With apologies to Leonard Bernstein and West Side Story, food lovers need to get ready to rumble. Rumble Fish — the restaurant — is returning August 20th at Erling Jensen: The Restaurant.
David Lorrison, owner of the little Midtown restaurant that adjoined Hi Tone Cafe, which he also owned at that time, is doing a pop-up dinner with help from Jensen at the restaurant at 1044 South Yates Road.
Rumble Fish, which only lasted 18 months at 1909 Poplar Avenue, is still remembered fondly.
During the time people in Jelly shoes and low-rise jeans were listening to hits by Eminem, Britney Spears, and Justin Timberlake, Lorrison was in the kitchen preparing his French bistro-inspired cuisine.
Rumble Fish fans will experience traces of some of Lorrison’s signature dishes in the menu. “They’re just going to be kicked up a notch,” Lorrison says, with a laugh.
For his Rumble Fish six-course comeback dinner, Lorrison is preparing:
• Potato, leek, and saffron bisque with salmon roe
• A salad of celery root and prosciutto with pickled beets
• Sweetbreads piccata
• John Dory with red pepper essence
• Veal medallions with wild mushroom and lobster valois
And, for dessert, chocolate almond tarts with berries and Grand Marnier.
The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $85 for the dinner, and an additional $35 for those who want the wine pairing. Seating is limited. Call the restaurant for reservations: (901) 763-3700.
