MINNEAPOLIS — An award-winning Minneapolis restaurant will celebrate the winter season with a 13-course tasting menu this month.
Beginning January 12, Owamni will introduce the "Waníyetu" (the Lakota word for "winter") tasting menu until further notice.
"This more elevated menu gives our culinary team the opportunity to push boundaries, showcase the ingredients from our amazing Indigenous producers, explore the rich and diverse flavors of North America, and demonstrate the heights Owamni can reach with our service and creative capabilities. Each dish will tell a story, each flavor will carry a history, and together, we will be narrators of this culinary tale," explained Chef Sean Sherman in a release.
Sherman and Owamni Executive Chef Lee Garman joined KARE 11 Saturday to show off the new menu.
Ten percent of every dinner purchased will go directly to programming for continued education and food relief at the nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS) which acquired Owamni this September.
Diners can pre-purchase tickets online for either a 5 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. tasting menu seating. Vegetarian and vegan options are available. Tickets are $175.
Here is the Waníyetu Menu:
- Sumac Tea - Cedar + Sage + Maple
- Smoked Berries - Trout Roe + Squash Jam + Tostada
- Three Sisters Salad - Squash + Tepary Bean + Corn
- Corn (soup) - Corn Dumpling + Corn Jam + Sumac Popcorn + Tortilla
- Venison Tartare - Duck Fat Squash + Pickled Blueberries + Cured Duck Yolk + Tostadas
- Steamed Walleye + Sweet Potato + Braised Green Pot Liquor + White Fish Roe
- Green Tomato - Scallop + Poblano + Epazote
- Duck - Duck Egg Yolk + Wojapi + Sage
- Braised Elk - White bean Giardiniera + Fresno
- Smoked Bison Ribeye - Demi + Braised Greens
- Spice Berry Granita - Cedar + Juniper + Maple
- Pumpkin Custard - Meringue
- Sweet Potato Dumplings - Maple + Seed Brittle
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