Monday, February 11, 2008

Valentine eats

Just got the Valentine's Day menu for McCormick Cafe:

McCormick Café, Valentine’s Day
starting at 6 p.m. Six-course wine-pairing dinner, $125 per couple, groups will be accommodated

amuse- grilled diver scallop ceviche, glazed peaches, lavender-fennel puree -Cakebread Sauvignon Blanc

soup and salad- eggplant veloute with fig gastrique; julienne jicama, pomegranate, dates, butter lettuce, carmelized walnut vinaigrette -Boutari Moschofilero

appetizer- roasted pistachio and grilled porcini tar tare, white balsamic, rosemary flatbread -Durochoy Sancerre

fish entrée-balsamic strawberry-glazed, grilled Opa, toasted almond, red quinoa risotto, cardamom-molasses braised endive -Rombauer Chardonnay

beef entrée- butter-poached Kobe strip-loin, truffled Yukon gold mashed, black truffle aioli, grilled white and green asparagus -Orin Swift the Prisoner

dessert- bittersweet chocolate ravioli filled with roasted cranberries and hazelnut mascarpone served under a white chocolate coffee sauce -Laverriere Banyuls

reservation only call 255-9555 for details
chefs Steven Marsh and Jason Corbridge


Oh, man. It was worth $125 just to read that.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:30 AM

    these guys know their food,this menu is superb.

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  2. Anonymous12:19 AM

    Be sure to check out Cafe DeCamp. Jason Corbridge, McCormick Cafe's former head chef is opening his local foods based restaurant inside the refurbished Mamacita's building. I know it will be praiseworthy.

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