Café la Vie, the restaurant inside the Le Méridien St. Louis Clayton, is hosting a three-course, prix-fixe dinner on March 30, with each dish taking inspiration from Vincent Van Gogh’s best works.
Executive chef Michael Frank previously created two other art-themed dinners: one inspired by the Saint Louis Art Museum exhibition Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa and another influenced by the museum’s Paintings on Stone: Science and the Sacred, 1530–1800 exhibit. For the former, for instance, Frank highlighted the indigenous flavors of Nubia, including a Nubian Spritz cocktail, while Frank explored the flavors and aromas of the Italian Renaissance in inventive ways for the latter.
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Now, Frank’s latest art-themed dinner (pictured above) will celebrate what would have been Van Gogh’s 169th birthday. The dinner will kick off with a dish called The Potato Eaters, a loaded potato agnolotti with bacon lardon, white cheddar fondue, and crispy potato skins. Next, the Lying Cow entrée will consist of a beef short rib with kale risotto, topped with tapioca crusted Vidalia onion. And the evening will wrap up with a glazed chocolate torte, dubbed ‘Starry Night.’
Four themed cocktails will be available for an additional cost: Early Works (a spicy gin with lemonade, blackberries, and fresh lemon), In Provence (a bourbon drink with bitter and lavender syrup), The Still Lives (a blood orange sorbet and sparkling wine mixture), and Auvers-sur-Oise & The End (another bourbon drink with red wine float, lemon juice, and egg white froth).
Coincidentally, Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, the temporary exhibition near the Saint Louis Galleria in Richmond Heights, was recently extended through May 30.
The themed dinner, priced at $45 per person, takes place March 30 from 5–10 p.m. Reservations, which are required, can be made through OpenTable.
