Louisville,
KY – April 2017 / Newsmaker Alert / Churchill
Downs Racetrack have announced the official menu of the 143rd Kentucky
Derby presented by Yum! Brands. Each year, the official menu is carefully
crafted to combine the Derby’s traditional Southern flavors with an inventive
and progressive approach to local ingredients that results in an authentically
American culinary experience. The official menu will be served to more
than 22,000 guests in Churchill Downs’ premium dining areas at the 143rd
running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6, 2017.
| The 2017 menu highlights fresh ingredients that have been handpicked by Churchill Downs Executive Chef David Danielson from local Kentucky farmers, dairies and purveyors. They include gem lettuces and strawberries grown on a local Aquaponics farm, Parma-style country ham from free-range hogs that graze on chestnuts and papaws in the nearby Appalachian Mountains, as well as local cheese, honey, vegetables and herbs. The ingredients needed to feed the 22,000 guests in the premium dining areas on Derby day include 1,592 pounds of baby carrots and 1,950 pounds of beef tenderloin. Pickling, bourbon-infusing and curing bring the menu to life and will add an element of surprise for guests attending the 143rd “Run for the Roses.” “Local sources are vital to giving our guests with a unique experience that delivers traditional southern flavors that are also fresh and modern,” said Chef Danielson. “In every bite of every dish on our menu, we want to give guests from all over the world an authentic taste of Kentucky through home grown ingredients, local flavors and true passion.” To meet the demands of the ingredient-driven menus, Churchill Downs Racetrack will once again enlist the support of over 4,000 staffers, including students from the Pennsylvania Technical College to help prepare for more than 170,000 guests. The Official 143 Kentucky Derby Menu Chef’s Appetizers Roasted and pickled asparagus salad Charred onion-bacon pimento cheese Poached
shrimp tomato aspic
Strawberry
Caprese salad
Spinach
Salad
Pole
beans and shrimp salad
Chef’s Sides Oven
roasted baby carrots
New
potatoes
Chef’s Entrees Chilled
beef tenderloin
Woodland
Country ham
New
York strip loin
Chef’s Desserts Bourbon Sea Salt and Chocolate Caramel Tart About
Chef David Danielson
About
the Kentucky Derby
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Churchill Downs Racetrack
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