Thursday, December 12 at 7pm

Kiki Aranita and Chris Vacca (Poi Dog) create their own Hawaiian-inspired version of the classic Italian Christmas Eve meal Feast of the Seven Fishes with an evening of seafood-forward dishes accompanied by short videos and commentary about this and other holiday traditions.

All FEASTmas dinners include four courses, wine pairings, and a presentation by the chefs around the evening’s theme. All proceeds benefit FringeArts.

$100 per seat

To buy out an entire evening for up to 35 people ($3500), please contact PatronServices@FringeArts.com or 215.413.1318. 

Feature Photo: Jason Varney

What’s On The Menu

Dinner
Miso tea soup with Poi Dog dashi, silken tofu, yuzu kosho
Ahi & Kamaboko Dip with wonton chip
Fresh Shoyu Ahi Poke with Hawaiian ogonori
Squid Lu’au with Zhejiang Tea cured Lomi Lomi Salmon
Mini Li Hing Mui Cheesecake

Drinks
Welcome mini cocktail – Ocean Vodka, Passionfruit, Orange, Guava
Cloud Break Chardonnay
Lupestre Barbera d’Alba

Menu subject to change.

About the Chefs

Photo by Courtney Apple

Kiki Aranita and Chris Vacca own and operate Poi Dog, a restaurant, food cart, and catering business in Philadelphia. “Poi Dog” is a pidgin term that refers to the mixed nature of their hybrid Hawaii-style food. Their menus are rooted in Hawaiian cuisine, but also draw upon cultures that have heavily influenced the food of Hawaii, such as Filipino, Japanese, and Portuguese. In the six years since Kiki and Chris started Poi Dog, they have catered events from beer festivals to galas, taught cooking classes, and traveled around the Philippines learning to make regional specialties from street food vendors.

About FEASTmas Dinners

Celebrate the holidays and support groundbreaking performing arts at this series of intimate dinners on the FringeArts Theater stage Dec 9—13. Centered around a unique theme each night, the FEASTmas dinners include original four-course menus personally prepared by Philadelphia’s most exciting culinary talent. Participating chefs and restaurateurs include Kiki Aranita, Ari Miller, Jill Weber, Pete Woolsey, and Joncarl Lachman with Lee Styer and Randy Rucker. See what’s cooking the rest of the week at FEASTmas!