Midnight Manila: A Future-Noir Tasting Experience

Midnight Manila: a future-noir tasting with cocktails, market bites, and a four-course immersive dinner inspired by Manila after dark.

An immersive projection dining experience.
Modern Filipino fine dining.
A first-of-its-kind evening in Seattle.

Experience Manila after dark through an immersive, projection-led four-course dinner. Chef Jaimee Fuertes Skinner presents a forward vision of Filipino cuisine that is refined, unexpected, and layered with noir undertones, paired with market-inspired bites that echo the streets beneath the surface.

ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE

The evening begins with cocktail hour.
A first pour. Market bites. A gradual pull into the world of Midnight Manila.

From there, the experience deepens.

Guests move into the main dining space for a four-course dinner set within an environment that shifts with each course. Light moves beneath and around you, reshaping the room as each course is revealed.

Inspired by the pulse of a night market and framed through a future-noir lens, Midnight Manila moves between flavor, feeling, and scene.

An atmosphere shaped by shadow and light.
By heat, smoke, and anticipation.
By the energy of Manila after dark.

THE MENU

Crab Fat Whisper Dungeness Crab Fat Pasta · Poached PNW Lump Crab · Golden Aromatics · Citrus Microgreens

Bistek Royale Seared PNW Beef · Calamansi–Soy Jus · Purple Potato Purée · Charred Walla Walla Onion

Pacific Noir Squid Ink Risotto · Mussels NW · Shrimp · Sorrel · Citrus Oil

Golden Forest Sautéed Chanterelles · Kare Kare Peanut Sauce · Eggplant · Bok Choy · Blitzed Green Beans · Hazelnut Crumble

EVENT DETAILS

• One night only
• Two exclusive seatings
• Limited tickets
• Communal tables, shared experience

Dress code: Tropical Noir
Deep tones. Soft sheen. Subtle nods to the tropics.

Presented in partnership with Gian Events. GianEvents.com

Please note any dietary restrictions at the time of booking (allergies, vegan, gluten-free) so our kitchen can plan accordingly.

OUR EXECUTIVE CHEF

Chef Jaimee Fuertes Skinner is a Filipino American chef, creative director, and founder of Calamansi. She has built a reputation for crafting experiences that are as intentional as they are soulful, rooted in heritage, sharpened by global technique, and guided by a deep respect for ingredients and place.

Her work draws from the landscapes that shaped her: the bright acidity of the Philippines and the seasonal sensibility of the Pacific Northwest. Her cooking is defined by clarity, balance, and memory, each dish carrying both structure and story.

Cheff Jaimee has been invited to appear on Cutthroat Kitchen and Hell’s Kitchen, and is recognized as a local celebrity chef for McDonald’s Northwest Corporation. A storyteller and community builder, Jaimee is part of a new wave of Filipino culinary voices shaping a more contemporary, expressive future for the cuisine.

ABOUT CALAMANSI

Calamansi is an elevated Filipino culinary studio inspired by heritage, memory, and the ingredients of the Pacific Northwest.

Through rotating concepts—including After Dark, Chef’s Table, and Kamayan—each experience explores a different facet of Filipino flavor.

The approach is seasonal, immersive, and rooted in storytelling, honoring tradition while embracing evolution, and creating moments that bring people together together through culture, creativity, and shared experience.

Reservations required.