Join us at Lumen8 and celebrate the holidays in an elevated fashion! Indulge in a refined three-course prix fixe dinner celebrating peak-seasonal ingredients, with the option of expertly curated wine pairings. The evening opens with your choice of a vibrant Seasonal Duck Salad, layered with shaved fennel, winter citrus, and cranberry vinaigrette, or a chilled Dublin Bay Shrimp Salad featuring frisée, roasted beets, and bright Meyer lemon—each complemented by a nuanced rosé. For the main course, choose between the Prime Beef Duo, presenting filet and strip enriched with truffled potato and Hatch chimichurri, or the Roasted Faroe Island Salmon, served with rainbow Swiss chard and crowned with Tzar Nicolai caviar—beautifully paired with Pinot Noir or Sauvignon Blanc to enhance each dish’s character. The experience concludes with a luxurious Tres Leches finished with fig port compote and a celebratory pour of sparkling wine. Truly a soireé not to be missed, we're excited to celebrate with you!

Christmas Eve Soireé

Chia Seeds, Vanilla, Maple Syrup & Coconut Milk, topped with Raspberry Purée, Chesapeake Gold Farms Vanilla Yogurt, Diced Peaches, Toasted Coconut & Sunflower Seeds

Charm City Chia Pudding

Chia seeds soaked in coconut milk, topped with fresh fruit.

Coconut Chia Pudding

Shrimp or duck in spicy Choo Chee curry sauce aromatized with kaffir lime leaves, assorted fresh vegetables and sweet basil.

Clean and cut the duck or shrimp into bite-sized pieces. Slice the bell pepper and zucchini, and set aside the snow peas.

Prepare the Ingredients

In a large pan, heat a tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Add the duck or shrimp and sauté until cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Cook the Protein

In the same pan, add the Choo Chee curry paste and stir-fry for about 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Gradually add the coconut milk while stirring to combine.

Make the Curry Sauce

Tear the kaffir lime leaves into pieces and add them to the curry. Then, add the sliced bell pepper, zucchini, and snow peas. Stir well and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.

Add Aromatics and Vegetables

Return the cooked duck or shrimp to the pan. Add fish sauce and palm sugar, stirring to combine. Allow to simmer for an additional 3-4 minutes. Lastly, stir in the sweet basil leaves just before serving.

Combine and Finish

Serve hot over steamed rice or noodles, garnished with additional basil if desired.

Serve

Duck or shrimp

Choo Chee curry paste

Coconut milk

Kaffir lime leaves

Bell pepper (sliced)

Zucchini (sliced)

Snow peas

Sweet basil leaves

Fish sauce

Palm sugar

Duck / Shrimp Choo Chee

The most famous Thai noodle dish, fried with shrimp, ground peanuts, eggs, bean sprouts, scallions and Thai spice. Available vegetarian.

Pad Thai/Crispy Pad Thai

Fried rice, shrimp and chicken, pineapple, green peas, curry powder, onions, carrots, snow peas and raisins, Available vegetarian.

Pineapple Fried Rice

Fried rice with shrimp and chicken, snow peas, eggs, green peas, carrots, baby corn, onions and scallions. Available vegetarian.

Siam Fried Rice

Marinated cubes of tender beef stir-fried with ginger, three kinds of mushrooms, red & green peppers, macadamia nuts and scallions, complemented with lettuce.

Beef Macadamia

Stir-fired thin small rice noodles with mixed seafood, bean sprouts, scallions, egg, carrots and Sri Ra-Cha sauce. Available vegetarian.

Mee Sri Ra-Cha

Fried chicken, beef or pork on assorted vegetables, served with sticky rice and Thai special sauce.

Thai Sticky Rice Chicken/Pork

Make Duck / Shrimp Choo Chee Recipe in just 30m. Shrimp or duck in spicy Choo Chee curry sauce aromatized with kaffir lime leaves, assorted fresh vegetables and sweet basil.

Duck / Shrimp Choo Chee Recipe

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Method

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