2024
Celebrity Chef Dinner and Fundraiser: Chef Maurice Ahern
Join Arlington’s Chef Maurice Ahern of Grounds and Gold Coffee and Bakery as he joins forces with Chef Mouhssine “Moose” Benhamacht to prepare a southern-style multi-course menu as part of Taste Project’s Celebrity Chef Dinner and Fundraiser event series!
The Celebrity Chef event series features local chef-prepared menus, donated by each chef, with proceeds benefiting Taste Community Restaurant in Arlington. Taste Project is a 501(c)3 non-profit established to feed, educate, and serve our community so they may “…taste and see the Lord is good”. We believe everyone should have access to healthy, nutritious food. Learn more at www.tasteproject.org.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. This event is BYOB. For additional Celebrity Chef Dinner and Fundraiser Events, visit www.tasteproject.org/events.
THE MENU
COURSE ONE
Sweet Corn Panna Cotta | Green Tomato | Pickled Shrimp
COURSE TWO
Grilled Texas Quail | Carrot Purée | Okra | Pineapple | Sorghum
COURSE THREE
Pork Belly | Potato | Cauliflower | Cilantro | Dr. Pepper Sauce
COURSE FOUR
Chocolate Torte | Raspberry Sorbet
About Chef Maurice Ahern
Gold Ribbon Confections is a bakery founded in honor of owner Maurice Ahern’s son, Micah Ahern. In July 2016 Micah earned his wings after a six year battle with cancer. Since Gold Ribbon was founded, it has always been a dream of Maurice’s to expand his current bakery to a brick and mortar, café-style location that would focus on benefiting the community. Desiring to fulfill his dream and keep his late son’s legacy alive, Maurice partnered with family members Jenifer and Jimmy Kinley to create Grounds and Gold, a café which will proudly serve Gold Ribbon Confections’ highly sought after baked goods.