Villa Azur Main Menu Flashcards
1
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Seafood Tower - Appetizer $300
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- 1 Lb Maine Lobster
- 12 Oysters
- 4 oz Crab Cocktail
- 6 Jumbo Shrimp
- 8 oz King Crab Legs
2
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Truffle Burrata - Appetizer $65
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- 16 oz Burrata
- Shaved Truffle (Fruiting body of a fungus)
- Filone Toast (Typical yeast bread that originated in Calabria and Tuscany)
Vegetarian
3
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Tuna Tartare - Appetizer $21
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- Orange Segments
- Pickled Vegetables
- Lemon Emulsion
- Avocado Salsa Verde
4
Q
Baked Bucheron Cheese - Appetizer $22
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- French “Goat Cheese”
- Bûcheron (“BOOSH-RON”) is a goat’s milk cheese native to the Loire (“LOO-WAAR”) Valley in France. Semi-aged, ripening for 5 to 10 weeks
- Butternut
- Hazelnut Honey
- Filone Toast (Typical yeast bread that originated in Calabria and Tuscany)
Tree Nut & Vegetarian
5
Q
16 oz Prime NY Steak - From the Land $80
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- “The king of all steaks”, New York Strip Steaks are cut from the center of the loin - starts at the hip /back and is made up of the Sirloin, the Short Loin & the Tenderloin. A savory, juicy steak that is well-marbled & trimmed. Only the top 2% of American beef is graded as USDA Prime.
- Dry Aged Fat Sous Vide (“sue-veed”) (French for “under vacuum”, implies that food should be sealed in a plastic bag with all the air removed to control temperature control and deliver consistent results)
- Roasted Cauliflower Puree
- Chives
- Pickled Mustard Seeds
- 7 Peppercorn Sauce
6
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Seared Octopus - Appetizer $19
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- White Bean Puree
- Smoked Paprika Vinaigrette
7
Q
Beef Tartare - Appetizer
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- Prime Diced Fillet (Prime meat is the highest grade ranked by the USDA produced from young, well-fed beef cattle) (Filet is a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish)
- Caper Remoulade (European salad or seafood dressing made with hard-boiled egg yolks, oil, and vinegar, and flavored with mustard, capers, and herbs) (Capers are the unripened flower buds of the caper bush, brined/dried to provide texture and tanginess)
- Crumbled Egg
- Oscetra Caviar (One of the most prized types of caviar - large to medium-sized roe, golden to dark brown in color)
- Melba Toast (Thin, laterally sliced and grilled)
8
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Villa Azur Salad - Appetizer $16
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- Baby Gem (like small-size romaine)
- Cured Olive
- Chickpea (garbanzo bean)
- Feta
- Dried Cherry Tomato
- Piquillo Pepper Coulis (Piquillo peppers are sweet with mild heat and tangy, smoky undertones) (A coulis is a thin fruit or vegetable puree, used as a sauce)
Vegetarian
9
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Prime Carpaccio - Appetizer $24
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- Caper Aioli (Capers are immature, unripened, green flower buds of the caper bush that are brined or dried to provide texture and tanginess & Aioli is a sauce made of garlic, salt, olive oil, and often egg)
- Fresh Lemon Vinaigrettete
- Caper Berries (Are the fruit of the caper bush, usually pickled)
- Shaved Parmesan
- Arugula
10
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King Crab - Appetizer $48
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- Yuzu Beurre Blanc (Yuzu is an East-Asian citrus resembling grapefruit and mandarin orange) (Beurre blanc “BOO-ERH” - “white butter” in French - is a warm emulsified butter sauce made with grey shallots and a reduction of vinegar and/or white wine - like Muscadet)
- Toasted Brioche (French bread rich in egg and butter to give a rich and tender crumb)
- Herbs
11
Q
Arancini Lobster - Appetizer $18
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- Lobster Fried Lobster Risotto Spheres
- Truffle Aioli (sauce made of garlic, salt, olive oil, and often egg) (Truffles are the fruiting body of a fungus)
- Cauliflower
- Parmesan Cheese
- 6-7
12
Q
Spaghetti Alla Chitarra - Fresh Pasta $25
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- Guitar Noodles (Spaghetti)
- Fresh Plum Tomato Sauce
- Basil
- Stracciatella (“STRA-chee-ah-TELL-AH” Curd/Liquid from Burrata as it has not been cased (Burrata is made up of Stracciatella and Mozzarella)
Vegetarian
13
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Pate A La Meule (Wheel) - Fresh Pasta $55
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PREPARED TABLESIDE
- Linguini Tableside in Pecorino Wheel
- Cognac Flamed (CAN UPGRADE COGNAC to Remy Martin XO - 50 XIII - brandy produced from twice distilled white wine - bouquet of blue cheese-like rancio, truffles, roasted chestnuts and prunes)
- Mushroom Sauce
Vegetarian
14
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Artichoke Hearts - Appetizer $18
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- Olive Oil Poached Artichokes
- Shaved Artichokes
- Baby Arugula
- Mustard Vinaigrette
- Radicchio (a bitter and spicy leaf vegetable - perennial - often mistaken for red cabbage, but is actually a type of chicory)
- Parmesan Frico (cheese only, traditional dish of Friuli “FREE-OO-LEE”, a region in north-east Italy, consisting mainly of heated cheese and, optionally, other ingredients like potatoes)
Vegetarian
15
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Ravioles De Roman - Fresh Pasta $36
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- Delicate Petit French Ravioles (Ravioli)
- Comte Cheese (“COM-TEH” French cheese made from unpasteurized cow’s milk in the Franche-Comté traditional province of eastern France bordering Switzerland)
- Truffle Cream
- Shaved Fresh Truffle (Fruiting body of a fungus)
Vegetarian