an annual plant, commonly known as salad rocket, tossed with white asparagus confit, cherry tomato, pickled carrot, Dragon's Breath blue cheese, salted sunflower seeds and drizzled with green goddess dressing
plant root of the genus Beta, red, gold and candy cane mixed with watermelon, goat cheese, beet and balsamic purée and topped with a crispy hazelnut fritter.
cooked for eating, fried crunchy and served with [ either ] spicy puttanesca with an olive and caper salsa. 10. [ or ] with lemon tzatziki and a fennel cucumber slaw. 10.
North American thick soup made of scallop, shrimp, mussels, clams, salmon, haddock, potatoes, onions, cream and seasonings.
Lactuca sativa longifolia, a variety of lettuce, coated in garlic dressing and perfected with a fritter of asiago cheese.
liquid food made by simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredientsgreen garden vegetable, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves, tossed with bacon, shaved onion, orange segments, mushrooms, asiago cheese, cherry tomatoes and creamy balsamic dressing.
frigid season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes, warmed by a salad of sweet potato, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, sautéed kale, pumpkin seeds, raisins, currants, white asparagus and truffle vinaigrette and a 64-degree egg yolk.
cut of meat lying next to the ribs, smoked and slow-braised in chipotle honey glaze, served on rye bread with a kosher fried pickle and sauerkraut. < side choice of salad, sweet potato fries or frites.
Gallus domesticus, pestomarinated and grilled, served on sun-dried tomato ciabatta with cashew and rhubarb butter with smoked cheddar, fresh tomato and avocado salsa and jalapeño crema. < side choice of salad, sweet potato fries or frites.
edible fish and shellfish, specifically a pistachio-crusted scallop with caramelized onion and artichoke aioli, a grilled jumbo shrimp, Faroe Island gravlax and fennel cucumber slaw atop an openface brioche bun. < side choice of salad, sweet potato fries or frites.
a dish of small pasta shaped like half moons filled with sweet potato in a spicy puttanesca sauce with Swiss chard, fresh basil and beemster cheese.
kobe beef burger stuffed with goat cheese on a handmade brioche bun with smoked pineapple barbeque sauce, bacon and mushroom hodge-podge, tomato, deep-fried pickled onion rings and guacamole. < side choice of sweet potato fries or frites.
cylinder-shaped pasta stuffed with pork, spinach and artichokes, baked with a cream sauce and topped with arugula, mushrooms, roasted onions and truffle oil.
decopod crustacean with long thin legs found off the coast of Eastern Canada, caked, crusted lightly and seared, topped with kimchi and served with spicy mango yogurt. < side choice of salad, sweet potato fries or frites.
Italian dish of small dumplings made from potatoes and flour, poached, seared and topped with portobello, cremini and oyster mushrooms, sweet peas, beef jus, asiago cheese and glazed with truffle oil.
North Atlantic fish belonging to the cod family, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, pan-fried and served with smoked corn chowchow, lemon emulsion and olive oil poached fingerling potatoes.
small cases of pasta, often square, hand-made and stuffed with ricotta, sautéed leeks and selected green herbs, finished with
[ herbivore ] with smoked mushroom jam 13.
[ carnivore ] with bacon jam 14.
[ fishtarian ] add two jumbo prawns 17.
from the Italian word calamus [writing pen], from its pen-like shape and ability to ink, crisp-fried with curry remoulade and smoked pineapple barbeque sauce.
an appetizer of thinly sliced raw beef served with a soy vinaigrette, a pepper relish, hand made seed crackers and sour cream.
a classic French appetizer, terrine and pâté à la maison with local cured meats, fresh preserves and handmade crackers.
snow crab, a spider crab, Chionoecetes opilio, tossed in a light avocado emulsion, in a pommery mustard tuile with apricot leather with roasted pineapple, braised fennel and crumbled egg.
liver of specially fattened ducks, seared and placed on an apple and fennel tart with artichoke, olive and foie gras terrine.
