Bud & Alley’s Waterfront Restaurant — located on Scenic Highway 30A in Seaside — will host a special pre fixe wine dinner on Thursday, May 8th at 7:00 PM. featuring a menu especially prepared by celebrity chef and author Donald Link of New Orleans.

The four-course culinary adventure will begin with Blue Crab Beignets with White Remoulade, Pork Rillion with Onion Jam and Cheddar Bacon Gougeres. The first course includes Beach House Ceviche and Grilled Royal Reds. The second course features Braised Lamb with Lemon & Olives, and Fresh Mint Couscous. Lemon Blackberry Tart and McGaw’s Chocolate Cookies will offer up a sweet ending. Select wines will be thoughtfully paired with each course.

Tickets for this special event are $125 per person, including tax and gratuity. All guests will also receive a complimentary copy of Chef Link’s cookbook, Down South: Bourbon, Pork, Gulf Shrimp & Second Helpings of Everything. Click here to purchase tickets via email, or call 850-231-5900.

Recognized as one of New Orleans’ preeminent chefs, Chef Link has peppered the streets of the Warehouse District with several distinctive restaurants over the past 13 years. Herbsaint, a contemporary take on the French-American “bistro,” was Link’s first restaurant and helped earn him a James Beard Award for Best Chef (South, 2007).

Cochon, opened with chef-partner Stephen Stryjewski, is where Link offers true Cajun and Southern cooking. It was listed in The New York Times as “one of the top three restaurants that count.”

Calcasieu is Chef Link’s private event facility that takes its name from one of the parishes in the Acadiana region of southwest Louisiana, while Pêche Seafood Grill is the most recent to open in New Orleans.

The James Beard Foundation also nominated Link for the prestigious award of Outstanding Chef in 2012 and 2013. For his commitment to the industry, the Louisiana Restaurant Association honored Link by naming him Restaurateur of the Year in 2012.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Food for Thought, to help fight local childhood hunger. Its small volunteer team provides backpacks filled with easy-to-make meals so children can focus on their development and education… not where the next meal is coming from.

For more info, visit Bud & Alley’s or call 850-231-5900.