Bringing the Russian-Jewish experience to our table.
At the Roadhouse, we are inspired daily by stories and tradition. On Monday, August 11th, we will connect you with one of the most meaningful yet. Join us as we learn about the story of how one woman’s escape from Nazi persecution in Belarus, and the subsequent immigration of her son, led to her granddaughter’s present day culinary success with connecting us to her Russian-Jewish heritage.
The Roadhouse is honored to host an incredible evening with Bonnie Morales, James Beard Award-nominated Chef and Co-Owner of Kachka, LLC. Opened in Portland in 2014, Kachka features a menu and style of service firmly rooted in the Soviet era, with nods even further back to both czarist excess and traditional rustic foodways. The restaurant has been lauded in many publications in particular for its dishes inspired by Bonnie’s heritage as a first-generation daughter of Jewish immigrants from Belarus, and its menu includes recipes countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Republic.
The extraordinary dishes Chef Bob will prepare for this dinner captures many of those deep and vibrant flavors Kachka is known for, and are pulled from Bonnie’s cookbook, Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking. We are excited to offer four courses, kicked off by Kachka’s beloved Zakuski, a family style tradition of filling a table of assorted small bites. Every bite will be a reflection of the importance of immigration to the preservation of culinary foodways, as we hear all about Bonnie’s grandmother’s perseverance through wartime, and her parents’ courage to later leave the former Soviet Union to start a new life in America.
Make sure to reserve your spot to savor the heartwarming food and inviting hospitality of one of the most renowned restaurateurs from Portland—right here in Ann Arbor for one evening only!
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