Equinox restaurant will showcase recipes from their new cookbook at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Restaurant.

Todd Gray, an award-winning chef, teamed with his wife, Ellen Kassoff Gray, an award-winning restaurateur, to create "The New Jewish Table", featuring updated, modern takes on traditional Jewish fare.

The multi-course meal will feature extraordinary recipes from the cookbook, including a pistachio-crusted lamb loin and a pumpkin risotto with wild mushrooms.

To reserve for this dinner, click here to go to the reservations page.

Gray's Equinox restaurant won the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington's "RAMMY" Award for Best Fine Dining Restaurant in 2008. He won the RAMMY for Chef of the Year in 2011.

Ellen Gray has won the RAMMY for Manager of the Year, and she is a founder of the Sugar and Champagne Gala which raises funds for The Humane Society.

Each course listed below is paired with an appropriate wine selection, listed below, from Israeli Wines Direct.

The price of the dinner includes a copy of "The New Jewish Table", one per couple, or per single diner.

Club member prices are $80 for a single, including one book, and $115 per couple, including one book. Non-member prices are $90 for a single, including one book, and $130 per couple, including one book.

Menu

Hors d'oeurves
Yukon Gold and Sweet Potato Latkes
Falafel
Gruyere Cheese Puffs
Eggplant Caviar on Crackers
Crostini with Smoked Trout

Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz-Merlot, Meishar 41, Mediterranean Coast, Israel, 2008

First Course
Pumpkin Risotto with Sautéed Wild Mushrooms

Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc, Midbar, Negev Desert, Israel, 2010

Second Course
Salad of Roasted Heirloom Beets with Capers and Almonds

Sauvignon Blanc, Assaf, Golan Heights, Israel, 2012

Third Course
Barbecued Wild King Salmon with Sweet Corn

Chardonnay, Pelter Winery, Golan Heights, Israel, 2010

Intermezzo
Local Sorbet

Fourth Course
Pistachio-crusted Loin of Lamb with Caramelized Cauliflower and Wilted Spinach

Carginan, Somek, Zichron Ya'akov (Central Coast), Israel, 2007

Dessert
Apple Strudel and Ice Cream

Rosé, Ein Teina, Southern Golan Heights, Israel, 2007