December 2007
DECEMBER 31, 2007
NEW YEAR’S EVE BRUNCH
Salad & High Tea Sandwiches
baby mixed greens with sherry vinaigrette
ham and cheese, cucumber mint, lobster salad sandwich
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Fried Chicken & Waffles
spinach and poached eggs, hoppin’ john,
fingerling potato hash with hobbs bacon
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Capriole Dairy’s
Crocodile Tear
cara cara orange marmalade
and candied pecans
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Huckleberry & Banana Parfait
with house granola
DECEMBER 30, 2007
Caesar Salad
pickled red onions, torn garlic croutons,
boquerones and parmesan
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Polpette
tomato sauce, wild mushrooms, brocolini and risotto
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Cheese Board
pears and marshall’s farm honey
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Pomegranate Gratiné
lemon mousse, and pistachio biscotti
DECEMBER 29, 2007
Haricots Verts & Potato Salad
fingerling potato, toasted walnuts, shaved radishes
serrano ham and sherry vinaigrette
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Catalan Beef Stew
braised beef short ribs, baby fennel and leeks
black olives, orange zest and sofrito
with warm calasparra rice salad
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Pena Azul
huckleberry jam and garlic toast
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Cinnamon Apple Bread Pudding
whipped vanilla cream and caramel sauce
DECEMBER 28, 2007
Potato Salad
baby beets, soft boiled eggs, smoked salmon,
baby leeks and mustard vinaigrette
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Pork Short Ribs
barley, walnuts, apples, celery and Savoy cabbage
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Gubbeen
raisin nut bread
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Pumpkin Cake
whipped cream
DECEMBER 27, 2007
Marinated Skirt Steak
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Lemon Shortcake
huckleberries
DECEMBER 26, 2007
Frisee and Endive Salad
duck confit, pomelos, grapefruits, pine nuts
and whole grain mustard vinaigrette
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Spiced Hanger Steak
farro and wild rice, gold beets, swiss chard
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Marin French Cheese
Rouge et Noir
wild mushrooms
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Banana Upside Down Cake
warm chocolate sauce and toasted peanuts
DECEMBER 24, 2007
Mixed Green Salad
satsuma tangerines, baby golden and ciogga beets
shaved red onions and raspberry walnut vinaigrette
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Roasted Prime Rib
baked potato, cream spinach and mushrooms
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Tarantaise
marshall’s farm honey
mcintosh apples
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Warm Chocolate Brownie
whipped vanilla cream,caramel sauce
and home made eggnog
DECEMBER 23, 2007
Zuppa alla Sante
meatball soup with savoy cabbage
and parmesan crostini
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Osso Buco with Gremolata
oven roasted tomato sauce, yukon gold potatoes
cippolini onions, braised endive with anchovies
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Vermont Ayr
assorted olives and marcona almonds
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Spiced Apple Tart
black walnut ice cream
DECEMBER 22, 2007
Antipasti Platter
assorted salumi, pickled vegetagles, ascolane olives
fresh mozzarella, marinated bell peppers and mache salad
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Lamb T-Bone
oven dried tomatoes, capers, fingerling potatoes
caramelized fennel and broccolini
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River’s Edge Chevre
Valsetz
marshall’s farm honey
and macintosh apples
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Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches
with whipped cream, crushed pecans and rum raisin sauce
DECEMBER 20, 2007
Chicken and Dumpling Soup
roasted fulton valley chicken,
parmesean and herb dumplings
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Wagyu Sirloin Cap
warm haricot vert and fingerling potato salad, roasted cauliflower
sweet carrots and red wine compound butter
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Pennsylvania Noble Cheddar
toasted crostini and quince jam
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Apple and Cranberry Cobbler
vanilla cream sauce
DECEMBER 19, 2007
Curried Shrimp and Chickpea Salad
cauliflower florets, pickled red onions, toasted pine nuts,
plumped raisins and curry vinaigrette
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Roasted Bone-in Pork Rack
whipped sweet potatoes, braised leeks, caramelized apples,
warmed frisee and walnuts
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St. George Matos
persimmon jam and crostini
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Pecan Tart
orange bourbon sauce
DECEMBER 18, 2007
Chicken Soup
saffron calasparra rice
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Marinated Hanger Steak
spanish style cassoulet
onion rings
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The Cheese Board
marcona almonds
membrillo
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Pear Crisp
orange cream sauce
DECEMBER 17, 2007
Salad of Mixed Greens
satsuma tangerines, baby golden and ciogga beets
shaved red onions and raspberry walnut vinaigrette
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Buttermilk Fried Chicken
wild mushrooms with wilted baby spinach
roasted fingerling potatoes
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The Cheese Board
marshall’s farm honey
mcintosh apples
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Warm Chocolate Brownie
whipped vanilla creamcaramel sauce
DECEMBER 15, 2007
Crispy Pork Belly Salad
butter lettuce, shaved red radishes, pickled red onions
oven dried-tomato vinaigrette, herb cream dressing
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Bone-In Beef Short Ribs
roasted winter root vegetables, garlic whipped potatoes
red wine jus
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Roth Kase Private Reserve
toasted walnuts, K & J apricot jam
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Apple Pound Cake
whipped cream, crushed pecans and rum raisin sauce
DECEMBER 14, 2007
Garbure
white beans, celery root, tokyo turnips, butternut squash
savoy cabbage, baby leeks, haricots verts
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Liberty Farms Duck Breast
sautéed wild mushrooms and cranberries, with swiss chard
and fingerling potatoes
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Jasper Hill Farms
Constant Bliss