Italian dish of small dumplings made from potatoes and flour, poached, seared and topped with cremini, portobello and oyster mushrooms, sweet peas, beef jus and glazed with truffle oil.
edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae, steamed with chorizo sausage, fennel, saffron, white wine and tomato broth, served with cured sardines, roasted peppers and crostini.
any octopod of the genus Octopus, bearing eight arms, lightly smoked, served warm with confit potatoes, roasted peppers, pearl onions, chorizo sausage crumbled with green olive dressing and paprika oil.
edible marine bivalve of the Ostreidae and Aviculidae families, freshly shucked; 3 served raw with smoked cocktail sauce, mignonette and jalapeño chimichurri and 3 baked with crisp prosciutto, leeks and dubliner.
a cold dish consisting of vegetables, such as assorted lettuce, tossed with feta cheese, sweet fresh corn nibblets, sliced radish, spiced crushed cashews and a tequila and avocado dressing.
plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family local heirloom tomatoes with grilled haloumi, pickled onion, truffle aioli, and a tarragon sorbet dressing.
having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses are radicchio, cauliflower, currants, raisins, swiss chard, brussels sprouts warmed in a green asparagus vinaigrette topped with a 64 degree egg yolk.
thick cream lobster soup, with Thai chili, lobster knuckles and crème fraîche.
North American thick soup made of scallop, shrimp, mussels, clams, salmon, haddock, potatoes, onions, cream and seasonings.
liquid food made by simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
prime rib is a cut of meat from rib section of the beef cooked sous- vide with a bone marrow emulsion, shallot and currant slaw, fontant potatoes and spring vegetables.
a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, bone in breast stuffed with Quebec oka cheese and savoy cabbage, wrapped in bacon and roasted, served with a warm salad of mung bean, snap peas, king mushrooms, romaine and red pepper dressing
tenderloin of Cervus elaphus, a large gregarious deer, smoked, enrobed in elk mousse, wrapped in caul fat, seared and served rare with duck fat potato pavé, celeriac parsley purée, seared mushrooms, cocoa soil and chocolate jus.
from the Italian, from pappare "to devour" a type of pasta in the form of broad ribbons tossed iwth duck confit, roasted tomatoes, lobster brown butter, smoked pistachios, grana padano and a butter poached lobster tail.
a migratory fish prized for its pink flesh from the Faroe Islands, crispy-skin, crisp sweet potato spätzle, kohlrabi purée, marinated eggplant, rapini, spiced pickled cashews.
u-10 bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten, seared with coffee and coriander crusted pork belly, roasted pears, oyster mushrooms and a parsnip and coffee purée.
Xiphias gladius, having the upper jaw elongated into a swordlike structure, grilled fresh, with a roasted root vegetable salad, olive oil fingerling potatoes, pepperonata, lemon vinaigrette.
excluding animal food, especially meat, tempura tofu marinated in soy with carrot and coconut purée, edamame beans, bok choy, finished with pickled ginger and sambal.
milk crumb crunch chocolate bar, 99% chocolate sorbet, florentine, deep fried chambord truffle, raspberry & port coulis.
blood orange mousse on spiced financier with a blood orange gelée, beet ice cream, zeppoles with mascarpone and goat cheese with candied oranges and a Campari sauce.
sticky toffee pudding and a date, walnut and apple turnover, apple cinnamon gelato, sour cream caramel sauce and spiced chai tea latte.
ginger beer cake with ginger panna cotta, mulled cranberry sauce, roasted pear sorbet and kumquat compote.
baileys Irish cream cheesecake with blackberries spiced with cloves, pumpkin ice cream with roasted pumpkin seed brittle and chocolate and espresso sauce.
a trio of our hand made ice cream or sorbet.
just a little sweetness with your coffee. cheese 14 for one 21 two share
jasmine, rose, carnation, lily amaranth, camellia or calendula
brandy, kahlúa and amaretto liqueurs.
kahlúa, bailey's, crème de cacao, grand marnier and belgium chocolate.
brandy, crème de cacao, steamed milk
tequila, kahlúa, bailey's, mole and hot chocolate
prosecco and moscato, Italy
375 ml. rosa regale, banfi, Italy
12 gl. mont tauch, France
12 gl. 2003 château filhot, France
50 ml. jost, vidal, Nova Scotia
late bottle vintage
10 yr. old tawny 12
300 ml. 10 yr. old tawny
special reserve
vodka, lychee, chambord and a splash of champagne
aperol, limoncello, rhubarb bitters, X-rated splash, fresh watermelon and lime
vanilla and raspberry vodka, fresh ginger blackberries and limoncello float
absolut pear vodka, ginger lemongrass pressé and fresh lemongrass
kahlúa and frangelico espresso.
citadelle gin, lillet, luxardo maraschino and orange coin
st. germain, hendricks gin, fresh cucumber and lime topped with moet and chandon
bombay gin, st. germain, fresh grapefruit and moët & chandon
makers mark bourbon, egg white and lemon juice with cabernet sauvignon
amaretto, taylors tawny port and fresh squeezed orange juice
aperol, st. germain, fresh lime juice and rosemary
remy martin V.S.O.P., chamomile tea, rasberries, lemon and cranberry juice
blanco tequila, st. germain, fresh grapefuit juice and moët & chandon
grey goose, ketel one, skyy, belvedre, sïku, cîroc and rain organic or Prince Edward Island potato vodka.
