Tuesday, May 17, 2011

CHILLED SWEET CORN SOUP


CHILLED SWEET CORN SOUP
Ingredients:
Garlic brioche croutons, charred corn, marinated tomatoes, basil
Prep:
Shallots, coriander, and lemon grass and corn are cooked pureed and strained. Small amount of cream is added to soup. Served with cherry tomatoes that have been marinated in sugar, salt and white balsamic vinegar. Finished with ancho and chive oil.
Customer Concerns:
Garlic, gluten, dairy

Monday, May 16, 2011

HEIRLOOM TOMATO & WATERMELON SALAD


Ingredients
Basil, purslane, pistachio, white balsamic vinaigrette

Preparation :
Heirloom tomato (an open-pollinated tomato plant, meaning that it is naturally pollinated by exposure to birds, insects and animals) and watermelon are sliced and tossed in white balsamic vinegar and salt. Garnished with purslane (a red stemmed succulent peppery herb), basil, pistachio & watermelon gelee.

Customer Concerns:
Nut allergy

Sunday, May 15, 2011

FRIED BUTTERMILK SHRIMP

FRIED BUTTERMILK SHRIMP
Ingredients: 
Shrimp, buttermilk, garlic scape ravigote, pickled celery          
Prep:
Customer Concerns:
Shellfish, garlic/onion allergies

Saturday, May 14, 2011

ALIAS PANZANELLA


Ingredients:
Vine ripened tomato, garlic croutons, red onion, roasted corn, basil, balsamic
Prep:
Corn is charred on grill served with field tomatoes, red onion, garlic bruschetta and tossed with a balsamic vinaigrette.
Customer Concerns:
Garlic, Gluten

Friday, May 13, 2011

MONTAUK FLUKE CRUDO



MONTAUK FLUKE CRUDO
Ingredients:
Prosecco, summer melons, baby fennel, aromatic herbs
onion seeds, lemon grass, kaffir lime

Prep: 
Sliced raw fluke dressed with melon (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew) that’s been marinated in prosecco and citrus,

Customer Concerns:
Fish

Thursday, May 12, 2011

BLUE SHRIMP TORTELLINI



BLUE SHRIMP TORTELLINI
Ingredients:
Gold bar zucchini, oyster mushrooms, dashi sauce
Prep:
Shrimp, shallots, garlic ginger, heavy cream, chinese spinach, oyster mushroom made into a farce (stuffing) and put into fresh house made pasta (flour, egg yolk, o.o. salt)
Sauce: gold bar zucchini, yellow pepper, yellow miso, heavy cream, enoki mushroom
Finished with a dashi gelee. (dashi is a Japanese stock made from dried bonito tuna flakes)
Customer Concerns:
Garlic, dairy, gluten, seafood

Monday, May 9, 2011

HERITAGE THAI STICKY RIBS


HERITAGE THAI STICKY RIBS

Ingredients
Lemongrass-ginger glaze, pistachio, thai basil

Preparation:
Heritage ribs (bought from Heritage Farms, a company devoted to supporting small farmers raising unadulterated pure breeds) are rubbed in paprika, coriander, star anise, brown sugar and salt and braised in beer.
Liquid is reduced with ginger , fish sauce, lemongrass, shallots and made into a sauce.
Garnished with pistachio and radishes

Customer Concerns:
Nut, garlic, fish