Tuesday Tasting Menu 4/3/12

Tuesday 3-course Preview - April 3 - Apples

Apple Computer keeps reinventing itself, over and over and over again.

Who would have thought that the small niche computer maker would evolve into the company it is today, with some of the most sought-after commercial products in the world?

They reinvented the intelligent cell phone, created a whole new way of selling and playing music, and made tablet computing popular. They launched the first generation iPad on this date back in 2010, and since then by December last year had sold over 55 million iPads. Their newest generation was released earlier this month.

Our menu next week is our tribute to Apple!

Tuesday 3-course menu - April 3

Apples!!!!

First Course

Gala apples, candied pecans, montrachet cheese with an apricot vinaigrette and field greens

Second Course

Fox Valley Berkshire Pork Chop with gingered apples, bacon braised collared greens and crispy sweet potato pancake

Dessert

Warm apple crumble with cinnamon semifreddo

John Vitale, Marilyn Fisher, and Ken Kuehl will be playing in the bar.

Tuesday Tasting Menu 3-27-12 Aphrodisiacs!

Tuesday 3-course Preview - March 27 - Aphrodisiacs

On this date in 1998, the FDA approved the drug Viagra. We thought it would be fun to look at foods that over the years have been considered afrodisiacs.

We've colored all of the foods that have been considered aphrodisiacs in the menu red.

Tuesday 3-course menu - March 27

Aphrodisiacs!!!!

First Course

Fresh shucked oyster with basil mignionette

Second Course

Pan seared salmon with avocado-honey tomato salsa
and fresh grilled asparagus over shitake risotto

Dessert

Almond rum cake with chocolate ganache,

strawberry with a vanilla bean creme anglaise

John Vitale, Marilyn Fisher, and Ken Kuehl will be playing in the bar.

Tuesday Tasting Menu 3-20-12

Tuesday 3-course Preview - March 20 - 1st Day of Spring!

Next week marks the first official day of spring, and it's a great time to think about the upcoming new spring menu. Be looking for our announcements - we're going to be spending most of a week introducing you to our new spring menu, launching a new item or two each night for you to get a preview.

Tuesday 3-course menu - March 20

1st day of Spring!!!!

First Course

Braised lamb ravioli with brown butter sauce

Second Course

Pan seared salmon with grilled asparagus and cilantro couscous

Dessert

Key Lime Tartlet with bruleed meringue

John Vitale, Marilyn Fisher, and Ken Kuehl will be playing in the bar.

St Patricks Day Specials

St. Patrick's Day -

We're celebrating it all weekend (Thursday through Sunday)

The Irish are a big part of New Orleans history. An early wave of Irish immigrants, fleeing British persecution at the end of the 1700s, landed in New Orleans and became well integrated into the economy and social life of the city. The first St. Patrick's Day celebration was held in 1809.

Immigrants from Ireland started arriving in significant numbers as famine began to drive them out of their homeland in the 1820s, a famine which peaked in the 1840s. Living conditions for the thousands of Irish immigrants once they arrived in New Orleans were also far from ideal.The Irish laborers found hard work digging the canals, where thousands died because of the poor living conditions and disease.

The Irish founded many well known churches, and of course a number of terrific Irish Pubs.

Pat O'Brien's (with the flaming fountain in the courtyard) invented the Hurricane cocktail, a New Orleans classic. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated with enthusiasm in New Orleans!

Irish heritage figures prominently in Fitchburg's history and settlement as well. Many descendants of those first families can still be found in Fitchburg...the Kinneys, Gormans, Lacys, O'Briens, Foxs, Purcells, and Barrys.

We can't get enough of St. Patrick's Day! We've just got to get started on Thursday night, and we'll keep things really moving all weekend, including our Saturday Late Night and beyond.

Here's what we've got planned:

Lunch

We'll be serving Liliana's take on a Reuben Sandwich - House-made corned beef, house-made sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese on toasted marble rye with thousand island dressing and horseradish on the side. Served with our sweet potato chips and white bean salad - 9.

Dinner

Irish 3-course Dinner
(Thursday through Sunday)

3 courses for $25

Paired beer / Irish coffee flight $8 additional

1st course

Mussels in Guinness

(Abita Turbodog)

2nd course

Corned beef and cabbage with roasted garlic mash

(Abita Jockimo IPA)

3rd course

Guinness Brownies with Baileys Ice Cream

(Irish Coffee)

St. Patrick's Day Saturday

$3 taps all night

$3 Green Cows all night

And don't forget the Saturday Night Raw Bar, starting at 8pm.

Tuesday 3-course Preview - March 13 - California!

March 13 is the anniversary of the founding of San Diego State University, and since Chef Dave's wife Tiffany is from the San Diego area, we thought we were overdue in recognizing the cuisine of California. Here's our tribute to the food of California:

Tuesday 3-course menu - March 13

California!

First Course

Shrimp cevice on avocado with chili lime tortillas

Second Course

Pan seared mahimahi with grilled orange salsa

on a bed of kalamata and feta couscous with baby arugula

Dessert

Citrus cheesecake with orange caramel and creme anglaise

John Vitale, Marilyn Fisher, and Ken Kuehl will be playing in the bar.

3-6-12

Tuesday 3-course- March 6 - Alamo Day

March 6 is Alamo Day, marking the fall of the Alamo back in 1836. We're recognizing the day by serving a meal of Texas favorites.

Here's what we've got planned:

Tuesday 3-course menu - March 6

A salute to Texas

First Course

Texas style chili with avocado salsa

Second Course

Texas style dry rub pork spare ribs

with homemade baked beans and cumin / cilantro slaw

Dessert

Bourbon pecan flan

Cliff Frederiksen and Ken Kuehl will be playing in the bar.
Reservations are recommended.