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ALMONDS BANANAS
ajo bianco 266 banana bread 364
cornmeal cookie with candied rhubarb and cold almond cream 250 BEANS
marinated white anchovies with shaved celery and marcona 7 black beans for huevos rancheros 486
almonds
cauliflower, salami, and fresh flageolet salad 326
poached peaches with toasted almond cream 357
chicago matchbox 515
zucchini fritters, whipped greek yogurt, toasted almond sugar 254
cold chicken with valdeón, tomatoes, green onions, and beans 324
ANCHOVIES fresh flageolets with braised baby leeks and chanterelle 176
anchovy butter sauce 471 mushrooms
bagna cauda 70 fresh shell bean ragout with cardoons and mint 169
braised green cabbage with anchovies and garlic 186 huevos rancheros with warm tortillas, avocado, and chihuahua 395
celery hearts victor 160 cheese
escarole salad in the roman puntarelle style 432 matchbox pickles 490
grilled head-on shrimp with anchovy butter 53 plain, well-boiled vegetables with olive oil 423
maiale tonnato 309 pole beans braised in kalamata olive oil with anise hyssop 200
marinated white anchovies with shaved celery and marcona 7 salami with cauliflower and fresh flageolet salad 326
almonds silken warm tofu, fresh soybeans cooked in salted french butter, 299
ratatouille sandwich with aioli and fried capers 278 celery seed gastrique
salsa verde 480 BEEF
tongue and octopus with salsa verde and mimosa'd egg 35 beef short ribs braised in pho broth with condiments 123
APEROL beef stock 443
aperol spritz 510 boiled beef dinner 128
grilled hamburger with cheddar cheese on toasted english muffin 281
APPLES with parsley-shallot butter
individual apple galettes with whipped mascarpone 221 grilled ribeye steak with parsley-shallot butter 106
trou normande 235 limp/dead celery 529
AQUAVIT oxtail broth 444
danish bloody mary 514 salt-packed cold roast beef with bread crumb salsa 312
ARTICHOKES smokey braised beef brisket with french fries 316
artichokes barigoule with lemon aioli 172 tongue and octopus with salsa verde and mimosa'd egg 35
fried whole baby artichokes with saffron aioli and fennel pollen 271 BEETS
muffalletta salad 328 pickled eggs 492
ARUGULA ratatouille sandwich with aioli and fried capers 278
bitter greens salad without acid, only oil and salt 208 roasted beets and their tops with aioli 163

ASPARAGUS BELGIAN ENDIVE

asparagus with sable butter 201 escarole salad in the roman puntarelle style 432
grilled asparagus with salsa verde 202 BERRIES
AVOCADOS black fruits salad 370
avocado sandwich with lemon ricotta 287 figs and raspberries with steeped lemon cream 351
avocado with hojiblanca olive oil and meyer lemon juice 270 lemon panna cotta with all the summer berries, cooked with cassis 239
huevos rancheros with warm tortillas, avocado, and chihuahua 395 strawberry milk 342
cheese
BIRDS
marinated fresh sardine sandwich 288 bread heels and pan drippings salad 33
BACON buttered brown rice with rock shrimp, duck crackling, and roasted 306
bacon and marmalade sandwich on pumpernickel bread 276 mushrooms
bacon rinds 536 capon broth 452
deep-fried sweetbreads with bacon, capers, and brown butter 73 chicken broth with dumplings and parsley-radish garnish 273
sauce chicken stock 448
egg on a roll, nyc deli-style 284 cold chicken with valdeón, tomatoes, green onions, and beans 324
eggs benedict 393 double stock 449
shad roe with bacon and smoked paprika butter 67 duck liver garbure with toasted chestnut 64
duck stock 451
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BIRDS cont’d fresh ricotta, figs, raspberries, and merveilles with honey and pine 380
nuts
eggs en cocotte 404
fried oyster omelette with tabasco slurry 399
farmhouse chicken braised in hard cider 147 granola 367
italian wedding soup 265 grape-nuts cereal with vanilla ice cream cone and cold maple 377
james beard's onion sandwich with fried chicken livers garnish 294 syrup
monte cristo 402 huevos rancheros with warm tortillas, avocado, and chihuahua 395
parmesan dumplings in capon broth 81 cheese
pastrami duck breast with small rye omelette 39 iced ovaltine 414
pigeon stock 450 merveilles 378
pigeon with parsley vinaigrette and seeded toasts 115 lower east side appetizing 383
quail stock 450 monte cristo 402
roasted capon on garlic crouton 151 pancake batter 387
warm lentil salad with fried chicken livers, poached egg, and 291 potatoes roesti 407
smoked tomato vinaigrette red fruits salad 370
BLACKBERRIES sliced oranges with vanilla bean and rose water 373
black fruits salad 370 soft scrambled eggs 392
sour cream and toasted caraway omelette 398
BOURBON
spaghetti alla carbonara 389
bourbon old-fashioned 510
stewed chickpeas, butter-crumbed eggs, homemade flatbread, and 410
bourbon sour 513
condiments
hot toddy 513
yellow fruits salad 370
BRANDY youth hostel breakfast 384
brandied cherries 504
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
brandy sidecar 508 chicago matchbox 515
brandy stinger 513 duck liver garbure with toasted chestnut 64
frozen milk punch with sesame biscuits 236 matchbox pickles 490
BRANZINO BUTTERMILK
whole grilled fish with toasted fennel oil 100
