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Question 0

5-Lettuce Caesar

Answer 0

• Little Gem (soft looking like romaine)
• Lacinato Kale (litterally translates to black kale)
• Castelfranco (pink speckled on green)
• Trevisano (white & deep red, soft)
• Tardivo (late harvested trevisano- very thin, deep red & white)
• Bordeaux Radishes
• Colatura (anchovy sauce)
• Olive Oil
• Anchovy Dust (oil-cured anchovies dried & ground)
• Breadcrumbs
• Garlic

TT: A salad of 5 lettuces featuring lacinato kale, castelfranco radicchio, trevisano, tardivo & little gem which is tossed in an anchovy garlic dressing fjnished w/ breadcrumbs & anchovy dust.

Allergies: fish, gluten, garlic

Question 1

Little Gem Salad

Answer 1

• Little gem (soft similar in look to romaine)
• Castelfranco radicchio (green & speckled w/ pinky red)
• crème friache
• chives
• black pepper
• chardonnay vinegar
• lemon
• salt
• EVOO
• pears
• smoked almonds

TT: Little Gem Lettuce dressed w/ crème friache, chives, black pepper, chardonnay vinegar, lemon, salt, EVOO, tossed & finished w, pears & smoked almonds

Allergies: dairy, nuts, onion

Question 2

Burrata

Answer 2

Burrata
Tempura fried leeks
Mustard dust
Smoked Trout Caviar
Arbequina Olive Oil

TT: Burrata from Lioni farms in Union NJ that is drizzled w/ Arbequina olive oil & topped w/ smoked trout caviar & julienned tempura fried leeks finished w/ a mustard powder.

Allergies: dairy, gluten

Question 3

Hamachi Crudo

Answer 3

Hamachi (Amberjack, or Yellowtail)
Green apple juice
Jicama Juice (jicama is a vine native to Mexico w/ a tuberous edible root)
Shaved sunchoke (edible root of a species of sunflower)
Shaved celery
Chives

TT: Uncooked fillet of Hamachi bathed in a blend of green apple & jicama juices, & finished w/ a raw celtuce & sunchoke shavings garnished w fresh dill

Allergies: fish

Question 4

Herb Crusted Octopus

Answer 4

Octopus
Fingerling potatoes
Black garlic
Herbs
Taggiasca olives
Estratto di pomodoro (estratto vinaigrette)
Grated fresh tomatoes
Sherry vinegar
EVOO
Tabasco

TT: Octopus tentacle seared on the plancha serves w/ plancha cooked potatoes, taggiasca olives & estratto vinaigrette & garnishsd w/ arugula

Allergies: fish

Estratto means to extract or essence

Question 5

Beef Tartare

Answer 5

Terres Major Beef
Black trumpet mushroom puree
Japanese mushroom
Pickled eggplant
Puffed farro
Warm egg yolk
Anchovy dust
Carbonized breadcrumb

TT: Very lean & tender Wagyu Beef diced & dressed w/ a puree of black trumpet mushrroms, japanese mustard, pickled eggplant, shallots, chives, & vlack pepper, topped w/ puffed farro & plated alingside a warmed egg yolk that sits atop a bed of breadcrumbs & anchovy dust.

Allergies: Eggs, fish, mushroom, nightshade, allium.

• puffed farro is a nutritious grain from Italy that is simmered in water until its belly bloats, then is dehydrated & fried in oil to make it puff.

Question 6

Crispy Duck Wings

Answer 6

Duck Wings
Juniper
Corriander
Duck confit
Yuzu Kosho (japanese seasoning - paste of chili peppers, yuzu peel & salt)

TT: The Duck wings are cured in salt, sugar, corrisnder, & juniper. They are then cooked in duck confit & cooled. Then on order cooked in duck confit and tossed w/ Yuzu Kosho. They are Rich and have a mouth watering citrus spice.

Allergies: Dairy, Nuts

Yuzu is a citrus fruit