bulldog, hendrick's, tanqueray ten, Prince Edward Island gin and gin mare or citadelle.
mill st. wit beer, fresh raspberries, limoncello and gin
tres generaciones, anejo, cointreau, fresh lime, agave, nectar, jalapeño and rosemary or cilantro
12 yr old canadian classic, Nova Scotian maple syrup and peach bitters
citadelle gin, st. germain, lady grey tea, egg white, moët & chandon and lemon juice.
beefeater gin, st. germain, fresh lemon and elderflower pressé
blanco tequila, agave nectar, fresh lime juice, jalapeño and fresh cucumber
citadelle gin, aperol, crushed baies rose berries, fresh lime, mint and grapefruit ting
375 ml. ferraton père et fils, France.
375 ml. 2008 bouchard père et fils, France.
375 ml. 2010 spy valley, New Zealand.
250 ml. brut N.V. France.
375 ml. 2007 nebbiolo, Italy.
375 ml. Italy.
375 ml. 7 deadly zins, United States.
organic prosecco, Italy.
champagne / half glass 9.
2009 sauvignon blanc, Australia.
2006 riesling, Australia.
2009 viognier, Canada (British Columbia).
2008 chenin blanc, Canada (British Columbia).
2008 muscat, Canada (Nova Scotia).
2010 Canada (Nova Scotia).
2009 chardonnay, Chile.
2009 petit chablis, France.
2010 sauvignon blanc, France.
2004 pierre andré chardonnay, France.
2011 viognier, grenache blanc, France.
2010 sauvignon blanc, France.
2006 reserve gewürztraminer, France. 48
2009 viognier/marsanne, France.
2010 catarratto, grillo, zibibbo, Italy
2009 greco di tufo, Italy
2006 tocai friulano, Italy.
2011 muscato, Italy.
2011 pinot grigio, Italy.
2010 arneis, Italy.
2011 vermentino, Italy.
2011 verdicchio, Italy.
2008 garganega, Italy.
2010 pecorino, Italy.
2009 garganega, Italy.
2010 orvietto classico, Italy.
2010 sauvignon blanc, New Zealand.
2010 pinot gris, New Zealand.
2006 reserve chardonnay, New Zealand.
2008 sauvignon blanc, New Zealand.
2004 reserva blanco rioja, Spain.
2009 organic chardonnay, United States (California).
2010 pinot grigio, United States (California).
2010 sauvignon blanc, United States (California).
2010 chardonnay, United States (Washington).
2009 unoaked chardonnay, United States (California).
2009 pinot gris, United States (Oregon).
2009 merlot/syrah/tannat, France.
2007 malbec, Argentina.
2008 malbec, Argentina.
2009 malbec, Argentina.
2007 shiraz/cabernet, Australia.
2008 barossa shiraz, Australia.
2003 shiraz, Australia.
2009 old-vine shiraz, Australia.
2009 shiraz/cabernet, Australia.
2005 merlot, Chile.
2009 cabernet sauvignon, Chile.
2009 syrah, Chile
2008 syrah, Chile
1999-2010 solera/grenache, France.
2008 Gamay, France.
2006 château neuf-du-pape, France.
2009 grenache, syrah, mourvedre, France.
2009 sangiovese, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, Italy.
2007 classico, masi, Italy.
2009 chianti classico, Italy.
2008 sangiovese, merlot, cabernet, Italy.
2010 barbera d'asti, Italy.
2009 chianti classico, Italy.
2010 lambrusco, Italy.
2008 teroldego, Italy.
2007 sangiovese, merlot, Italy.
2010 pinot noir, New Zealand.
2010 organic pinotage, South Africa.
2009 syrah/grenache/cabernet, South Africa.
2004 monastrell, cabernet, tempranillo, Spain.
2000 tempranillo, Spain.
2007 rioja, Spain.
2009 grenache, Spain.
2004 tempranillo, Spain.
2006 pinot noir, United States (California).
2008 cabernet sauvignon, United States (California).
2009 pinot noir, United States (California).
2007 cabernet sauvignon, United States (California).
2009 merlot, United States (California).
2010 pinot noir, United States (California).
2007 cabernet sauvignon, United States (Oregon).
2009 pinot noir, United States (Oregon).
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