buttermilk dressing 466
BREAD buttermilk ice cream 503
avocado sandwich with lemon ricotta 287 buttermilk panna cotta with cold candied meyer lemon 355
bacon & marmalade sandwich on pumpernickel bread 276 strawberry milk 342
bread crumb salsa 312
BUTTERS, COMPOUND
bread heels and pan drippings salad 33
anchovy butter 53
butter and sugar sandwiches 228 black olive butter 469
cold pâté sandwich 18 caraway butter 193
day-old breads for bread crumbs 554 cayenne pepper butter 43
deep-fried shrimp toasts with sesame seeds 14 escargot butter 26
egg on a roll, nyc deli-style 284 expired heavy cream for butter 542
flatbread 487 horseradish butter 469
garrotxa with buttered brown bread and salted red onion 6 onion butter 190
grilled hamburger with cheddar cheese on toasted english muffin 281
parsley-shallot butter 467
with parsley-shallot butter
pernod butter 304
grilled tuna pain bagnat 296
preserved lemon butter 468
james beard's onion sandwich with fried chicken livers garnish 294
sable butter 470
marinated fresh sardine sandwich 288
smoked paprika butter (1) 478
monkfish liver with warm buttered toast 50
smoked paprika butter (2) 524
monte cristo 402
wasabi butter 204
ratatouille sandwich with aioli and fried capers 278
shaved celery, fennel, and radish salad with buttered valdeón 56 CABBAGE
toasts braised green cabbage with anchovies and garlic 186
smokey eggplant, parsley-sesame flatbread, grilled lemons 88 cod in saffron broth with leeks, potatoes, and savoy cabbage 108
stewed chickpeas, butter-crumbed eggs, homemade flatbread, and 410 CACHAÇA
condiments
caipirinha in a coffee cup 511
sugared ripe peaches on buttered toast 346
CAKES
BRUNCH
banana bread 364
banana bread 364
breton butter cake 213
black fruits salad 370
cornmeal pound cake with rosemary syrup, candied rosemary, and 230
broiled ruby red grapefruit with wheat chex streusel 374 poached pear
brunch omelette base 397
CALF/VEAL
eggs benedict 393
boiled beef dinner 128
eggs en cocotte 404
calf's brains fritto misto 83
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CALF/VEAL cont’d grilled hamburger with cheddar cheese on toasted english muffin 281
with parsley-shallot butter
deep-fried sweetbreads with bacon, capers, and brown butter 73
sauce huevos rancheros with warm tortillas, avocado, and chihuahua 395
cheese
grilled veal heart with red wine-braised shallots and watercress 62
lower east side appetizing 383
oxtail broth 444
monte cristo 402
CALVADOS muffalletta salad 328
calvados omelette 225 omelette with parmesan 49
prune boiler maker with hard cider and calvados 511 parm rind broth 520
trou normande 235 parm rind broth stracciatella 522
CAMPARI parmesan dumplings in capon broth 81
negroni 508 pizza rustica 428
old pal 512 ricotta ice cream with dark caramel croutons 218
CAPON (also see CHICKEN) shaved celery, fennel, and radish salad with buttered valdeón 56
toasts
capon broth 452
spaghetti alla carbonara 389
italian wedding soup 265
youth hostel breakfast 384
parmesan dumplings in capon broth 81
roasted capon on garlic crouton 151 CHERRIES
battered and fried brandied cherries with chocolate sugar 340
CARDOONS
brandied cherries 504
fresh shell bean ragout with cardoons and mint 169
red fruits salad 370
CARROTS
mixed colored carrots with preserved lemon butter and 199 CHESTNUTS
honeycomb duck liver garbure with toasted chestnut 64
CAULIFLOWER CHICKEN (also see CAPON)
cauliflower hearts 528 bread heels and pan drippings salad 33
cauliflower, salami, and fresh flageolet salad 326 chicken broth with dumplings and parsley-radish garnish 273
whole roasted cauliflower with fried capers and brown butter 195 chicken stock 448
bread crumbs cold chicken with valdeón, tomatoes, green onions, and beans 324
CELERY double stock 449
celery hearts victor 160 eggs en cocotte 404
gazpacho 269 farmhouse chicken braised in hard cider 147
limp/dead celery 529 james beard's onion sandwich with fried chicken livers garnish 294
mackerel escabeche, sliced sweet capicola, buttered rye crackers, 58 roasted capon on garlic crouton 151
and celery leaves warm lentil salad with fried chicken livers, poached egg, and 291
marinated white anchovies with shaved celery and marcona 7 smoked tomato vinaigrette
almonds
CHICKPEAS
muffalletta salad 328
stewed chickpeas 541
shaved celery, fennel, and radish salad with buttered valdeón 56
toasts stewed chickpeas, butter-crumbed eggs, homemade flatbread, and 410
condiments
CELERY ROOT
CHILES
celery root with caraway butter and caraway seed gastrique 193
chili paste 475
CHANTERELLES homemade chili flakes 474
fresh flageolets with braised baby leeks and chanterelle 176 homemade chili oil 474
mushrooms
CHOCOLATE
CHARD
battered and fried brandied cherries with chocolate sugar 340
chard stems 552
peppermint patties with cold candied lemons 348
stewed yellow lentils, cardamom-braised chard, and gunpowder 196
CHUB
CHEESE
lower east side appetizing 383
avocado sandwich with lemon ricotta 287
smoked fish scraps chowder 535
braised dandelion greens with mastixa and feta 136
burrata 419 CIDER
cheese scraps for fromage fort 556 farmhouse chicken braised in hard cider 147
