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dinner appetizers

chilled parmesan gazpacho with house-smoked sable, fresh plums, cavolo

nero and granola  13.

charcuterie plate of mole country pate and smoked eel rillette, with green
almonds, cucumber, haricots verts and sesame brittle  13.

west coast mussel soup with white fish, saffron, garlic and basil   9.

salad of endives, crispy potatoes, basil, dijon, pancetta and poached egg   8.

holland family farms marieke gouda cheese salad with watermelon confit,

swiss chard, beet greens and pistachio  14.

seared maine diver scallops with black trumpet mushrooms, fava beans,

fried chicken skin remoulade and pumpernickle  14.

crispy confit of swan creek farm suckling pig with local soybeans, baby
artichokes, preserved lemon and pork rinds  13.

crispy veal sweetbreads with cashew butter, rye waffle, black mission figs
and black olive honey   13.

roasted hudson valley foie gras with preserved grapefruit, sherry-braised

radishes, sea beans and lychee-espresso   17.

chilled cuttlefish with jicama, snow peas, cardamom cream, and fried
chocolate   14.

dinner entrees

grilled california sturgeon with boiled beets, stinging nettles, rhubarb and

sunflower seed puree  31.

slow-roasted alaskan halibut with grilled cipollini onions, royal trumpets,

cripsy pancetta, asparagus and miso  31.

seared tasmanian sea trout with cherry molasses, kohlrabi, baby turnips,

forbidden black rice and salad burnet   33.

crispy soft-shell crab with fresh coconut, broccoli, macerated tomatoes and
spruce tips   32.

swan creek farm fried organic chicken and slow poached egg with puffed
grits, huitlacoche, haricots verts and pickled garlic scapes 33.

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braised rack of lamb with fresh chickpeas, spring radishes, pickled feta and
lovage  36.

grimaud farms smoked duck breast with braised parsley, marinated white
asparagus and graham cracker crumbs   35.

grilled wagyu flatiron with artichoke kimchi, buttermilk spaetzle, chicory

and green grapes  36.

eggplant and pumpernickle pave with braised spigarello, cucumber, oven-

dried tomato and cinnanmon consomme   25.

braised organic pork belly with grilled spot prawn, boiled peanuts,

sugarsnap peas, cornbread and gumbo consomme  32.

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