Appetizers Flashcards
Ricotta Asparagus Fries
8 blanched asparagus spears, seasoned in panko crumbs and ricotta cheese, onion powder, salt & black pepper, then fried.
Blue cheese dressing: mayo, charred white onions, garlic , red wine vinegar, salt & black pepper, tabasco, blue cheese crumbles, canola oil, lemon juice
Saffron oil: roasted red pepper, saffron, mayo, salt & black pepper, caramelized onions, sriracha & garlic
Shrimp & Crab Ceviche
2 oz dungeness crabmeat & 2 U12 wild shrimp
Brunoise: Granny Smith apples, cucumber, shallots, jalapeños, salt & black pepper, minced cilantro and napa cabage
Avocado champagne vinaigrette: avocado, serrano, garlic, shallots, lime juice, salt & black pepper, champagne vinaigrette, water, canola oil and cilantro
With 2 crispy won ton chips, micro arugula and radishes
Seared Ahi Tuna Spoons
5 ahi tuna spoons, crusted in bread crumbs and red miso
Sliced mango, cucumber, orange segments, cilantro orange vinaigrette, sirchi oil drizzle, wasabi, sesame seeds and micro greens
Seared Rare Ahi Tuna
4oz of ahi tuna pieces, red miso & bread crumb crusted, on a salad of sliced mango, cucumber and orange segments, cilantro orange vinaigrette, avocado
Topped with avocado won ton cigar
Sirchi oil, wasabi, sesame seeds and micro greens
Colorado Buffalo Carpaccio
Deli sliced, black pepper crusted buffalo loin, with sliced cucumber, mixed greens, shaved parmesan cheese straw, topped with q drizzle of sherry vinaigrette and truffle oil.
Crispy Almond Dusted Calamari
Almond dusted calamari, lightly fried, served with marinated cucumbers (lime, salt & pepper), side of spicy tomato aioli.
Crispy Kurobuta Pork Belly Lollopops
5 2oz pieces of crispy pork belly lollipops, ginger-guajillo chile orange juice braised, crispy fried in canola oil. On tomato-thyme braised cannellini bean ragout (minced garlic, basil pesto, sun dried tomatoes & chicken stock). In a soy-sesame-sriracha-yuzu glaze, with minced chives
YG’s Alsatian Pizza
Thin crust, flatbread style pizza, creme fraiche, applewood smoked bacon, cave aged gruyere cheese, julienned white onion and chives
Charcuterie Board and Artisanal Cheeses
Chef’s selection of 3 cold cuts, 3 artisanal cheeses, cornichons, candied walnuts, granny smith apple, seasonal berries, dried fruit, red grapes, whole grain mustard, duck rillettes, grilled baguettes and toasted walnut-cranberry bread
Domestic and Imported Artisanal Cheeses
3 or 5 pieces of chef selected artisanal cheeses, candied walnuts, julienned granny smith apples, seasonal berries & dried fruit, honeycomb, served with toasted cranberry-walnut bread
Winery Seafood Tower
6 oysters, 6 ahi tuna spoons, 6 poached shrimp, 1 crab leg cut, 1 10oz poached pacific lobster tail
Sauces: mignonette, pepper vodka cocktail sauce, tabasco, horseradish
Add on tower- 1oz Tsar Nicoulai Reserve Caviar
Artisanal, sustainably cultivated Tsar Nicoulai Reserve Caviar, 100% american white sturgeon, very limited quantity, brown to platinum hue and large size beads, creamy finish
1/2 dozen Oysters on the half shell
6 seasonal oysters
Sauces: mignonette (red wine vinegar, honey, grapes, salt, pepper, shallots)
Pepper vodka cocktail sauce (black pepper, vodka, ketchup, horseradish)
Lemon wedges
Beef Tenderloin Bites
4oz beef filet mignon tips, julienned red onions and red bell peppers in red wine sauce and tomato coulis, over truffle mashed potatoes, minced chives
Prosciutto Wrapped Wild White Shrimp
3 U12 wild white shrimp wrapped in prosciutto and pan seared.
Over a risotto (english peas, shitake mushrooms, garlic, chicken stock, salt, white pepper, heavy cream, parmesan cheese and salted butter.
Champagne & chive: sweat shallots, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, champagne, lemon, heavy cream, unsalted butter, salt & white pepper