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L'Ecole at The French Culinary Institute Menu

lunch prix fixe menu $30

For Three Courses

appetizers
Quail Tempura grilled pineapple, port wine demi-glace      
Tandoori Octopus squash curry, dahl vierge      
Warm Asparagus Salad soft-boiled organic egg, pancetta crumbs      
Shrimp and Leek Ravioli carrot-cardamom sauce      
Roasted Vegetable Terrine japanese eggplant, zucchini, gruyère, basil pesto      
Country pâté foie gras, truffles      
Seasonal Salad asparagus, hon shimeji mushrooms, watermelon radish, pickled cherry tomatoes, sherry vinaigrette      
entrèes
Pan-roasted Fluke maple-pepper bacon, wild mushrooms      
Grilled Sturgeon rainbow swiss chard, golden raisins, borlotti beans, bacon vinaigrette      
Pan-fried Branzino ratatouille, olive tapenade, lemon aioli      
Seared Wild Striped Bass celery root-apple purée, smoked shallot sauce      
Pan-roasted Vinegar Chicken hedgehog mushrooms, sausage, salsify      
Winning Dish of the 2012 Bocuse D’or Commis Competition      
Seared Duck Breast braised duck leg raviolo, leek fondue, frizzled leeks, currant demi-glace      
Grilled Sirloin Steak cauliflower cream, oxtail ragout, sour cherries      
Supplement When Included in Prix Fixe Menu       5
Roasted Pork Tenderloin pattypan squash, smoked heirloom tomatoes, truffled macaroni and cheese      
Chopped Salad chickpeas, kalamata olives, red peppers, plum tomato and champagne vinaigrette      
Add Grilled Chicken       supp 5
L’ecole Burger gruyère, lettuce and tomato on a brioche bun pommes frites and bone marrow béarnaise      
Add Bacon       2
L’ecole Omelette pommes frites choice of two: mushrooms; spinach, gruyère, bacon      
side dishes $5
Ratatouille      
Sautéed Mustard Greens      
Truffled Macaroni and Cheese      
Sauteed Wild Mushrooms      
Borlotti Beans      
desserts
Carrot Cake cream cheese icing, coffee sauce      
Avocado Panna Cotta lemon marmalade, marinated black berries      
La Pastiera grapefruit, pomegranate, basil      
Sacher Cake white chocolate sorbet      

dinner prix fixe $47

For Three Courses

appetizers
Warm Asparagus Salad soft-boiled organic egg, pancetta crumbs      
Seasonal Salad asparagus, hon shimeji mushrooms, watermelon radish, pickled cherry tomatoes, sherry vinaigrette      
Quail Tempura grilled pineapple, port wine demi-glace      
Tandoori Octopus squash curry, dahl vierge      
Shrimp and Leek Ravioli carrot-cardamom sauce      
Charcuterie Plate foie gras, pâté, fromage de tête and duck rillette      
entrées
Pan-roasted Ginger-glazed Mahi Mahi parnsip puree and five spice vermont cheddar potato croquettes      
Pan-fried Branzino ratatouille, olive tapenade, lemon aioli      
Grilled Sturgeon rainbow swiss chard, golden raisins, borlotti beans, bacon vinaigrette      
Seared Wild Striped Bass celery root-apple purée, smoked shallot sauce      
Pan-roasted Vinegar Chicken sausage, hedgehog mushrooms, salsify      
Seared Duck Breast braised duck leg raviolo, leek fondue, currant demi-glace      
Roasted Pork Tenderloin pattypan squash, smoked heirloom tomatoes, truffled macaroni and cheese      
Grilled Rib-eye Steak bone-marrow bérnaise, sautéed spinach, pommes frites      
side dishes $6
Sautéed Spinach      
Borlotti Beans and Swiss Chard      
Vermont Cheddar Potato Croquettes      
Truffled Macaroni and Cheese      
Pommes Frites      
dessert
Crème Brûlée le cirque style      
Cheesecake lemon sorbet, grapefruit gelée tarragon tuille      
Chocolate Almond Layer Cake chocolate fudge      
Deconstructed S’mores homemade marshmallow, spiced graham, dark chocolate      
Lemon-pepper Cake lemon curd, candied kumquats      
"out to pasteur"
Supplement For Three Cheeses       10
Paired With Three Dessert Wines       25
coffee
Illy
Coffee       3.50
Espresso       3.25
Double Espresso       4.25
Cappuccino       4.25
gourmet tea selection $4.50
Harney & Sons
Bangkok Blend green tea, lemongrass, coconut, ginger      
English Breakfast chinese black tea, simple, reviving      
Apple Cinnamon black tea, soothing and comforting      
Earl Grey Supreme bergamot with ceylon vintage silver tips      
Pomegranate Oolong ti quan yin oolong, tangy pomegranate      
Verveine caffeine free, full bodied, citrus notes      
Ginger & Liquorice caffeine free, sweet and spicy      
Egyptian Chamomile caffeine free, apple and honey notes      
Peppermint caffeine free, crisp, bold      

3-course wine pairing $23

dinner student prix fixe $47

For Four Courses

appetizers
Quail Tempura grilled pineapple, port wine demi-glace      
Tandoori Octopus squash curry, dahl vierge      
Warm Asparagus Salad soft-boiled organic egg, pancetta crumbs      
Shrimp and Leek Ravioli carrot-cardamom sauce      
fish course
Pan-roasted Fluke maple-pepper bacon, wild mushrooms      
Pan-fried Branzino ratatouille, olive tapenade, lemon aioli      
Grilled Sturgeon rainbow swiss chard, golden raisins, borlotti beans, bacon vinaigrette      
Seared Wild Striped Bass celery root-apple purée, smoked shallot sauce      
meat course
Pan-roasted Vinegar Chicken sausage, hedgehog mushrooms, salsify      
Winning Dish of the 2012 Bocuse D’or Commis Competition      
Seared Duck Breast braised duck leg raviolo, leek fondue, currant demi-glace      
Grilled Sirloin Steak cauliflower cream, oxtail ragout, sour cherries      
Supplement When Included in Prix Fixe Menu       supp 5
Roasted Pork Tenderloin pattypan squash, smoked heirloom tomatoes, truffled macaroni & cheese      
side dishes $6
Ratatouille      
Sautéed Mustard Greens      
Truffled Macaroni and Cheese      
Sautéed Wild Mushrooms      
Borlotti Beans      
dessert
Carrot Cake cream cheese icing, coffee sauce      
Avocado Panna Cotta lemon marmalade, marinated black berries      
La Pastiera grapefruit, pomegranate, basil      
Sacher Cake white chocolate sorbet      
"out to pasteur"
Supplement For Three Cheeses       10
Paired With Three Dessert Wines       25
coffee
Illy
Coffee       3.50
Espresso       3.25
Double Espresso       4.25
Cappuccino       4.25
gourmet tea selection $4.50
Harney & Sons
Bangkok Blend green tea, lemongrass, coconut, ginger      
English Breakfast chinese black tea, simple, reviving      
Apple Cinnamon black tea, soothing and comforting      
Earl Grey Supreme bergamot with ceylon vintage silver tips      
Pomegranate Oolong ti quan yin oolong, tangy pomegranate      
Verveine caffeine free, full bodied, citrus notes      
Ginger & Liquorice caffeine free, sweet and spicy      
Egyptian Chamomile caffeine free, apple and honey notes      
Peppermint caffeine free, crisp, bold      

