Valentine's Day Menu 2023

Question 1

Cured fish

Answer 1

Campachi dry cured with salt and fennel for a minimum of 4 days. Fresh horseradish is added to whey
and strained to create base of the dish. Laurel leaf (bay leaf) oil is floated around. Smoked trout caviar,
which was smoked in house with hickory will top the dish off

Question 2

Carpaccio

Answer 2

Venison loin is frozen then sliced thin. Shaved raw turnips. Pea puree on bottom. Salsa verde (fennel
verde with peas for added color). Crushed toasted cashews on top for texture

Question 3

Feta

Answer 3

3 oz feta block baked. Topped with in house marinated olives (lemon zest, lemon juice, thyme, garlic).
Will also have the seed toasted seed mixture from the sweet breads. Along with a simple herb salad and
cherry tomatoes.

Question 4

Sunchokes

Answer 4

Charred sunchokes served with leban (akin to greek yogurt, but thicker and tangier). Topped with tarka
(description of how the spice blend was prepared). Cilantro garnish

Question 5

Cabbage

Answer 5

Shaved/sliced cabbage, wilted/dressed with lime juice and salt. Fresh shaved radish slices. Citronette
consisting of lemon and lime juice, honey, and oil. Orange supremes will be thoughtfully placed on plate.
Dill garnish

Question 6

Corn mash

Answer 6

same as the one on the dinner menu

Question 7

Local beef

Answer 7

Home Place Pastures beef cut. Whipped potatoes made with dashi milk (cream heated and dashi
added), and lots of butter. Served with charred broccoli stems, seasoned simple, fat and salt

Question 8

Cannelloni

Answer 8

House made cannelloni stuffed with a creamy potato and celery root mixture. Served with a traditional
cream sauce made with parmesan and grana padana rinds. Fresh shaved truffles over the top

Question 9

Pork

Answer 9

Home Place Pastures pork shank braised in stock, garlic, and thyme. Charred yams coated in gochujang
sauce (gochujang, mirin, oil). Blackberry jam thoughfully placed on plate.

Question 10

Dessert

Answer 10

Coconut genoise on bottom (for stability). Chocolate sablé on top of that. Dolce mousse filled with a
luxardo cherry compote.