Grand Gastronomical Jazz Gesture

The Grand on State, the new jazz club located one door away from the Granada at 1218 State Street and founded by longtime Santa Barbara keyboardist Brian Mann and his wife Jenna Berg, is still in its soft-opening phase. But the venue is celebrating the hiring of its new French chef this weekend with a nod to the Symphony’s ‘American in Paris’concerts with a special three-day event, “Under Paris Skies,” boasting “soft keys, and savory notes.” The club has added new dishes and desserts (Leek and potato soup with lemon crème fraîche; Beef bourguignon with glazed carrots, pearl onions, button mushrooms, and fondant potatoes; Opéra Cake; Mousse au chocolat Valrhona; Financier pistache framboise)to delight the palate, while Mann and guests will provide the music from 7:30-10 pm on Thursday and Friday, and again in separate shows before and after the symphony concert on Saturday. 

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