sunday, october 10th - SOLD OUT

sunday, october 10th 2010

butternut squash soup, bread and butter pickles, shallots, cream
salad of roasted parsnip and carrots, frisse, taragon, grain mustard, chicken stock vinaigrette
lantern scallops, corn puree, basil, fall spice
riverview pork tenderloin, fennel, apple, rye croutons, cabbage, juniper
warm bread pudding, rosemary caramel, pecans

atlanta intown recent press

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dinner 24

still no relief from the heat, so again we try to keep it light. keep your lobster and shrimp, for me and jen it doesn't get any better than king crab! local apples have started early this year, so here we have king crab with ellijay apples, watercress, housemade sour cream, lemon, pine nuts and yes, some really good olive oil.next up, burrata! a creamy fresh italian mozzarella luscious and oozing. with roasted local heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil and grilled bread.
little neck clams with potatoes, spinach, cornbread croutons and houemade chorizo sausage. we served this dish with a side-car of housemade hot sauce... great summer clam dish!
roasted breast of hudson valley duck. we dusted the breast in a mixture of fresh ground cardamom, coriander and black pepper, and slowly crisped the skin. the salad was a mixture of orange glazed fennel, fresh calimyrna figs and pecans. finish the duck with a little sea salt and call it a day.
lastly, floats! hand dipped ice cream with boylan orange soda or gale's root beer. summer time a la 1945!
here is to good food and new friends. (from left to right going clockwise) thank you to shelton, laura, derek, dyan, ken, martin, justin, michael, becky and shelley!

sunday, august 22nd dinner - SOLD OUT

sunday, august 22nd 2010

king crab, ellijay apples, housemade sour cream, watercress, pine nuts, lemon
buffalo mozzarella, melted local tomatoes, basil, grilled bread, really good olive oil
little neck clams, fresh chorizo, potato, spinach, cornbread
roasted duck breast, cardamom, orange glazed fennel, fresh fig and pecan salad
floats!

dinner 23

the dog days of summer are upon us. about half way through writing this menu i realized i was writing a white wine and beer menu, lite refreshing dishes meant to keep your taste buds happy and your temperature down. so with the thermostat hitting 80F, jen ran out and purchased a couple fans and we chilled down the whites. we started our guests off with a chilled heirloom tomato soup with tarragon whipped cream.

next up, pickled tybee island shrimp salad with gold beets, avocado and citrus vinaigrette.
pan roasted columbia river sturgeon with salad of wilted local squash, zucchini and green olive broth.
the ribs were from riverview farms. we braised them in a mixture of veal stock, den chan soy, ginger and onion. the resulting broth was rich, sweet, salty and heart warming. after braising we finished them on the grill, glazing them with the braising liquid and finishing the dish with sesame seeds, cilantro and spicy pickled cucumbers.


cheers! happy birthday to meghan and betty! thanks for sharing your special day with staplehouse.
not the best picture, but a simple custard with ginger syrup, macerated georgia peaches and some bubbles... the perfect end to a great dinner.
thank you meghan, betty, cathy, carlos, josh, greg, dave, stan, chris and elizabeth!