cold chicken with valdeón, tomatoes, green onions, and beans 324 prune boiler maker with hard cider and calvados 511
egg on a roll, nyc deli-style 284 CLAMS
eggplant parmesan 430 razor clams with smoked paprika butter and hominy 78
fresh ricotta, figs, raspberries, and merveilles with honey and pine 380 COCKTAILS
nuts 3-rum punch 509
fried mascarpone with fennel sugar 354 3-rum punch base 498
garrotxa with buttered brown bread and salted red onion 6 aperol spritz 510
giant frico 10
bitter orange 513
gouda cheese, aged and young, and salted warm potatoes 23
greek salad 135
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COCKTAILS cont’d CORNMEAL
cornmeal cookie with candied rhubarb and cold almond cream 250
black rum old-fashioned 511
cornmeal pound cake with rosemary syrup, candied rosemary, and 230
bloody bull 515 poached pear
bloody maria 514
CRABS
bourbon old-fashioned 510
panfried softshell crabs, jersey shore style 119
bourbon sour 513
brandy sidecar 508 CRAYFISH
brandy stinger 513 live crayfish boil with potatoes, corn, sausage, and onions 125
bullshot 515 CRÈME DE MENTHE
caesar bloody mary 514 brandy stinger 513
caipirinha in a coffee cup 511 vodka stinger 511
chicago matchbox 515 CRESS
classic prune bloody mary 514 bitter greens salad without acid, only oil and salt 208
corpse reviver 509
CUCUMBERS
danish bloody mary 514
gazpacho 269
deadly bloody mary 515
greek salad 135
diet fresca soda 510
CURRANTS
ghost of mary 515
fresh currants in sugar 258
gin and schweppes bitter lemon 512
lemon panna cotta with all the summer berries, cooked with cassis 239
gin and tonic with mint 512
greenlake bloody mary 514 CUTTLEFISH
hot toddy 513 sopa fideos, cuttlefish cooked in its own ink, aioli 321
ice cold martini, a little wet, a little dirty 508 CYNAR
irish coffee with shaken cream 513 bitter orange 513
italian greyhound 511 DANDELION GREENS
junipero gibson with pickled red onion 509 braised dandelion greens with mastixa and feta 136
lemon vodka 501
DESSERTS
long island iced tea 509
battered and fried brandied cherries with chocolate sugar 340
mariner bloody mary 514
black fruits salad 370
milk punch 236
black licorice granita with orange cream 256
mojito 510
breton butter cake 213
negroni 508
brown sugar ice cream with balsamic syrup swirl 248
old pal 512
butter and sugar sandwiches 228
orange vodka 501
buttermilk ice cream 503
pernod on ice, with water back 509
buttermilk panna cotta with cold candied meyer lemon 355
pimms cup 508
calvados omelette 225
prune bloody mary mix 497
cardamom panna cotta with roasted black plums 344
prune boiler maker with hard cider and calvados 511
cold candied oranges 339
rose's gimlet 512
cold yellow watermelon with lime syrup 352
rye and ginger 513
concord grapes in shaved ice 259
sgropino 434
cornmeal cookie with candied rhubarb and cold almond cream 250
southwest bloody mary 515
cornmeal pound cake with rosemary syrup, candied rosemary, and 230
spicy lemonade with orange vodka 512 poached pear
vodka stinger 511 figs and raspberries with steeped lemon cream 351
COD fresh currants in sugar 258
cod in saffron broth with leeks, potatoes, and savoy cabbage 108 fresh ricotta, figs, raspberries, and merveilles with honey and pine 380
lower east side appetizing 383 nuts
fried mascarpone with fennel sugar 354
COFFEE
frozen milk punch with sesame biscuits 236
irish coffee with shaken cream 513
grape-nuts cereal with vanilla ice cream cone and cold maple 377
COINTREAU syrup
corpse reviver 509 individual apple galettes with whipped mascarpone 221
COOKIES leftover brunch fruit salad dregs for sorbet 557
cornmeal cookie 250 lemon panna cotta with all the summer berries, cooked with cassis 239
sesame biscuits 236 mastic fondant in ice water 244
merveilles 378
CORN
pear tarte tatin 246
creamed dried corn 180
peppermint patties with cold candied lemons 348
creamed fresh corn 179
poached peaches with toasted almond cream 357
live crayfish boil with potatoes, corn, sausage, and onions 125
red fruits salad 370
ricotta ice cream with dark caramel croutons 218
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DESSERTS cont’d FIDDLEHEAD FERNS
sgropino 434 fiddlehead fern salad 305
sliced oranges with vanilla bean and rose water 373
FIGS
strawberry milk 342
figs and raspberries with steeped lemon cream 351
sugared ripe peaches on buttered toast 346
fresh ricotta, figs, raspberries, and merveilles with honey and pine 380
trou normande 235 nuts
yellow fruits salad 370 serrano ham, fried pistachios, and fresh figs 17
zucchini fritters, whipped greek yogurt, toasted almond sugar 254
FISH (also see individual fish names)
DIPS anchovy butter sauce 471
bagna cauda 70 bagna cauda 70
skordalia 134 braised green cabbage with anchovies and garlic 186
DRESSINGS - see VINAIGRETTES canned sardines with triscuits, dijon mustard, and cornichons 3
DUCK celery hearts victor 160
buttered brown rice with rock shrimp, duck crackling, and roasted 306 cod in saffron broth with leeks, potatoes, and savoy cabbage 108
mushrooms escarole salad in the roman puntarelle style 432
duck liver garbure with toasted chestnut 64 fish stock 457
duck stock 451 grilled head-on shrimp with anchovy butter 53
pastrami duck breast with small rye omelette 39 grilled tuna pain bagnat 296
DUCK FAT lower east side appetizing 383
french fries 283 mackerel escabeche, sliced sweet capicola, buttered rye crackers, 58
and celery leaves
EGGPLANT maiale tonnato 309
eggplant parmesan 430 marinated fresh sardine sandwich 288
ratatouille sandwich with aioli and fried capers 278 marinated white anchovies with shaved celery and marcona 7
smokey eggplant, parsley-sesame flatbread, grilled lemons 88 almonds
EGGS monkfish liver with warm buttered toast 50
brunch omelette base 397 panfried trout with brown butter vinaigrette 149
calvados omelette 225 ratatouille sandwich with aioli and fried capers 278
deviled eggs 8 roasted wild salmon with avgolemono rice, two kinds of peas, and 143
scallions
egg on a roll, nyc deli-style 284
sable butter 470
eggplant parmesan 430
salmon carcass 532
eggs benedict 393
sardine spines 550
eggs en cocotte 404
smoked fish scraps chowder 535
fried oyster omelette with tabasco slurry 399
whole grilled fish with toasted fennel oil 100
huevos rancheros with warm tortillas, avocado, and chihuahua 395
cheese youth hostel breakfast 384
omelette with parmesan 49 FISH ROE
pasta kerchief with poached egg, french ham, and brown butter 333 braised fennel with pernod butter and trout roe 302
pastrami duck breast with small rye omelette 39 grated radish with trout roe and brown butter 69
pickled eggs 492 shad roe with bacon and smoked paprika butter 67
soft scrambled eggs 392 youth hostel breakfast 384
sour cream and toasted caraway omelette 398 FLAGEOLET BEANS
stewed chickpeas, butter-crumbed eggs, homemade flatbread, and 410 cauliflower, salami, and fresh flageolet salad 326
condiments
fresh flageolets with braised baby leeks and chanterelle 176
tongue and octopus with salsa verde and mimosa'd egg 35 mushrooms
warm lentil salad with fried chicken livers, poached egg, and 291
smoked tomato vinaigrette FRUIT (also see individual fruit names)
youth hostel breakfast 384 ajo bianco 266
banana bread 364
ESCAROLE
battered and fried brandied cherries with chocolate sugar 340
braised escarole with raisins-on-the-vine 203
black fruits salad 370
escarole salad in the roman puntarelle style 432
brandied cherries 504
plain, well-boiled vegetables with olive oil 423
broiled ruby red grapefruit with wheat chex streusel 374
FENNEL cardamom panna cotta with roasted black plums 344
braised fennel with pernod butter and trout roe 302 cold candied oranges 339
fennel baked in cream 433 cold yellow watermelon with lime syrup 352
fiddlehead fern salad 305 concord grapes in shaved ice 259
fried mascarpone with fennel sugar 354 cornmeal cookie with candied rhubarb and cold almond cream 250
plain, well-boiled vegetables with olive oil 423 cornmeal pound cake with rosemary syrup, candied rosemary, and 230
shaved celery, fennel, and radish salad with buttered valdeón 56 poached pear
toasts figs and raspberries with steeped lemon cream 351
toasted fennel oil 102
whole grilled fish with toasted fennel oil 100
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FRUIT cont’d spanish garlic soup with smoked paprika butter 524
fresh currants in sugar 258 HERRING
fresh ricotta, figs, raspberries, and merveilles with honey and pine 380 youth hostel breakfast 384
nuts
HOMINY
leftover brunch fruit salad dregs for sorbet 557
creamed hominy 142
lemon panna cotta with all the summer berries, cooked with cassis 239
razor clams with smoked paprika butter and hominy 78
pear tarte tatin 246
stewed pork butt with creamed hominy and salsa verde 141
poached peaches with toasted almond cream 357
red fruits salad 370 HONEYCOMB
serrano ham, fried pistachios, and fresh figs 17 fresh english and sugar snap peas with wasabi butter and 204
honeycomb
sliced oranges with vanilla bean and rose water 373
mixed colored carrots with preserved lemon butter and 199
strawberry milk 342 honeycomb
sugared ripe peaches on buttered toast 346
HORSERADISH
yellow fruits salad 370
horseradish butter 469
GARLIC prune bloody mary mix 497
braised green cabbage with anchovies and garlic 186
ICE CREAM & FROZEN DESSERTS
gremolata 476
black licorice granita with orange cream 256
spanish garlic soup with smoked paprika butter 524
brown sugar ice cream with balsamic syrup swirl 248
GIN buttermilk ice cream 503
caesar bloody mary 514 frozen milk punch with sesame biscuits 236
corpse reviver 509 grape-nuts cereal with vanilla ice cream cone and cold maple 377
gin and schweppes bitter lemon 512 syrup
gin and tonic with mint 512 leftover brunch fruit salad dregs for sorbet 557
ice cold martini, a little wet, a little dirty 508 ricotta ice cream with dark caramel croutons 218
junipero gibson with pickled red onion 509 sgropino 434
long island iced tea 509 trou normande 235
negroni 508 LAMB
pimms cup 508 braised lamb shoulder with lemons, tomatoes, and cinnamon 103
rose's gimlet 512 grilled hamburger with cheddar cheese on toasted english muffin 281
with parsley-shallot butter
GINGER
grilled lamb blade chops 131
ginger syrup 505
