Miller Food Knowledge Flashcards
1
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Lunch Features? (6)
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- Roasted Chicken Club
- Shrimp Roll
- Prime Rib Dip
- Fish & Chips
- Portobello Burger
- Steak Frites
2
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Roast Chicken Club? (7)
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- double-smoked bacon
- heirloom tomatoes
- bib lettuce
- lemon aioli
- pain au lait (white bread, butter toasted)
- chives
- guandilla pepper (pickled green chilis from basque region of Spain)
3
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Shrimp Roll? (7)
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- 51/60 shrimp (salad-sized, dressed with kewpie mayo)
- bib lettuce
- pickled celery
- lemon aioli
- herbs
- tajin (chili lime sprinkle)
- new england bun (house-baked milk bun, butter toasted)
kewpie mayo = japanese mayo, umami, tangy, yolks only, herbs
4
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Prime Rib Dip? (6)
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- AAA prime rib, slow roasted w/ house steak spice
- horseradish aioli
- aged cheddar (2 years, white)
- crispy onions, buttermilk marinated
- sourdough baguette (from Thuet bakery)
- veal jus
5
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Fish & Chips? (4)
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- golden ale battered cod (7oz, sustainable, Pacific)
- marinated with lemon zest and dill
- roasted cabbage slaw (napa, savoy and green cabbage, tossed with white wine, mustard, herbs
- lemon tartare sauce (mayo, gherkins, capers, lemon, dill, chives)
6
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Portobello Burger? (5)
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- portabello mushroom (roasted in balsamic)
- baby spinach
- balsamic vinaigrette (dressing for spinach)
- goat cheese
- crispy onions (fried, butter marinated)
7
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Steak Frites? (4)
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- striploin
- cafe de paris butter (made w/ herbs, spices and savoury condiments)
- crispy onions
- balsamic
8
Q
Oysters? (mise/served with) (2/4)
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- MISE: cocktail fork, demitasse (espresso) spoon
- –
- mignonette (champagne vinegar – mild, floral vinegar typically made from chardonnay and pinot noir grapes) + shallots
- horseradish, freshly grated
- baby tobasco
- lemon
9
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Ahi Tuna Tartare (mise/ingredients) (1/10)
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- MISE: small spoon
- –
- yellowfin tuna (90g, firm texture, lighter flavour)
- capers
- chives
- parsley
- olive oil
- mustard aioli
- herbe de provence
- lemon
- crostini (3pc)
- edible flowers
10
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Seabass Crudo
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- MISE: spoon
- –
- AKA branzino crudo (“light, fresh, bright”)
- lime juice
- shallot rings
- capers
- smoked oil/frankie’s olive oil
- rayu oil (= canola infused w/ mild chilis, smoked paprika, garlic, green onions)
- jalapeño, pickled
- toasted pumpkin seed
- fennel tops
11
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Shellfish Platter
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- MISE: demitasse spoons + cocktail forks
- –
- 6/12 oysters
- 3/6 shrimp
- tuna tartare
- 1/2 lobster (1.5lb)
- 8oz/16oz crab cluster
- cocktail sauce
- lemon
- “great starter for 4 ppl or main for 2 ppl w/ sides”
12
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Scallop Ceviche
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- MISE: spoon
- –
- scallops (90g) (“light, fresh coconut citrus flavours”)
- honeydew melon / honey pickled melon
- aji amarillo (mild yellow chili pepper)
- cucumber
- coconut sauce (sauce made from coconut milk, lime juice, fish sauce, aji amarillo + rayu oil)
- crispy onions/shallots
- lime
- coriander cress
- fried corn tortillas
- herb salad: parsley, surrel, edible flowers
13
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Seafood Tower
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- 12 oysters
- 6 shrimp
- tuna tartare
- whole lobster (1lb)
- crab cluster (16oz)
14
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Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
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- MISE: spoon
- –
- 6-8 size shrimp (.5oz each, 3 pieces, large/jumbo, poached in court bouillon, dressed w/ lemon vinaigrette
- house cocktail sauce (tomato, horseradish, capers, grainy mustard)
- lemon wedge
- microgreens
15
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Caviar
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- MISE: caviar spoon/demitasse spoons/butter knife
- –
- house-made potato chips
- creme fraiche
- egg, yolks & whites
- chive
- shallots
- capers
- –
- Osetra ($110) Beluga ($350)
16
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Dinner Rolls
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- MISE: bread knife
- –
- pain au lait (pull apart style bread (4pc per order) brushed w/ butter, finished w/ malden salt)
- grass-fed butter (from St. Bridgid’s Creamery, Ont. grass-fed, 100% A2 Jersey cream, great flavour texture + mouthfeel, barrel churned to Euro-style 84% fat)
- maldon salt
17
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Escargot
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- MISE: cocktail fork
- –
- snails (6pc, simmered for hours in aeromatics to tenderize)
- garlic and parsley butter w/ thyme and rosemary
- bread crumb
- dinner rolls toasted in olive oil (2pc)
18
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French Onion Soup
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- MISE: spoon
- –
- cave-aged gruyere (made from Swiss cow’s milk cheese)
- sourdough croutons
- caramelized onion
- sherry
- veal stock w/ wine & sherry
19
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Spring Leek Tart
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- MISE: steak knife
- –
- spicy greens
- grilled poblano vinaigrette
- braised and roasted leeks
- mornay sauce (rich, creamy cheese sauce)
- pecorino (italian salty sheep’s milk cheese)
- puff pastry
- Frankie’s olive oil
20
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Crispy Seafood
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- shrimp
- calamari
- halibut cheeks
- zucchini
- jalapeño
- tajin
- champagne aioli
- deep fried lemon
21
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Crab Cakes
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- (2 pieces, served over sauce)
- jumbo lump crab meat
- bell peppers
- onion
- celery
- (lots of) tarragon
- panko
- mayo
- –
- tartare sauce (mayo, gherkins, capers, dill, chives . “bright and tangy”)
- pickled onions
- herbs (salad –parsley, dill, tarragon)
- olive oil
- Old Bay dus
- lemon