Throughout
the month of March, Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar will celebrate the mighty
mollusk with weekly chef specials, contests, giveaways, all-you-can-eat oyster
night, pints of Emersum Oyster Stout, ad a National Oyster on the Half Shell
Day party, and the 4th annual Jax Oyster Eating Contest.
A
portion of sales throughout the month, and all revenue generated from the
Oyster Eating Contest, will be donated to the Midwest Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society KC, a local
organization that works to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and
myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
Each
week throughout the month, Chef de Cuisine Jeff Dietzler will serve a signature oyster special inspired
by oyster-loving cultures from across the globe, as well as an expanded
mignonette and raw oyster menu. Among these is the Emersum oyster, cultivated
exclusively for Jax Fish House by Virginia's Rappahannock
River Oyster Company. The oyster
is described by Jax Executive Chef Sheila Lucero as a perfectly balanced oyster with
consistently sweet, salty, and creamy qualities that is sustainably grown and
harvested at a specific point in the Chesapeake Bay, giving the Emersum its own
“merroir.” For every Emersum oyster sold throughout the month, 10¢ will be
donated to the Midwest Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society KC.
On March
1, Jax will tap kegs of Emersum Oyster Stout, brewed by Cinder
Block Brewery in Kansas City. Members
of staff from Jax joined forces with the brewers to help make this oyster
stout. They added shucked Emersum oysters to the mash and then whole
oysters—shell and all—to the boil. According to Jax Director
of Operations Adam Reed, this process
adds more minerality, more mouthfeel, and a subtle brightness to the beer, and
makes for an excellent companion to a dozen oysters on the half shell.
Oyster
Month festivities will include:
A Dozen Dozens
Guests
are entered to win free oysters for a year every time they order a dozen
oysters throughout the month of March.
Oyster Specials from Different
Regions
Each
week Chef de Cuisine Jeff Dietzler will showcase an oyster specialty from a
different region:
Week
1 - Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Delaware
Week
2 - New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Week
3 - Maine, Mass, PEI
Week
4 - Washington, BC
All You Can Eat Oysters
On
Friday, March 2, Jax will have All You Can Eat Emersum Oysters for $35 from
9:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Drink Specials
Select
beers from Boulevard Brewing Co. - $3
Tito’s
Vodka or Milagro Tequila Oyster Shooters - $5
Emersum
Oyster Stout from Cinder Block Brewery - $7
National Oyster on the Half Shell
Day
On
Saturday, March 31 Jax is celebrating National Oyster on the Half Shell Day with
$1.50 Emersum Oysters all night long.
Oyster Eating Contest
Jax’
4th annual Oyster Eating Contest will take place on Saturday, March
24 at 2:00 p.m. Teams of 4 will have 2 minutes to consume as many oysters as
possible in a timed, judged event. In 2015, the winning team, led by St.
Louis-based competitive eater Randy Santel, consumer 152 oysters in 2 minutes. In 2016, local favorites 'The
HandCestors”—Carson Coffman, Josh Freeman, Scotty McAvoy, and Tysyn Hartman—won
the title. And in 2017, three-time contestants,
team 'Shuck THIS', finally reached the podium under the leadership of team
captain Dolly Wood. All charitable proceeds from this year’s contest will
benefit the Midwest Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, KC.
To
register your team, please contact Jax Fish House at (816)437-7940, 4814
Roanoke Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64112, or info@jaxkc.com.
