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DINNER 02 · INNO DINNER SERIES, S/S ’25

Campfire / PNW Summer

June 6, 2025 · 3 courses

A chalkboard sign reading INNO Dinner Series, hung on a clothing rack next to a camping lantern and rolled sleeping bags. gear's out, indoors-camping in full effect

// the planning

part send-off, part PNW summer excuse to camp indoors — this one doubled as a goodbye dinner for Abhishek, who moved out to New York.

“Tonight! Cap & Current → seasonal selection. Foil / Salmon. ‘The Dog’ → once a s’more, always?”
— from the postcard menu, paired with Jonte, The Nod, and a Columbia Valley Malbec

A handwritten postcard menu: Inno Dinner Series S/S '25, tonight's courses and wine pairings. the postcard, tonight's lineup
Grilled mushroom skewers and a single dressed oyster, plated beside the postcard menu. course one.

COURSE 01 — CAP & CURRENT

Seasonal Selection

paired with Jonte.

A sandwich on toasted bread with foil-cooked salmon and a dark berry compote. course two.

COURSE 02 — FOIL / SALMON

Foil-Cooked Salmon

paired with The Nod.

A s'more plated on a dark dish: graham cracker over a pool of melted chocolate and jam, with a roasting skewer. course three.

COURSE 03 — “THE DOG”

Once a S’more, Always?

paired with the Columbia Valley Malbec.

// the rest of the roll

Seven oysters plated on ice next to a spiral notebook of tasting notes. the full oyster plate
Raw salmon portions topped with herbs, laid out on individual foil sheets ready to cook. before the foil closed up
Chocolate being poured over a toasted marshmallow and jam on a graham cracker, mid-plating. the pour