You’re probably still hung over from your gravy-soaked Thanksgiving weekend, so we figured it’s as good a time as any to take a quick look back on one of the wackiest (turkey-free!) events of the past few months: a raucous costumed dinner on Halloween night, starring COOK’s friends from the nearby a.kitchen. Sous chef Val Stryjewski is a COOK regular, but for this all-offal affair, he took on the persona of zombie Georges Perrier, complete with a legit blood-spattered Le Bec Fin coat he saved from his days working for the legendary Frenchman.
Joined by a.kitchen cohorts Tim (above left, as island-holiday Jesus) and Jake (above right, as a walking-dead version of he and Val’s boss, chef Bryan Sikora), Val put together a meal based around offal elements some might find spooky — crispy tripe flavored with five spice, skewered duck hearts, monkfish paired with black garlic, quail stuffed with foie gras (complete with a “cross” of salsify). The adventurous crowd, many of whom were dressed up themselves (Juggalos! zombies! Karl Lagerfeld!), gobbled up each plate with the famished gusto of an undead horde descending upon a defenseless group of schoolchildren. Peek, if you dare, after the jump for more of Yoni Nimrod‘s photos from the terrifying evening — and yes, everyone did indeed eat braaaaaains.
