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The Modern Menu

lunch

appetizers
Rabbit Terrine cooked in riesling and anise hyssop, fine herbs coulis       22
Dorade Royale flash cooked with sea urchin, yuzu and american caviar       26
Cauliflower Panna Cotta with yellowstone river caviar, cockle clams, and orange emulsion       27
Spiced Foie Gras Terrine with quince gelée and fresh walnuts       30
Sautéed Sullivan County Foie Gras with medjool date and lemon confit, chestnut tuile       32
Tartare of Yellowfin Tuna and Diver Scallops seasoned with yellowstone river caviar       33
Green Asparagus Soup with gyromitre mushroom       18
Sweet Pea Soup with slow cooked barley, parmesan crisp and savory cream       18
Seasonal Greens with goat cheese ravioli, beet carpaccio and truffle vinaigrette       17
Chilled Maine Lobster Salad seasoned with tahitian vanilla, granny smith apple and shiso       38
Rock Shrimp Risotto with wild ramps, fines herbs and hijiki       24
entrees
Flounder Fillet filled with black trumpet mushrooms, watercress sauce and wild rice       32
Roasted Maine Lobster with sweet potato fondant and black truffle vinaigrette       47
Chorizo-crusted Codfish with white coco bean purée and harissa oil       34
Baby Squid "linguini cut" sautéed with savoy cabbage, sausage from it's own ink and a mild curry infusion       28
Olive Oil Poached Scottish Salmon with wilted leek, celeriac and burgundy truffle sauce       35
Fine Herbs Braised Vermont Suckling Pig with parsnip pureé, roasted pineapple, and natural jus scented with cardamom       35
Pheasant Breast with truffled potato purée, brussel sprout fondue and vermont maple reduction       36
Pennsylvania Duck Breast with black trumpet marmalade, fleischneke, and banyuls jus       36
Black Angus Beef Tenderloin Poached in Spiced Cabernet with yukon gold potato strings, roasted hen of the woods and sweet-spicy glaze       42
multi-course lunch tasting menus
Chef Tasting Menu       125
Spring 2009 Tasting Menu       115

lunch prix fixe

Two Courses and Dessert $48. Three Courses and Dessert $58. Choice of

Grapefruit "soba" Noodle with fresh crabmeat and mint      
Celeriac Soup smoked cod and vermont maple syrup      
Choice of
Slow Baked Char spring mushroom, kolrabi and sorrel emulsion      
Maine Lobster in Broth of Vegetable and Herb      
Choice of
Roasted Rabbit with spring garlic, olive and potato gnocchi      
Colorado Lamb Chop seasoned with niora pepper, fava bean fondue      
Choice of
Baba Grand Marnier roasted mango, vanilla ice cream and lime sabayon      
Milk Chocolate and Hazelnut Dacquoise with raspberry sorbet      

spring awakening 4 course prix fixe dinner $65

As the Day's Light Lingers on the Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture garden, the Menu Will Be Offered Monday Through Friday Until 6:30. Choice of

Grapefruit "soba" Noodle with fresh crabmeat and mint      
Celeriac Soup smoked cod and vermont maple syrup      
Choice of
Slow Baked Char spring mushroom, kolrabi and sorrel emulsion      
Maine Lobster in Broth of Vegetable and Herb      
Choice of
Roasted Rabbit with spring garlic, olive and potato gnocchi      
Colorado Lamb Chop seasoned with niora pepper, fava bean fondue      
Choice of
Baba Grand Marnier roasted mango, vanilla ice cream and lime sabayon      
Milk Chocolate and Hazelnut Dacquoise with raspberry sorbet      

three course prix fixe dinner $88

Artisanal Cheese Cart $21

appetizers
Rabbit Terrine cooked in riesling and anise hyssop, fine herbs coulis      
Dorade Royale "flash cooked" with sea urchin, yuzu and american caviar      
Cauliflower Panna Cotta with yellowstone river caviar, cockle clams, and orange emulsion      
Spiced Foie Gras Terrine with quince gelée and fresh walnuts      
Sautéed Sullivan County Foie Gras with medjool date and lemon confit, chestnut tuile      
Tartare of Yellowfin Tuna and Diver Scallops seasoned with yellowstone river caviar      
Hamachi, Black Truffle and Foie Gras Millefeuille truffle vinaigrette      
Green Asparagus Soup with gyromitre mushroom      
Sweet Pea Soup with slow cooked barley, parmesan crisp and savory cream      
Seasonal Greens with goat cheese raviolis, beet carpaccio, and truffle vinaigrette      
Chilled Maine Lobster Salad seasoned with tahitian vanilla, granny smith apple and shiso       supp 10
Escargot, Pearl onion, and Potato "gateau" with ginger parsley jus      
Rock Shrimp Risotto with wild ramps, fines herbs and hijiki      
entrees
Flounder Fillet filled with black trumpet mushrooms, watercress sauce and wild rice      
Roasted Maine Lobster with sweet potato fondant and black truffle vinaigrette       supp 10
Chorizo-crusted Codfish with white coco bean purée and harissa oil      
Baby Squid "linguini cut" sautéed with savoy cabbage, sausage from it's own ink and a mild curry infusion      
Olive Oil Poached Scottish Salmon with wilted leek, celeriac and burgundy truffle sauce      
Pheasant Breast with truffled potato puree, brussel sprout fondue and vermont maple reduction      
Lemon Dusted Veal Sweetbread simmered in "vin jaune" with chestnuts and roasted heirloom cauliflower      
Fine Herbs Braised Vermont Suckling Pig with parsnip purée, roasted pineapple, and natural jus scented with cardamom      
Squab and Foie Gras "croustillant" with caramelized ginger jus and farm vegetable      
Black Angus Beef Tenderloin poached in spiced cabernet with yukon gold potato strings, roasted hen of the woods and sweet-spicy glaze      
chef tasting menu $125
Rabbit Terrine cooked in riesling and anise hyssop, fine herbs coulis      
Tartare of Yellowfin Tuna and Diver Scallops seasoned with yellowstone river caviar      
Ravioli of Escargot with slow poached quail eggs, escargot caviar and mustard greens      
Maine Lobster Cappuccino      
Chorizo-crusted Codfish with white coco bean purée and harissa oil      
Pennsylvania Duck Breast with black trumpet marmalade, fleischschneke, and banyuls jus      
Baba Grand Marnier roasted mango, vanilla ice cream and lime sabayon      
spring tasting menu $115
Japanese Hamachi Tartare with yuzu, american sturgeon caviar and rome point oyster      
Fresh Morel Mushroom and Fava Bean Salad roasted spotted prawn      
Gewurztraminer Poached Foie Gras with young turnips and gingered rhubarb juice      
Roasted Green Asparagus with cabernet and herb mousseline      
Loup de Mer with grapefruit crumble and hazelnut oil      
Modern Spring Lamb 'pot-au-feu'      
Pineapple 'chartreuse' With Fresh Herb Sorbet      
dessert selections
Lunch: Ala Carte $12. dinner: Dessert Included With Cheese Cart Option
Citrus "craquelin", Almond Mousseline and Tangerine Sorbet      
Chocolate tart, Chocolate Crémeux and Sorbet      
Pineapple 'chartreuse' With Fresh Herb Sorbet      
Milk Chocolate and Hazelnut Dacquoise with raspberry sorbet      
White Chocolate Crémeux caramelized bananas and ten flavor sorbet      
Baba Grand Marnier roasted mango, vanilla ice cream and lime sabayon      
Lemon Napoleon exotique fruit brunoise, and fromage blanc sorbet      
Artisanal Cheese Cart       supp 10
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