marshall’s farm honey
toasted almonds
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Pumpkin Bread Pudding
spiced ice cream
caramel sauce
DECEMBER 13, 2007
Roasted Beet Salad &
Maryland-Style Crab Cakes
baby chiogga and golden beets with tops
over petite romaine, hazelnuts and raspberry vinaigrette
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Bailey-Long Duroc Pork Loin
celery root hash with andouille sausage, melted onions
roasted parsnips and braeburn apples
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The Cheeseboard
marshall’s farm honey
and toasted croutons
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Huckleberry Shortcake
candied lemon ice cream
DECEMBER 12, 2007
Caesar Salad with Torn Garlic Croutons
anchovy dressing, pickled red onions and
pecorino crotonese
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Marinated Wagyu Sirloin Cap
baby spinach, wild mushrooms, sweet potato puree
with fried shallots
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Capricorn Cheese
housemade rosette de lyon
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Banana Cream Tarts
French toasted meringue, chocolate sauce
and toasted peanuts
DECEMBER 11, 2007
White Bean and Escarole Soup
italian corona beans, crispy prosciutto
olivada on crostini
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Chicken Cacciatore
fulton valley chicken, wild mushrooms and broccoli rabe
red wine tomato sauce, carnaroli risotto
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Sfizio Pecorino Crotonese
toasted pistachios stewed prunes
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Panna Cotta
caramel apple compote
vanilla crisp
DECEMBER 10, 2007
Salad of Mixed Greens
moro blood oranges, baby leeks, piquillo peppers
and roasted shallot vinaigrette
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Albondigas con
Salsa de Tomate
baby spinach with raisins and pine nuts
calasparra rice with verduras
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Torta La Serena
with membrillo and marcona almonds
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Cranberry Basque Cake
toasted walnuts, warm vanilla cream
DECEMBER 9, 2007
Housemade Pasta in
Ragu alla Triestina
torn egg noodles with shredded pork spareribs
tomato stew and wilted arugula
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Liberty Farms Braised Duck Legs
baked corona bean, sautéed cabbage, bulb fennel
caramelized asian pears
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Cypress Grove Chevre
Truffle Tremor & Fog Lights
olivada on crostini
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Chocolate Cake
banana ice cream and peanut brittle
DECEMBER 8, 2007
Endive & Radicchio Salad
winter citrus, pomegranate seeds, toasted walnuts
and mint dressing
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Manzo Alla California
braised beef short ribs with pancetta
brussels sprouts, cipollini onions, red wine cream sauce
faro & black rice and golden beets
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Toma Valsesia
spiced tomato sauce
and garlic crostini
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Pear & Cranberry Cobbler
warm vanilla sauce
DECEMBER 7, 2007
Baby Iceberg Wedge
hobbs’ smoked bacon lardons, pickled carrots, red cabbage
black olives and blue cheese dressing
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Spiced Hanger Steak
cabernet butter, oyster mushrooms, rocket arugula
sweet onion rings, romanesca potatoes
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Cypress Grove Chevre
Pee Wee Pyramid
k & j orchards fuyu persimmons
toasted walnuts
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Cinnamon Apple Crepes
vanilla whipped cream
DECEMBER 6, 2007
Beef Barley Soup
beef brisket, crimini mushrooms, and black barley
regina extra virgin olive oil
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Snake River Farms
Kurobuta Pork Short Ribs
caramelized cabbage, fingerling potatoes, melted onions
with walnut, apple, celery root salad
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Capra Valtellina
glazed cippos and sliced almonds
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Tiramisu
italian meringue & chocolate shavings
savoiardi crisps
DECEMBER 5, 2007
Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup
curry, cilantro
extra virgin olive oil
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Mar i Muntanya
shelton chicken and maine lobster tails
saffron calasparra rice and julienne piquillos
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The Cheese Board
membrillo and marcona almonds
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Basque Cake
chocolate sauce and citrus
DECEMBER 4, 2007
Winter Vegetable Soup
wild mushrooms, cavolo nero, yukon gold potatoes
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Surf-N-Turf
hanger steak, Maine lobster claws and knuckles
oblique carrots, turnips, brussles sprouts and lentils
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Mt. Tam
tangerine marmalade buttered toast
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Spiced Pumpkin Cake
raisin sauce, cinnamon whipped cream
DECEMBER 3, 2007
Field Mixed Green Salad
sliced prosciutto, tokyo turnips, baby leeks
roasted piquillos and pepper vinaigrette
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Buttermilk Fried Chicken
with wild mushroom ragout, wilted spinach
and garlic whipped potatoes
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Willems Family Farm’s
Coolea
satsuma tangerines, living watercress
and toasted peanuts
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Warm Chocolate Brownie
vanilla whipped cream
caramel sauce
DECEMBER 2, 2007
Chicken & Dumpling Soup
roast young chicken, king richard leeks, young carrots
and herb dumpling
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Texas Style Barbecue
snake river farms beef brisket and pork spare ribs
with collard greens, cole slaw and baked beans
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Roth’s Kase Special Reserve
grape jelly & toasted crostini
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Spiced Carrot Cake
cream cheese sorbet
DECEMBER 1, 2007
Field Green & Liberty Duck Salad
piquillo peppers, white salsify, toasted pine nuts
pickled red onions and garlic vinaigrette
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Prime Beef Blade Steak
steamed broccolini, glazed carrots, boulangere potatoes
marrow bones with orange marmalade, crostini
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Marin French Cheese
Rouge et Noir Brie
wild mushroom ragout and crispy sage leaves
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Braeburn Apple Pie
vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce
