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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Caviar crusted black cod with leek pur?e, wilted ramps and a verjus Burre blanc.
Today's ingredient Sable Fish aka black cod

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

A "Cuban sandwich" with braised pork belly, red wine mustard and slices of pickled tomatillos, served with fried potato shavings.

Monday, March 28, 2011

@chefmichael; No way!!!! Grilled pork tenderloin with sweet potato corn bacon hash and spicy tomatillos sauce
Today's ingredient is tomatillo

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Charcoal grilled prawns with shaved brussles sprout salad cranberries, bacon and warm bacon sherry vin
Raw spot prawns tossed with diced seared foie gras, black garlic puree and kiwi salsa

Friday, March 25, 2011

Santa barbara spot prawns grilled over hard wood with a strawberry and fresh horseradish "cocktail sauce".
Today's ingredient is............Santa barbara spot prawns

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Crispy veal sweetbreads with broccolini, sauteed grapes and cauliflower puree

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

@cheffmichael Olive oil cake with cara cara orange marmalade
Hamachi sashimi with blood orange segment, shiso, avocado and crispy tarrot
Today's ingredient is orange
Warm tomato salad with wilted arugula, garlic toast, Parm chip, avocado and balsamic lime dressing
Finely choped Shrimp, cherry tomatoes, buffalo motz and basil with caramelized onions and micro greens served on a toseted dill and sesame flat bred with a tomato vineger reduction.
Warm tomato salad with wilted arugula, garlic toast, Parm chip, avocado and balsamic lime dressing

Monday, March 21, 2011

Bloody marry sorbet with celery and tomato chips
Tomato sorbet served over a warm tomato and walnut Quick-bread.
Today's ingredient........Let's do a simple but fun one= tomato!!!!!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Curried rabbit; red curry, galangal, lime leaf, chili and thickened with coconut yogurt. Served with zucchini blossoms stuffed with roasted tomato garlic and eggplant.
A millefeuille of puff pastry, raspberries lightened sweet goats milk yogurt and cajeta.
Yogurt-mint marinaded lamb loin with Curried yogurt panna cotta, grilled zucchini and roasted tomatoes
Salad of Baby arugala with smoked almonds, blackberries, preserved lemon and blackberry-yogurt dressing
Today's ingredient is Yogurt
Basil sorbet with a sweetened balsamic glaze then table side the dish is finished with a clear strawberry soup.
Sesame seed bagel with smoked cream cheese, Prosciutto and thinly sliced strawberries.
@cheffmichael Seared salmon with savory strawberry risotto, peeled multiple colored cherry tomato with balsamic glaze

Friday, March 18, 2011

Strawberry panna cotta with rose caramel and mint, strawberry caviar, fresh strawberries and strawberry pop rocks

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

@cheffmichael Pork tenderloin rolled in coco nibs, saut?ed fiddle heads and smoked raspberry sauce

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Monday, March 14, 2011

Grilled mahi mahi with navy bean- bacon ragout, Swiss chard and bacon broth
Red wine and rosemary braised lamb shank, served over a room temperature navy bean salad with tomatoes, spring onions, lambs quarter and fennel.
Todays ingredient is navy beans
Tofu blended with 60% chocolate, chili Pekin and cinnamon for amazing Aztec chocolate pudding.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Misoyaki glazed butterfish over togarashi spiced sushi rice and yuzu soy bean coulis.
@cheffmichael Fermented soy bean paste marinated kobe ribeye with soy braised diakon, jumbo asparagus and foie gras bubbles
Today's ingredient is soybean's have fun!
@cheffmichael Old bay crusted dungy crab po boy with spicy celery root slaw on crusty bread
Artichoke and roasted onion Tortellini tossed with the crab warmed in brown butter and extra virgin olive oil.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Sautéed Dungeness crab a teaspoon ground ginger sesame oil sliced green onion sliced red pepper black pepper salt 1/4 teaspoon minced thyme and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic with crispy brown potatoes season with salt and pepper.
Today's ingredient is Dungeness crab
A blood orange almond cake, blood orange pana cotta, and blood orange sherbet garnished with crystalized orange blossoms.

Friday, March 11, 2011

@cheffmichael; Grilled mahi mahi with blood orange risotto, smoked almonds and Saba syrup
Duck confit salads with a mix of red oak leaf and watercress, blood orange segments, spiced almonds, duck crackling and a dressing of lemon juice, blood orange juice, soy sauce, samble, and grape seed oil.
Today's ingredient is blood oranges.
@cheffmichael; Paper thin capriccio of short rib with a simple parsley radish salad dressed with truffle oil and black lava salt.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

@cheffmichael; Pomegranate Rosemary braised short rib with butternut squab puree, bacon, brussles sprouts and pomegranate brown butter gastrique.
Crispy short rib sandwich fried egg arugula red onion marmalade
Braised short rib pizza with oven dried tomato, caramelized onion, gruyere, parmesan and sunny side up egg.
Brown mole braised short ribs with warm corn tortilla flan, and mango salsa with fresh lime juice and cilantro
Today's ingredient is short rib.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Asparagus panna cotta top with foie torchon ,black truffle- preserved lemon vinaigrette
Asparagus "linguini" with hedgehog mushrooms and sherry truffle sauce
Spice dusted black bass, seared with the skin on, shatiki, and black trumpet mushrooms and asparagus dashi.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Monday, March 7, 2011

Roasted venison with brussels sprouts and bacon, braised butternut squash and a natural jus finished with nutella.
Nutella creme brûlée with candied hazelnuts and banana marmalade
Smoked paprika dusted rack of lamb ,chanterelle puree, roasted purple potatoes, and nutella Demi
Maple syrup a long with nytella, pecans, raisins, vanilla extract and pastry flour and you have maplenutel cookies
Today's ingredient is Nutella

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Crispy cream of wheat cake infused with prunes topped with seared foie gras, pickled nuts and prune gastrique
Sun dried tomato & Thai bird chili cream of wheat, pan seared whole red snapper, shaved Fiscalini cheese's San Joaquin Gold & cilantro foam
Barely wine & salted caramel ice cream float
Oatmeal pancakes PB&J
Oat crusted monkfish, savory saffron oatmeal, sea beans and preserved lemon butter sauce
A toasted rice coated trout, with bok choy, mizutaki mushrooms, scallions broccoli stems and Dijon sprouts in a shallow miso broth.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Today's ingredient is ........Grain, any cereal grain (rice, wheat, barley, oats and corn).
Pastrami and potato hash with white asparagus, bacon mustard vin, truffeled frisee topped with a poached egg.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Sliced NY strip served with a sauce of morel mushrooms and asparagus saut?ed with shallots, folded into a smoked egg hollandaise.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Sesame crusted Roasted halibut with edamame puree, soy braised diakon,
Carrot Ginger sauce
A pasta of bacon, edamame, mini shells, mint, parmesan and a touch of lemon juice.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011