Michelin Star Chef Paul Shoemaker is staycation-ing at his home away from home in Pasadena, The Raymond 1886, with a five-day run beginning Tuesday, November 10 and continuing through Saturday.
Shoemaker boasts a particularly tasty resume, rising up the ranks at Alan Ducasse and French Laundry before stays at Water Grill and Providence with Chef Michael Cimarusti.
He opened his own restaurant, Savory, in Malibu, launched Juicy Lucy in Downtown LA, oversaw the kitchen at Jeffrey Best’s Firefly in Studio City, and earned himself a Michelin star in less than six months at Joe Pytka’s Bastide.
This past year, Shoemaker was at the helm of the kitchen at the much-anticipated Verse, Manny Marroquin’s music-driven supper club in Toluca Lake.
Chef Paul Shoemaker’s Six-Course Staycation Tasting Menu can be enjoyed at home by ordering Takeout or Delivery, or guests can dine on any one of the Raymond’s three outdoor patios.
1886 and 1886 Head Barman Jesus Gomez will also be offering a special optional Wine & Cocktail Pairing for patio guests as well as their full list of 1886 Cocktails, Wines by the Bottle, and Craft Beer to accompany Chef
Shoemaker’s special menu for Takeout and Delivery.
If your simply must know and don’t like surprises, here’s Shoemaker’s Five-Day Staycation Six-Course Tasting Menu:
Amuse Bouche:
Citrus Cured Salmon
First Course
Big Eye Fin Tuna Sashimi
Second Course
Scallop
Third Course
Pork Belly Pumpkin Risotto
Fourth Course
Beef Tenderloin
Dessert
Smoked Milk Chocolate Crémeux: Tempered Chocolate, Porcini-Chocolate Custard, with Sweet Crème anglaise
The Raymond 1886 & 1886 Head Barman Jesus Gomez’s
Wine & Cocktail Pairing (Available for Outdoor Dinner Dining only):
Amuse Bouche
Victorine de Chastenay, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Burgundy, NV
First Course
Corpse Reviver #2–Gin, Lillet Blanc, Cointreau, Lemon, Absinthe Rinse
Second Course
Massone Gavi, Cortese, Piemonte, 2017
Third Course
Walter Hansel, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, 2017
Fourth Course
Château Boutisse, Red Bordeaux Blend, 2016
Dessert
Diamondback Rye, Applejack, Yellow Chartreuse
The Raymond 1886 is open for dinner every Tuesday through Sunday from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and for brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m to 2:30 pm. 1886 is open every Tuesday through Sunday from 4:00 pm to Midnight. www.TheRaymond.com (626) 441.3136.