4-course wine pairing $30

brunch

appetizers
French Onion Soup topped with gruyère cheese       7
Warm Asparagus Salad soft-boiled organic egg, pancetta crumbs       11
Duck and Pork Terrine foie gras, pistachio and truffle       10
Seasonal Salad frisée, radicchio, asparagus, hon shimeji mushrooms, watermelon radish, pickled cherry tomatoes, sherry vinaigrette       11
Smoked Salmon mini-bagel and chive cream cheese       13
Shrimp and Leek Ravioli carrot-cardamom sauce       13
Available As an Entrée       19
Fresh Fruit Plate daily assortment       8
Add Agave Yogurt & Coconut Almond Granola       3
entrées
Brioche French Toast fresh cream, berries and patterson farm maple syrup       15
Steak Frites rib-eye steak, french fries, spinach and béarnaise sauce       28
Classic Eggs Benedict canadian bacon and hollandaise sauce       16
Smoked Salmon Benedict dill hollandaise       18
Mussels & Frites prince edward island mussels choice of thai-green curry or tomato-leek, butter & beer       16
Omelet with mixed greens and roasted fingerling home fries       10
Add: gruyère, fontina, Tomato concasse, onion, spinach, Mushrooms or Red Pepper       ea 1
Duck Confit & Potato Hash with eggs any style       17
Burger gruyere, maple-pepper bacon, lettuce and tomato on a brioche bun with french fries       15
Turkey B.l.t house-roasted turkey, chipotle mayo and avocado with french fries       16
sides $5
Maple-pepper Bacon      
Canadian Bacon      
Mixed Green Salad      
Sautéed Spinach      
Asparagus      
Fingerling Home Fries      
French Fries      
dessert $8
Tart Du Jour      
Chocolate Almond Layer Cake chocolate fudge      
Cheesecake lemon sorbet, grapefruit gelée      
Crème Brûlée le cirque style      
Fresh Fruit Plate crème chantilly      
"out to pasteur"
Supplement For Three Cheeses       10
Paired With Three Dessert Wines       25
coffee
Illy
Coffee       3.50
Espresso       3.25
Double Espresso       4.25
Cappuccino       4.25
gourmet tea selection $4.50
Harney & Sons
Bangkok Blend green tea, lemongrass, coconut, ginger      
English Breakfast chinese black tea, simple, reviving      
Apple Cinnamon black tea, soothing and comforting      
Earl Grey Supreme bergamot with ceylon vintage silver tips      
Pomegranate Oolong ti quan yin oolong, tangy pomegranate      
Verveine caffeine free, full bodied, citrus notes      
Ginger & Liquorice caffeine free, sweet and spicy      
Egyptian Chamomile caffeine free, fresh apple and honey notes      
Peppermint caffeine free, crisp, bold      

bar

starters
Asparagus Salad soft-boiled organic egg, pancetta crumbs       12
Tandoori Octopus squash curry, dahl vierge       12
Quail Tempura grilled pineapple, port wine demi-glace       11
Shrimp and Leek Ravioli carrot-cardamom sauce       13
Charcuterie Plate foie gras, pâté, fromage de tête and duck rillette       15
Selection of Artisanal Cheeses       10
entrées
Moules Frites white wine, shallots and parsley       14
Gruyere Bacon Burger on Brioche Bun french fries with bone marrow béarnaise       15
side selections $5 each
Pommes Frites with bone marrow béarnaise      
Sautéed Mustard Greens      
Truffled Macaroni and Cheese      