pumpkin in ginger beer with brewer's yeast 184 grilled lamb sausages with dijon mustard and cornichons 13
spicy lemonade 502 italian wedding soup 265
367 toasted manti with garlic yogurt and cayenne pepper butter 43
GRANOLA
LEEKS
GRAPE-NUTS CEREAL
cod in saffron broth, with leeks, potatoes, and savoy cabbage 108
grape-nuts cereal with vanilla ice cream cone and cold maple 377
syrup fresh flageolets with braised baby leeks and chanterelle 176
mushrooms
GRAPEFRUIT leek bottoms 545
broiled ruby red grapefruit with wheat chex streusel 374 LEMONS (also see MEYER LEMONS) 829
GRAPES artichokes barigoule with lemon aioli 172
ajo bianco 266 avgolemono 146
black fruits salad 370 avocado sandwich with lemon ricotta 287
concord grapes in shaved ice 259 braised lamb shoulder with lemons, tomatoes, and cinnamon 103
red fruits salad 370 figs and raspberries with steeped lemon cream 351
GREENS gremolata 476
bitter greens salad without acid, only oil and salt 208 lemon aioli 484
braised dandelion greens with mastixa and feta 136 lemon panna cotta with all the summer berries, cooked with cassis 239
braised escarole with raisins-on-the-vine 203 lemon vodka 501
escarole salad in the roman puntarelle style 432 mixed colored carrots with preserved lemon butter and 199
honeycomb
chard stems 552
peppermint patties with cold candied lemons 348
italian wedding soup 265
preserved lemon butter 468
stewed yellow lentils, cardamom-braised chard, and gunpowder 196
salt preserved lemons 479
HAM sgropino 434
mackerel escabeche, sliced sweet capicola, buttered rye crackers, 58 smokey eggplant, parsley-sesame flatbread, grilled lemons 88
and celery leaves
sorrel soup with salted lemon whipped cream 85
monte cristo 402
spicy lemonade 502
muffalletta salad 328
spicy lemonade with orange vodka 512
pasta kerchief with poached egg, french ham, and brown butter 333
serrano ham, fried pistachios, and fresh figs 17 LENTILS
serrano ham broth 524 stewed yellow lentils, cardamom-braised chard, and gunpowder 196
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LENTILS cont’d MINT
warm lentil salad with fried chicken livers, poached egg, and fresh shell bean ragout with cardoons and mint 169
smoked tomato vinaigrette 291 fried zucchini agrodolce with chilies and fresh mint 181
LETTUCE mint simple syrup 502
bread heels and pan drippings salad 33 peppermint patties with cold candied lemons 348
muffalletta salad 328 salsa verde 480
soft lettuces vinaigrette 207 spicy lemonade 502

LICORICE MONKFISH
black licorice granita with orange cream 256 monkfish liver with warm buttered toast 50

LILLET BLANC MUSHROOMS

corpse reviver 509 buttered brown rice with rock shrimp, duck crackling, and roasted 306
mushrooms
MACKEREL fresh flageolets with braised baby leeks and chanterelle 176
lower east side appetizing 383 mushrooms
mackerel escabeche, sliced sweet capicola, buttered rye crackers, 58 MUSSELS
and celery leaves
baked mussels with escargot butter 24
MANGOES soupy green rice with squid, mussels, and shrimp 318
yellow fruits salad 370
OCTOPUS
MASCARPONE alda's braised octopus with potatoes 420
fried mascarpone with fennel sugar 354 octopus braising liquid 539
individual apple galettes with whipped mascarpone 221 tongue and octopus with salsa verde and mimosa'd egg 35
MASTIC OKRA
braised dandelion greens with mastixa and feta 136 charred okra and mixed onions with berbere spices 188
mastic fondant in ice water 244
OLIVES
MEAT (also see individual meat names) black olive butter 469
beef short ribs braised in pho broth with condiments 123 greek salad 135
beef stock 443 ratatouille sandwich with aioli and fried capers 278
boiled beef dinner 128 skordalia 134
braised lamb shoulder with lemons, tomatoes, and cinnamon 103
ONIONS
calf's brains fritto misto 83
charred okra and mixed onions with berbere spices 188
cold pâté sandwich 18
cold chicken with valdeón, tomatoes, green onions, and beans 324
deep-fried sweetbreads with bacon, capers, and brown butter 73
sauce garrotxa with buttered brown bread and salted red onion 6
grilled hamburger with cheddar cheese on toasted english muffin 281 grilled spring onions with romesco salt and lime 209
with parsley-shallot butter james beard's onion sandwich with fried chicken livers garnish 294
grilled lamb blade chops 131 live crayfish boil with potatoes, corn, sausage, and onions 125
grilled lamb sausages with dijon mustard and cornichons 13 pickled pearl onions for the bar 493
grilled ribeye steak with parsley-shallot butter 106 pickled red onion 509
grilled veal heart with red wine-braised shallots and watercress 62 roasted mixed onions with onion butter and toasted seeds 190
italian wedding soup 265 soft-cooked zucchini with green onion and poblanos 166
limp/dead celery 529 ORANGES
maiale tonnato 309 bitter orange 513
oxtail broth 444 black licorice granita with orange cream 256
roast suckling pig with black-eyed peas and pickled tomatoes 111 cold candied oranges 339
salt and pepper pork chops 426 orange vodka 501
salt-packed cold roast beef with bread crumb salsa 312 sliced oranges with vanilla bean and rose water 373
