april 5th dinner - SOLD OUT!

holy cow! or pig, lamb, chicken, whatever you prefer.

our april 5th dinner sold out in record time - we are thrilled that you all are interested in what we are doing. thank you for all the support! we can't wait to hear feedback about this upcoming dinner.

april 5th 2009 - ONLY dinner this month!

menu

locally foraged morel mushrooms

basil, cream, asparagus, toasted bread

warm potato and mussel salad

celery leaves, piquillo peppers, smoked paprika aioli

yellow corn crusted scallops

blacks beans, house cured bacon, cilantro, poblano creme fraiche

crispy pork belly salad

riverview farms pork, avocado, jicama, chili lime marmalade

smoked hanger steak

pickled three onion salad, parsley sauce

peanut buster parfait

ryan's proximity infatuation.  and yes, we mean dairy queen style!

highlights from our 3rd dinner

our 3rd dinner... we personally knew only a couple of people, so having that many new faces was awesome. we heard a lot of great feedback and enjoyed hearing suggestions. thank you to suzanne, meta, jim, jonas, lindsey, tom, michelle and kerry for allowing me to share what i do with you!

one of the courses did change prior to the dinner. the lamb meatball dish turned into braised gum creek farms katahdin lamb with oven roasted tomato, persian feta and mint. here it is (a little blurry).

here is the kona kampachi dish. grapefruit wedges, basil and black olive sea salt. 

march 22nd dinner - sold out

our third dinner is now sold out!  more invitations to come!

dinner three - march 22nd 2009

menu
kona kampachi salad
grapefruit, basil, citrus oil, champagne vinegar

serrano "ham salad"
frisee, citrus marinated olives, fried potato, sherry vinaigrette

cornmeal fried oysters
riverview farms stone ground grits, cilantro, creamy guajillo chile vinaigrette

gum creek farms katahdin lamb meatballs
spring peas, pecorino romano and mint yogurt

dry aged ribeye and potato hash
worcestershire jus, caramelized onions, arugula, point reyes blue cheese

hazel "nutter butters"
ryan's take on his favorite cookie. what! what!

march 8th dinner - sold out

thank you everyone for your interest, but we have sold out our second prelude dinner. we have plenty of dinners coming up, so please be on the look out for more invites!

dinner two - march 8th 2009

dinner two menu

amuse
grilled eggplant, charred tomato, goat cheese
course one
fennel, apple, bacon salad with hazelnuts and whole grain mustard vinaigrette
course two
rabbit carbonara, savoy cabbage, homemade pasta, juniper
course three
prosciutto, quail eggs, marcona almonds, cornichon vinaigrette
course four
pan roasted alaskan halibut, citrus marinated olives, chorizo vinaigrette
course five
short rib, marinated eggplant, potato butter
course six
orange sweet roll with vanilla custard and pistachios