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A May Menu

Our frost date is May 15 and that is when all our local products get cranked up again. We look forward all year to baby lettuces, local spinach, arugula, and mâche, asparagus. The beginning of the month sees the tail end of the local morel crop. And toward the end of the month, strawberries make their fleeting appearance just as the early cherries come in.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Smoked Sablefish Salad $9

Smoked Sablefish and Local Yellow Potatoes on Local Bibb Lettuce; Whole Grain Mustard-Amber Ale Dressing

Smoked Duck Breast $9

Local Blushing Golden Apple Confit; Cajun-Spiced Pecans

Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese, Pine Nuts & Tomatoes $7

Lemon Dressing

Mini Thai-Inspired Crab Cakes $9

Thai-Spiced Lump Crab Cakes with Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce

Grilled Surry Sausage and Dried Cherries $8

Famous Virginia Smoked Pork Sausage, Dried Cherries, and Cherry Honey

Prince Edward Island Mussels $8

Steamed Classically with White Wine, Garlic, and Herbs

Wild Mushrooms Baked under Brie Cheese $10

Wild Oregon Yellowfoot Chanterelles Sautéed with Thyme and Shallots, Baked under Brie

Shrimp Escabeche $8

Poached Shrimp Marinated Peruvian Style in a Red Wine Vinaigrette; Grilled Rustic Olive Bread

Second Courses

Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes $25 (Try VA’s own Linden Seyval Blanc)

Farmers Market Slaw (from what we found at the market)

Grilled Yellowfin Tuna* $22 (Try the La Slina Gavi)

Bamboo Rice & Local Green Garlic Risotto; Chunky Tomato Vinaigrette

Pan-Roasted Tautog $24 (Try VA’s own White Hall Pinot Gris)

Mild, White, Line-Caught Fish from Cape Cod; Smoky Tomato Sauce; Local Mesclun; Fresh Cucumber Pickle

Morels, Morels, Morels! $25 (Try VA’s own Rockbridge Pinot Noir)

Local Morels Cooked in Cream with Asparagus and Surry Sausage (optional) over Wide Egg Noodles

Local Lamb Chops $25 (Try the Tres Ojos Garnacha)

Local Loin Chops; Israeli Couscous with Pistachios & Prunes; Sautéed Spinach; Chizu (Spicy Carrot Slaw)

Slow-Cooked Veal Brisket $22 (Try VA’s own Fabbioli Chambourcin)

Free Range Veal Brisket Slow-Cooked with Vietnamese Spices; Braised Green and Cipollini Onions

Mixed Grill—Bison, Chicken, Shrimp* $20 (Try VA’s own Fabbioli Cabernet Franc)

Grilled Bison-Chipotle & Chicken-Cranberry Sausages; Grilled Shrimp; Roasted French Beans

Roasted Moulard Duck Breast with Local Rhubarb-Raspberry Sauce* $26 (Try the Poppiano Syrah)

Local Asparagus; Fregola Sarda

Grilled Filet Mignon with Green Peppercorn Sauce* $36 (Try VA’s own Linden Claret)

Roasted Local Fingerling Potatoes; Local Asparagus

* Served raw or undercooked or may be ordered undercooked. The Virginia Department of Health warns you that raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

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