smokey braised beef brisket with french fries 316 yellow fruits salad 370
spaghetti alla carbonara 389
OVALTINE
stewed pork butt with creamed hominy & salsa verde 141
iced ovaltine 414
stewed tripe milanese with gremolata 91
toasted manti with garlic yogurt and cayenne pepper butter 43 OXTAIL
tongue and octopus with salsa verde and mimosa'd egg 35 boiled beef dinner 128
oxtail broth 444
MEYER LEMONS
pho-style oxtail broth 446
avocado with hojiblanca olive oil and meyer lemon juice 270
buttermilk panna cotta with cold candied meyer lemon 355 OYSTERS
fried oyster omelette with tabasco slurry 399
MILK
fried oysters with tartar sauce 27
frozen milk punch with sesame biscuits 236
oysters 540
iced ovaltine 414
strawberry milk 342 PANCAKES
pancake batter 387
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PARSLEY serrano ham, fried pistachios and fresh figs 17
chicken broth with dumplings and parsley-radish garnish 273 PIZZA
gremolata 476 pizza rustica 428
grilled ribeye steak with parsley-shallot butter 106 PLUMS
parsley-paprika salt 478 black fruits salad 370
parsley-shallot butter 467 cardamom panna cotta with roasted black plums 344
pigeon with parsley vinaigrette and seeded toasts 115 red fruits salad 370
salsa verde 480
PORK
turkish piyaz 137
cold pâté sandwich 18
PARSNIPS limp/dead celery 529
duck liver garbure with toasted chestnut 64 maiale tonnato 309
PASTA roast suckling pig with black-eyed peas and pickled tomatoes 111
chicken broth with dumplings and parsley-radish garnish 273 salt and pepper pork chops 426
italian wedding soup 265 spaghetti alla carbonara 389
pasta kerchief with poached egg, french ham, and brown butter 333 stewed pork butt with creamed hominy and salsa verde 141
sopa fideos, cuttlefish cooked in its own ink, aioli 321 POTATOES
spaghetti alla carbonara 389 alda's braised octopus with potatoes 420
PÂTÉ alda's zucchini tian 435
cold pâté sandwich 18 cod in saffron broth with leeks, potatoes, and savoy cabbage 108
youth hostel breakfast 384 crunchy lunch potato slaw 330
PEACHES french fries 283
poached peaches with toasted almond cream 357 gouda cheese, aged and young, and salted warm potatoes 23
sugared ripe peaches on buttered toast 346 live crayfish boil with potatoes, corn, sausage, and onions 125
potatoes roesti 407
PEARS
skordalia 134
cornmeal pound cake with rosemary syrup, candied rosemary, and 230
poached pear smokey braised beef brisket with french fries 316
pear tarte tatin 246 PRESERVED LEMONS
PEAS avocado sandwich with lemon ricotta 287
fresh english and sugar snap peas with wasabi butter and 204 preserved lemon butter 468
honeycomb PUMPKIN
roast suckling pig with black-eyed peas and pickled tomatoes 111 pumpkin in ginger beer with brewer's yeast 184
roasted wild salmon with avgolemono rice, two kinds of peas, and 143
scallions QUAIL
quail stock 450
PEPPERS
gazpacho 269 RABBIT
greek salad 135 braised rabbit legs in vinegar sauce 99
muffalletta salad 328 whole roasted rabbit with pan drippings salsa verde 138
soft-cooked zucchini with green onion and poblanos 166 RADISHES
PERNOD bitter greens salad without acid, only oil and salt 208
braised fennel with pernod butter and trout roe 302 chicago matchbox 515
pernod on ice, with water back 509 chicken broth with dumplings and parsley-radish garnish 273
gazpacho 269
PICKLES
grated radish with trout roe and brown butter 69
matchbox pickles 490
matchbox pickles 490
pickled eggs 492
radishes with sweet butter and kosher salt 4
pickled pearl onions for the bar 493
shaved celery, fennel, and radish salad with buttered valdeón 56
pickled red onion 509 toasts
pickled tomatoes 463
RASPBERRIES
pickled turnips 491
figs and raspberries with steeped lemon cream 351
salt preserved lemons 479
fresh ricotta, figs, raspberries, and merveilles with honey and pine 380
PIGEON nuts
pigeon stock 450 RHUBARB
pigeon with parsley vinaigrette and seeded toasts 115 cornmeal cookie with candied rhubarb and cold almond cream 250
PIMMS RICE
pimms cup 508 buttered brown rice with rock shrimp, duck crackling, and roasted 306
PINEAPPLE mushrooms
3-rum punch base 498 roasted wild salmon with avgolemono rice, two kinds of peas, and 143
scallions
yellow fruits salad 370
soupy green rice with squid, mussels, and shrimp 318
PISTACHIOS
salt and sugar-cured green tomatoes with fried sicilian pistachios 77
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RICOTTA steeped lemon cream 351
avocado sandwich with lemon ricotta 287 SAUCES FOR FISH & SEAFOOD
fresh ricotta, figs, raspberries, and merveilles with honey and pine 380 anchovy butter 53
nuts brown butter vinaigrette 459
ricotta ice cream with dark caramel croutons 218 escargot butter 26
ROSEMARY smoked paprika butter 478
cornmeal pound cake with rosemary syrup, candied rosemary, and 230 tartar sauce 481
poached pear toasted fennel oil 102
rosemary lollipops for pear brandy champagne at brunch bar 494
SAUCES FOR MEAT
RUM brown butter sauce 73
3-rum punch 509 pan drippings salsa verde 138
3-rum punch base 498 parsley-shallot butter 467
black rum old-fashioned 511
SAUCES, GENERAL
frozen milk punch with sesame biscuits 236
aioli 483
long island iced tea 509
