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New Year’s Eve 2014
Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
98 per person
141 with wine pairings
♦FIRST♦
CRACKER JACKS
soy & caramel popcorn choquettes
Maschio Prosecco Veneto, Italy
♦SECOND♦
SEAFOOD BISQUE
laughing bird shrimp, local rockfish, coral oil, rosemary oyster crackers
Domaine Carneros "Cuvée de la Pompadour Brut Rosé" Caneros, CA
~ or ~
ROOT VEGETABLE & LEBNAH
house made lebnah, shaved root vegetables, baby lettuce, mustard vinaigrette
Moët & Chandon "Impérial" Brut Reserve Champagne, France
~ or ~
ARUGULA SALAD
smoked local pecans, pickled butternut squash, chèvre
cranberry vinaigrette, chicharrón ‘croutons’
Michel Redde "Les Tuilières" 2013 Sancerre, France
♦THIRD♦
PLEASURE HOUSE OYSTERS
chris ludford’s pleasure house oysters
preserved lemon mignonette
Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Trocken 2012 Herrenweg de Turckheim, Alsace
~ or ~
POTATO GNOCCHI
house cured lamb pancetta, caramelized root vegetables
brown butter, cured egg yolks
Maison Michael Shaps Pommard 1er Cru " Les Chaponniers" 2006 Burgundy, France
~ or ~
BEEF CARPACCIO
crispy capers, truffled deviled egg yolk, arugula
pickled mustard seeds, flatbread crackers
Reichsrat Von Buhl Spatburgunder Rose Trocken 2012 Pfalz, Germany
~ or ~
SEARED SCALLOP
cauliflower puree, braised leeks, smoked caviar
Mark Herold Winery Flux Blanc 2013 Napa Valley, CA
♦FOURTH♦
BLOOD ORANGE SORBET & GINGER BEER
♦FIFTH♦
SMOKED DUCK BREAST
roasted sweet potato, braised baby bok choy
medjool dates, spiced walnuts,
Delas Crozes-Hermitage "Le Clos" 2010 Rhone valley, France
~ or ~
BISON SHORT RIBS
three bean cassoulet, parsnip purée, charred leeks
local kale, black garlic & veal demi-glace
Orin Swift Papillon 2012 Napa Valley, CA
~ or ~
ROCKFISH
‘farro’ fried rice, fennel, house made kimchi, soy fumet
Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris 2012 Alsace, France
~ or ~
COLD WATER LOBSTER RAVIOLI
wild chanterelle mushrooms, charred scallions, crème fraiche
Krupp Brothers Chardonnay 2012 Napa Valley, CA
♦SIXTH♦
CHAMPAGNE & BERRIES
~ or ~
CHOCOLATE OPERA
~ or ~
BAKED ALASKA
Menu is subject to change before New Year’s Eve
RODNEY EINHORN/chef owner
KEVIN DUBEL/chef de cuisine