Anthony Kresge of Reef Dog Deli has actually introduced a brand-new dinner club for the winter/spring season. Each week, you can register for a premium three-course supper that can be gotten at the Capitola deli on Wednesdays or provided to your home.
Kresge says the term “supper club” harkens back to the days when he would do what he calls “old-fashioned supper club events” at pals’ dining establishments, taking control of the area for a night or more. Those were the predecessors to today’s pop-up pattern, he says.
Each week, he’ll write a menu and make it available for pre-order. Essentially, he says it’s a method to have an expensive restaurant experience in the convenience of your own home — and prevent a minimum of one night of the “but what’s for dinner?” tension. Meals will be available for 2, 4 or 6 individuals, beginning at a cost of about $25 per individual.
“You get high-end, all local, all fresh and organic food,” says Kresge. “I’m going to farmers markets, buying local products, and then creating this high-end dinner you can have at home.”
A current week’s supper included a meal Kresge calls “scruffy chicken,” consisting of scruffed Yukon potatoes, sauteed veggies, a carbonara sauce and pan-seared chicken with citrus oil. A Cara Cara orange and beet salad and a flourless chocolate torte were provided as add-ons.
“It’s a straight-up chef-made dinner, better than what you can make at home,” he guarantees.
Meals should be purchased by Sunday on Reef Dog Deli’s website and will be available on Wednesdays.
