2010 Summer Menu

Chilled Summer Gazpacho topped with crème fraîche and

Stoney Island mussels… 11.00

§ Crispy Duck Confit with Swiss chard purse, roasted beets

& red wine glace... 14.50

Fish Taco ~ Seared Dry-rubbed Tuna with grilled cabbage slaw, tomato, avocado, jicama and mint-chipotle aioli… 14.00 app/28.00 entree

House-made Country Pâté with pickled red onions, cornichon

& mustard… 10.00

Tuna Tartare tossed with ginger-lemon vinaigrette & served with crème fraîche, grilled corn, cucumber and avocado… 14.00

§ Crispy Oysters with avocado & pickled banana peppers… 11.50

Caesar Salad with house-made dressing, crispy polenta croutons

& Italian white anchovies… 11.00

Oysters and Clams on the ½ Shell, Shrimp

and dressed Mussels with mignonette

& cocktail sauce… 16.00

Mesclun Salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, slivered onion and house balsamic vinaigrette… 8.00

With Warm Goat Cheese Cake… 11.00

Stoney Island Mussels steamed in a grilled corn & roasted red pepper broth with yellow beans, caramelized fennel, corn, diced potato

& tarragon-lemon cream… 13.00

Fresh Summer Tomato and Mozzarella Salad tossed with watercress and red onion, drizzled with balsamic syrup and fresh basil… 11.00

Marinated & Grilled Wild Mexican Shrimp atop creamy salt cod risotto with juliened tomatoes and yellow beans… 14.50

Cornmeal Dusted Calamari & Baby Arugula Salad with grilled corn, cucumbers, & pickled watermelon radish in sweet Tabasco vinaigrette, finished with basil pesto cream… 13.00

Cheese Plate ~ Selections from Formaggio Kitchen… 12.00

Entrees

Seared Sea Scallops with rice noodles, slivered red onions, celery confit, pickled lime & shiitake mushrooms, finished with warm ginger-carrot vinaigrette & toasted peanuts… 29.50

Oven Roasted Wild King Salmon atop salt cod risotto cake, with StoneyIsland mussels in white wine herb broth with grilled corn, spinach, braised leeks & dill-cucumber yogurt… 29.00

Grilled Atlantic Halibut served with a smoked bacon, fennel & basil tart, a salad of micro greens, grilled tomatoes, snap peas, garlic confit & sunburst squash tossed in lemon-thyme vinaigrette… 30.00

§ Pan Seared Whole Lobster with pancetta, potatoes, grilled asparagus & Calvados-saffron reduction… 35.00

Horseradish Breaded & Roasted Atlantic Swordfish with olives, capers, tomatoes, cucumbers, grilled asparagus, seared potatoes

& roasted garlic beurre blanc… 30.00

Lobster, Shrimp and Scallops tossed with fresh pasta, peas, asparagus, caramelized fennel & carrots in sweet chili cream sauce... 29.00

Orange and Soy Roasted ½ Chicken with fingerling potatoes, snap peas, orange segments, caramelized onions, orange-honey butter sauce

& chili oil… 25.00

Mixed Grill–Memphis Ribs, Pulled Pork Shoulder

& Grilled Shrimp with a sweet potato biscuit, a salad of baby arugula, caramelized onion, red peppers & grilled corn tossed in lemon vinaigrette, finished with BBQ sauce & chipotle-lime crème fraîche … 33.00

Seared Duck Breast with cheddar-scallion mashed potatoes, sauté of

green beans, Napa cabbage & grilled Vidalia onions,

finished with caramelized peach demi-glace*…28.50

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with beer battered Vidalia onion rings, sauté of grilled summer squash, grilled zucchini, braised carrots & roasted yellow peppers, finished with chimichurri sauce

& white wine demi-glace*… 28.00

Grilled Center Cut Filet Mignon served with a toasted almond-blue cheese compound butter, seared potato cake, sautéed spinach & oven roasted tomato-caramelized onion pan sauce*… 34.00

Summer Vegetable Stew in carrot and roasted garlic broth with cheeseless basil pesto and truffle oil... 21.00  (Vegan)

§ Served at the James Beard Foundation

Rising Star of American Cuisine Dinner

Sides Available…7.00

Seared Potato Cake

Grilled Asparagus

Sauté of Summer Vegetables

Cheddar Scallion Mashed Potatoes

Creamed Spinach

Creamy Salt Cod Risotto

Desserts… 9.00

Ginger Crème Brûlée with tuille

Crème Fraîche Raspberry Cheesecake

with raspberry coulis & fresh whipped cream

Mocha Praline Torte chocolate ganache & mocha cream with

chocolate sauce & caramel

Strawberry Shortcake with fresh strawberries, vanilla bean mascarpone cream & strawberry-rhubarb puree

Warm Peach Tart with French vanilla ice cream

& caramel sauce

Cookie Plate with chantilly cream… 10.

Selection of Christina’s Sorbets or Ice Cream… 7.
(Seasonal sorbets, chocolate, French vanilla & seasonal flavor ice cream)

Cheese Plate ~ Selections from Formaggio Kitchen… 12.00