anchovy butter sauce 471
mojito 510
avgolemono 146
SABLEFISH garlic yogurt 43
asparagus with sable butter 201 hollandaise sauce 394
lower east side appetizing 383 lemon aioli 484
sable butter 470 mayonnaise 309
smoked fish scraps chowder 535 ranchero sauce 485
SALADS saffron aioli 272
bitter greens salad without acid, only oil and salt 208 salsa verde 480
black fruits salad 370 salted lemon whipped cream 45
bread heels and pan drippings salad 33 tomato sauce 482
cauliflower, salami, and fresh flageolet salad 326 SAUSAGES
cold chicken with valdeón, tomatoes, green onions, and beans 324 grilled lamb sausages with dijon mustard and cornichons 13
crunchy lunch potato slaw 330 limp/dead celery 529
escarole salad in the roman puntarelle style 432 live crayfish boil with potatoes, corn, sausage, and onions 125
fiddlehead fern salad 305 muffalletta salad 328
greek salad 135 youth hostel breakfast 384
muffalletta salad 328
SEAFOOD (also see individual seafood names)
red fruits salad 370
alda's braised octopus with potatoes 420
shaved celery, fennel, and radish salad with butter valdeón toasts 56
baked mussels with escargot butter 24
soft lettuces vinaigrette 207
buttered brown rice with rock shrimp, duck crackling, and roasted 306
turkish piyaz 137 mushrooms
warm lentil salad with fried chicken livers, poached egg, and 291 deep-fried shrimp toasts with sesame seeds 14
smoked tomato vinaigrette
fried oyster omelette with tabasco slurry 399
yellow fruits salad 370
fried oysters with tartar sauce 27
SALAMI grilled head-on shrimp with anchovy butter 53
cauliflower, salami, and fresh flageolet salad 326 live crayfish boil with potatoes, corn, sausage, and onions 125
SALMON maiale tonnato 309
lower east side appetizing 383 octopus braising liquid 539
roasted wild salmon with avgolemono rice, two kinds of peas, and 143 oysters 540
scallions
panfried softshell crabs, jersey shore style 119
salmon carcass 532 pickled shrimp 20
SALT razor clams with smoked paprika butter and hominy 78
romesco salt 209 shrimp shells for stock 559
parsley-paprika salt 478 sopa fideos, cuttlefish cooked in its own ink, aioli 321
salt preserved lemons 479 soupy green rice with squid, mussels, and shrimp 318
salt-packed cold roast beef with bread crumb salsa 312 tongue and octopus with salsa verde and mimosa'd egg 35
SARDINES SHAD
canned sardines with triscuits, dijon mustard, and cornichons 3 shad roe with bacon and smoked paprika butter 67
marinated fresh sardine sandwich 288
SHALLOTS
sardine spines 550
grilled veal heart with red wine-braised shallots and watercress 62
SAUCES FOR DESSERTS parsley-shallot butter 467
cold almond cream 250 shallot vinaigrette 465
lime syrup 352 56
SHELL BEANS
orange cream 256 fresh shell bean ragout with cardoons and mint 169
rosemary syrup 230
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SHRIMP pigeon stock 450
buttered brown rice with rock shrimp, duck crackling, and roasted 306 quail stock 450
mushrooms serrano ham broth 524
deep-fried shrimp toasts with sesame seeds 14 shrimp shells stock 559
grilled head-on shrimp with anchovy butter 53 STRAWBERRIES
pickled shrimp 20 lemon panna cotta with all the summer berries, cooked with cassis 239
shrimp shells for stock 559 strawberry milk 342
soupy green rice with squid, mussels, and shrimp 318
STURGEON
youth hostel breakfast 384
lower east side appetizing 383
SMOKED SALMON smoked fish scraps chowder 535
youth hostel breakfast 384
SUGAR SNAP PEAS
SOFTSHELL CRABS fresh english and sugar snap peas with wasabi butter and 204
panfried softshell crabs, jersey shore style 119 honeycomb
SORRELL roasted wild salmon with avgolemono rice, two kinds of peas, and 143
scallions
sorrel soup with salted lemon whipped cream 85
shaved celery, fennel, and radish salad with buttered valdeón 56
SOUPS toasts
ajo bianco 266 SWEETBREADS
chicken broth with dumplings and parsley-radish garnish 273 deep-fried sweetbreads with bacon, capers, and brown butter 73
gazpacho 269 sauce
italian wedding soup 265 TEQUILA
parm rind broth 520 deadly bloody mary 515
parm rind broth stracciatella 522 long island iced tea 509
parmesan dumplings in capon broth 81 maria bloody mary 514
serrano ham broth 524 southwest bloody mary 515
smoked fish scraps chowder 535
TOFU
sorrel soup with salted lemon whipped cream 85
silken warm tofu, fresh soybeans cooked in salted french butter, 299
spanish garlic soup with smoked paprika butter 524 celery seed gastrique
SOYBEANS TOMATOES
silken warm tofu, fresh soybeans cooked in salted french butter, 299 alda's zucchini tian 435
celery seed gastrique
avocado sandwich with lemon ricotta 287
SPICE & HERB BLENDS braised lamb shoulder with lemons, tomatoes, and cinnamon 103
berbere spice mixture 477 classic prune bloody mary and variations 514
chili paste 475 cold chicken with valdeón, tomatoes, green onions, and beans 324
gremolata 476 eggplant parmesan 430
herb stems condiment 556 gazpacho 269
homemade chili flakes 474 greek salad 135
homemade chili oil 474 pickled tomatoes 463
homemade old bay 476 prune bloody mary mix 497
parsley-paprika salt 478 ranchero sauce 485