brunch wine

libations
Good Morning Mary our signature bloody mary mix       11
Spicy Maria tequila, spicy tomato juice, fresh cilantro, pickled vegetables       12
Easy Like a Sunday Mimosa blanc de blancs with your choice of litchi, passion fruit, or peach       10
Fire & Ice vodka, litchi purée, muddled ginger, and a hint of lime       13
The Dupree gin, zirbenz stone pine liqueur, velvet falernum, thai basil, and fresh grapefruit juice       13
Cardinal Sin cardenal mendoza brandy, calvados, grand marnier, green chartreuse, and pineapple juice       15
coffee by illy
Coffee       3
Espresso       3.25
Double Espresso       4.25
Cappuccino       4.25
gourmet tea selections $4.50
Harney & Sons
Bangkok Blend green tea, lemongrass, coconut, ginger      
English Breakfast chinese black tea, simple, reviving      
Apple Cinnamon black tea, soothing & comforting      
Earl Grey Supreme bergamot, ceylon vintage silver tips      
Pomegranate Oolong ti quan yin oolong, tangy & bright      
Verveine caffeine free, full bodied, citrus notes      
Ginger & Liquorice caffeine free, sweet & spicy      
Egyptian Chamomile caffeine free, apple & honey notes      
Peppermint caffeine free, crisp, bold      
non-alcoholic selections $4
Lavender & Thai Basil Soda      
Earl Grey Soda      
Strawberry Lemonade      
Fizzy Lizzy Sodas mount fuji apple, pacific raspberry lemon, cranberry, yakima valley grape      
Make It a Dizzy Lizzy add a spirit for      
Fresh Squeezed Juice beet & apple, carrot & ginger, orange, ruby grapefruit      
bottled beer selections
Bottled Beer Selection louisiana       6
Ayinger, Bräu-weisse germany       6
Bear Republic Brewing co, Hop Rod Rye california       6
Blue Point Brewing co., winter ale, new york       7
Bosteels brewery, Tripel Karmeliet belgium       10
Dupont Saison Farmhouse ale, belgium       (375ml) 9
Einbecker (n/a), germany       6
Etienne Dupont Cider Brut france       (375ml) 15
G. Schneider & sohn, Aventinus germany       9
La trappe, Quadrupel belgium       11
Lindemans Framboise Lambic belgium       (375ml) 12
Nectar ales, Ipa california       7
Rogue ales, Mocha Porter oregon       8
Sierra Nevada Brewing co., Celebration california       6
Shipyard Brewing co., pumpkinhead ale, maine       7
Smuttynose Brewing co., Robust Porter new hampshire       7
Stoudt’s Brewing co., Stoudt’s Pilsner pennsylvania       6
american craft brew flight $15
4 Beers, 3oz Ea
Stoudt’s Brewing Co stoudt’s pils, pennsylvania      
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co celebration, california      
Bear Republic Brewing Co hop rod rye, california      
Rogue Ales mocha porter, oregon      
dessert wine by the glass
Chenin Blanc domaine philippe delesvaux, clos de la guiberderie, coteaux du layon saint aubin, loire valley, france 2003       16
Furmint/ Hárslevelu tokaj hétszolo, tokaj late harvest, vin de qualité blanc doux, hungary 2007       8
Gewürztraminer vinum cellars, ka-pow!, vista verde vineyard, san benito county, california 2007       13
Gewürztraminer & Sauvignon Blanc pellegrini vineyards, finale bin 1331, north fork of long island, new york nv       12
Grenache Gris domaine des schistes, solera, rivesaltes, france nv       6
Muscat la morandina, moscati d’asti, piedmont, italy 2010       8
Château Du trignon, beaumes-de-venise, Rhône valley, France 2008       9
Campbells, rutherglen, Australia Nv       10
Sémillon & Sauvignon Blanc carmes de rieussec, sauternes, bordeaux, france 2007       10
Verduzzo villa marchesi, friuli grave, friuli-venezia giulia, italy 2009       6
Zinfandel dashe cellars, late harvest zinfandel, dry creek valley, california 2007       12

wines by the glass

sparkling
Champagne pierre brigandat, brut nv       18
La caravelle, Brut rosé, Nv       22
Méthode Traditionnelle gruet, méthode champenoise, brut, albuquerque, new mexico nv       10
Lucien albrecht, Crémant d’alsace, alsace, france, Brut rosé Nv       11
white wine
Albariño condes de albarei, salneval, valle del salnes, rías baixas, spain 2010       8
Chardonnay flora springs, napa valley, california 2009       10
Chenin Blanc domaine bourillon dorléans, la coulee d’argent sec, vouvray, loire valley, france 2009       12
Garganega inama, vin soave, soave classico, véneto, italy 2009       9
Riesling selbach, incline, kabinett, mosel, germany 2010       10
Sauvignon Blanc henri bourgeois, la porte du caillou, sancerre, loire valley, france 2010       14
pink
Rosé of Grenache/syrah/mourvèdre halter ranch, paso robles, california 2010       12
red
Cabernet Sauvignon turnbull cellars, old bull, napa valley, california 2009       15
Grenache domaine du pesquier, côtes-du-rhône, rhône valley, france 2009       10
Malbec kaiken, mendoza, argentina 2010       8
Pinot Noir louis max, beaucharme, burgundy, france 2009       12
Tempranillo bodegas ondarre, encender, reserva, rioja, spain 2005       11

fortified wine by the glass

banyuls
Grenache domaine la tour vieille, rimage 2008       9
madeira
Bual cossart gordan, 5 year       10
port
Ruby graham’s, six grapes       7
Tawny dow’s, 10 year       10
Late Bottled Vintage dow’s, late bottled vintage 2001       12
Vintage dow’s, quinta do bomfim 1996       13
sherry
Manzanilla bodegas hidalgo, la gitana, sanlucar de barrameda, spain       9
Amontillado emilio lustau, los arcos, jerez, spain       11
Oloroso emilio lustau, don nuño, jerez, spain       12
Palo Cortado emilio lustau, peninsula, jerez, spain       12
Moscatel emilio lustau, emilin       9
East India emilio lustau, solera       8
Pedro Ximénez emilio lustau, san emilio       12
Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez emilio lustau, capataz andrés       11
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