BISTRO & A SHOW 24-25

BISTRO & A SHOW

Before select NC State LIVE performances join us in NC State’s 1887 Bistro for an elegant three-course prix fixe meal. It’s the perfect beginning to a night out. And you don’t have to park twice!

The pre-show dinner is $39.95 per person and includes two mocktails and soft drinks (see full menus below). Beer and wine are available for purchase at the event. Reservations required. Reserve when you purchase your tickets online or at Ticket Central.

1887 Bistro is located in Talley Student Union (2610 Cates Avenue), steps away from Stewart Theatre. Doors for dinner open at 5:00 p.m.; doors for brunch on March 23 open at 12:30 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: Gratuity is not included in price of dinner.

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[The Pre-show Dinner before Dee Dee Bridgewater’s concert is SOLD OUT.]

Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet | BISTRO & A SHOW
Thursday, September 26, 2024

DINNER

Appetizers
Fried Green Tomato Stack
cornmeal fried green tomato, pimento cheese, tops pulled BBQ, pickled red onion

Charred Carrot Green Tomato Stack
cornmeal fried green tomato, pimento cheese, charred sweet carrot, pickled red onion

Bread Course
Corn Bread
Pepper Jelly Butter

Entrees
BBQ Chicken Leg Quarter
cinnamon-rosemary sweet potato fingerlings, grilled honey carrots

Rendezvous Stack
pork ribs, gus’s potato salad, citrus garlic green beans

Portobello Flatbread
grilled mushroom, butternut BBQ sauce, red onion, mozzarella, arugula

Dessert
Chocolate (moon pie) with vanilla custard
Flourless chocolate torte with berries

Mocktail
“Elvis Daiquiri”

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Huang Yi’s HUANG YI & KUKA | BISTRO & A SHOW
Friday, November 15, 2024

DINNER

Appetizers
Five Spice Duck Confit
risotto, carrot-vanilla puree

Grilled Five Spiced Beets
risotto, carrot-vanilla puree

Bread Course
Grilled Baguette
Balsamic Citrus Fig Butter

Entrees
Steak Frites
citrus-horseradish bistro steak, crispy potato wedges, grilled asparagus

Caprese Chicken
pesto airline breast, Boursin cheese, cured tomato, butternut squash, balsamic

Eggplant Roulade
garlic spinach, parsnip-basil puree, carrot pomodoro

Dessert
Apple Tart
cinnamon anglaise, salted caramel dust, vanilla ice cream

Mocktail
Blood Orange Ginger Fizz

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MATTHEW WHITAKER | BISTRO & A SHOW
Friday, January 24, 2025

DINNER

Appetizers
Crispy Boudin Bites
andouille, rice, trinity, thyme, citrus remoulade

Vegetarian Boudin Bites
cured tomatoes, trinity, thyme, citrus remoulade

Bread Course
Grilled Baguette
Streetcar Butter
whole grain mustard, roasted garlic, chives, butter

Entrees
Crispy Pork Belly Grits
bayou BBQ pork belly, pimento cheese grits, maque choux

Gremolata Grilled Chicken
succotash, crispy smashed red bliss & creole compound butter

Vegan Jambalaya
crispy tofu, citrus basmati, pickled red onions

Dessert
Beignets
sugar dust, chicory- chocolate ganache

Mocktail
Virgin Voodoo Bloody Mary

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DakhaBrakha | BISTRO & A SHOW
Sunday, March 23, 2025

BRUNCH

Appetizers
Nalysnyky
apple-fig cream cheese stuffed crepe, cherry glaze

Bread Course
Pampushky
Herb Garlic Butter

Entrees
Bistro Steak
“pidpenky” mushrooms, deruny-potato cake, beet hollandaise

Chicken & Waffles
apricot-maple glaze, cherry compote, crispy chicken breast, cinnamon-apple waffles

Charred Red Beets
farrow butternut squash hash, baby kale, orange-vanilla gastrique

Dessert
Medovyk
honey cake, dark chocolate ganache, strawberries

Mocktail
Cherry Ginger Cider

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