Cost: $75 per person plus tax and gratuity. Wine pairings included. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (615) 321-1990.

I don’t typically post Valentine’s Day specific menus because pretty much every restaurant has one. However, this one is a little different, so I wanted to highlight. Chef Brandon Frohne of Mason’s has been invited back to the acclaimed James Beard House in New York to cook on February 21st (his second visit there) and he’ll be making a very special meal that draws on his family heritage.

The ‘Nourishing Past’ dinner tells his grandparents’ love story, and those of us here in Nashville can experience it ourselves on Valentine’s Day when Chef Frohne hosts a special preview of the dinner at Mason’s!

STORY BEHIND THE MENU:

The dinner will explore Frohne’s grandparents’ European roots and the story of their journey through Germany, Sicily, Bulgaria, Switzerland and Canada, which ultimately shaped his family’s food heritage and influenced Frohne’s approach to Southern cooking.

The tasting menu takes diners on a journey, starting with his grandfather’s experiences in WWII of repeatedly escaping enemy capture and caring for his mother in war-torn Germany, continuing with his grandmother’s childhood in Bulgaria and early adult life running a bed and breakfast in Switzerland, and ending with their own love story of meeting in Canada and falling in love over pie and coffee dates.

MENU:

Escape Artist & the Sea (Tunisia/Sicily 1938)

Djerba-Style Prawns with Harissa, Preserved Lemons, Tomatoes, Mediterranean Sea Water

Pfifferlinge & Pflaumen (Germany 1940)

Semmelknodel with Chanterelles, Plums, Pancetta, Herbs

Handshakes & Gypsum (Bulgaria 1943)

Lamb Guvech with Labneh, Okra, Mint

Rustico (Switzerland 1945)

Luganeca Piacenza Sausage with Floriani Red Flint Polenta, Blistered Grapes, Pickled Fennel, Crispy Hen Egg

Toronto Love Story (Canada 1954)

Apple Hand Pie with Messmör, Powdered Apple Streusel, Rosemary-Coffee Semifreddo, Roasted Coffee Beans