romesco salt 209 ratatouille sandwich with aioli and fried capers 278
toasted fennel oil 102 roast suckling pig with black-eyed peas and pickled tomatoes 111
tomato skins for tomato powder 551 salt and sugar-cured green tomatoes with fried sicilian pistachios 77
SQUASH sliced jersey beefsteak tomatoes with warm french salted butter 159
alda's zucchini tian 435 smoked tomato vinaigrette 462
ratatouille sandwich with aioli and fried capers 278 smoked tomatoes 461
SQUID tomato sauce 482
soupy green rice with squid, mussels, and shrimp 318 tomato skins for tomato powder 551
warm lentil salad with fried chicken livers, poached egg, and 291
STOCKS smoked tomato vinaigrette
beef stock 443
TONGUE
capon broth 452
tongue and octopus with salsa verde and mimosa'd egg 35
chicken stock 448
double stock 449 TRIPE
duck stock 451 stewed tripe milanese with gremolata 91
fish stock 457 TRIPLE SEC
mixed meats stock with walk-in detritus 454 brandy sidecar 508
octopus braising liquid 539 long island iced tea 509
oxtail broth 444 TROUT
parm broth 520 braised fennel with pernod butter and trout roe 302
pho-style oxtail broth 446 grated radish with trout roe and brown butter 69
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TROUT cont’d roasted garnet yams with brown butter vinaigrette and deep-fried 192
skins
panfried trout with brown butter vinaigrette 149
roasted mixed onions with onion butter and toasted seeds 190
TUNA shaved celery, fennel, and radish salad with buttered valdeón 56
grilled tuna pain bagnat 296 toasts
maiale tonnato 309 sliced jersey beefsteak tomatoes with warm french salted butter 159
TURKEY smokey eggplant, parsley-sesame flatbread, grilled lemons 88
monte cristo 402 soft lettuces vinaigrette 207
soft-cooked zucchini with green onion and poblanos 166
TURNIPS
sorrel soup with salted lemon whipped cream 85
bitter greens salad without acid, only oil and salt 208
stewed yellow lentils, cardamom-braised chard, and gunpowder 196
chicago matchbox 515
whole roasted cauliflower with fried capers and brown butter 195
duck liver garbure with toasted chestnut 64 bread crumbs
matchbox pickles 490 zucchini tops 527
pickled turnips 491
VERMOUTH
VEAL - see CALF negroni 508
VEGETABLES (also see individual vegetable names) old pal 512
alda's zucchini tian 435
VINAIGRETTES & DRESSINGS
artichokes barigoule with lemon aioli 172
brown butter vinaigrette 459
asparagus with sable butter 201
buttermilk dressing 466
bagna cauda 70
homemade chili oil 474
bitter greens salad without acid, only oil and salt 208 parsley vinaigrette 115
braised dandelion greens with mastixa and feta 136 prune vinaigrette 458
braised escarole with raisins-on-the-vine 203 shallot vinaigrette 465
braised fennel with pernod butter and trout roe 302 smoked tomato vinaigrette 462
braised green cabbage with anchovies and garlic 186 toasted fennel oil 102
cauliflower hearts 528 wine dregs for wine vinegar 547
cauliflower, salami, and fresh flageolet salad 326
VODKA
celery hearts victor 160
"diet" fresca soda 510
celery root with caraway butter and caraway seed gastrique 193
ghost of mary 515
chard stems 552
ice cold martini, a little wet, a little dirty 508
charred okra and mixed onions with berbere spices 188
italian greyhound 511
creamed dried corn 180
lemon vodka 501
creamed fresh corn 179
long island iced tea 509
eggplant parmesan 430
orange vodka 501
escarole salad in the roman puntarelle style 432
prune classic bloody mary and variations 514
fennel baked in cream 433
rose's gimlet 512
fiddlehead fern salad 305
sgropino 434
fresh english and sugar snap peas with wasabi butter and 204
honeycomb spicy lemonade with orange vodka 512
fresh flageolets with braised baby leeks and chanterelle 176 vodka stinger 511
mushrooms WATERMELON
fresh shell bean ragout with cardoons and mint 169 cold yellow watermelon with lime syrup 352
fried whole baby artichokes with saffron aioli and fennel pollen 271
WHEAT CHEX CEREAL
fried zucchini agrodolce with chilies and fresh mint 181
broiled ruby red grapefruit with wheat chex streusel 374
gazpacho 269
grated radish with trout roe and brown butter 69 WHISKY/WHISKEY
grilled asparagus with salsa verde 202 irish coffee with shaken cream 513
grilled spring onions with romesco salt and lime 209 old pal 512
limp/dead celery 529 rye and ginger 513
mixed colored carrots with preserved lemon butter and 199 YAMS
honeycomb roasted garnet yams with brown butter vinaigrette and deep-fried 192
muffalletta salad 328 skins
plain, well-boiled vegetables with olive oil 423 ZUCCHINI
pole beans braised in kalamata olive oil with anise hyssop 200 alda's zucchini tian 435
potatoes roesti 407 fried zucchini agrodolce with chilies and fresh mint 181
pumpkin in ginger beer with brewer's yeast 184 plain, well-boiled vegetables with olive oil 423
radishes with sweet butter and kosher salt 4 ratatouille sandwich with aioli and fried capers 278
ratatouille sandwich with aioli and fried capers 278 soft-cooked zucchini with green onion and poblanos 166
roasted beets and their tops with aioli 163 zucchini fritters, whipped greek yogurt, toasted almond sugar 254
zucchini tops 527