Taste of the Amazon Dinner: A Culinary Adventure with Chef Felipe Schaedler

In collaboration with the Embassy of Brazil in Washington, D.C. and Instituto Guimarães Rosa, REACH to FOREST presents an exclusive culinary experience that will take you on a journey through the tastes of the Amazon curated by award winning Brazilian Chef Felipe Schaedler.

Chef Schaedler has developed a network with producers and Indigenous communities in the north of Brazil and has extensively researched ingredients cultivated and used by Yanomami tribes such as Saúva ants, mushrooms, wild roots, edible flowers, and local fruits. The menus Schaedler has created for REACH to FOREST will include unique ingredients native to the Brazilian Amazon Forest region. Chef Felipe currently runs two award-winning restaurants in the Amazon region and one in the city of São Paulo that has received the Michelin Guide’s special Bib Gourmand Award. 

6 p.m. Doors/Bar Open

7 p.m. Dinner

Your dinner reservation will be under the name of the person who purchases the tickets. We recommend that one member of your party purchase all tickets to ensure all members of your party will be seated together. We cannot guarantee the ability to seat separate parties together.

The Roof Terrace Restaurant is wheelchair accessible. If you or a member of your party require an accommodation or have questions about accessibility, please contact the Accessibility Office at (202) 416-8727 or [email protected].

Space is limited. Check back or call for last-minute availability, as a limited number of seats could become available closer to the event.

The Menu

Chibé
Raw scallops, tucupi, Uarini flour, and Baniwa pepper
Vegan option with smoked tofu instead of scallop

Chibé is a traditional food in indigenous communities in the Amazon, it is a combination of a more acidic type of cassava flour and some fermented liquid.

Yanomami Shrimp
Shrimp sautéed in Jambu cachaça, mashed butter beans,
and Yanomami mushrooms
Vegan option with eryngui mushroom instead of shrimp

Yanomami mushrooms are part of the knowledge of the Yanomami people and contribute to the income for the communities that produce them.

#discoverManaus
Cupuaçu with brigadeiro
Vegan option without the use of animal fat

#discoverManaus is a dessert combining classic flavors from the Amazon. Its name is a tribute to the city of Manaus with a flavor that you will certainly taste when you go to the city, whether at someone’s home or in a sophisticated restaurant.

Chef Felipe Schaedler

Felipe Schaedler is one of the most important names in Brazilian gastronomy, with international recognition due to his work with Amazonian food and ingredients. He found his true identity when developing a signature cuisine that exalts, values, honors and disseminates the cuisine and culture of the north of Brazil. For his innovative work, Felipe Schaedler was elected ‘Chef of the Year’ by Veja Manaus magazine in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2017. Felipe has also participated in the Netflix series Iron Chef Brazil in 2022, and multiple times as an invited Chef in the MasterChef Series, Brazil.

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