Alain Ducasse at the Essex House Restaurant
Restaurant Menu
[ CAVIAR ]
• Caspian Golden Osetra caviar by “Caviar Russe” blinis, toast, fingerling potato, crème fraîche 10 $ per gram (one ounce : 28.35 grams)[ APPETIZERS ]
• Sweet garlic/watercress velouté, snail purse, tomato/herbs crostini
• Mosaic of selected vegetables, natural dressing
• Duck foie gras terrine, rhubarb/strawberry chutney, toasted “baguette”
• Spring squash ravioli, contrast of zucchini, clear essence
• Warm composition of the five seas, wild arugula, lemon vinegar emulsion
• Carpaccio of blue fin tuna marinated seared
• “Toro”, ginger, diced asparagus (With Caspian Golden Osetra caviar supplement) [ FISH ]
• New Zealand John Dory “au plat”
• True-Red pepper dusted, braised fennel
• Australian barramundi, yellow/candy beets, fresh hearts of palm
• Dover Sole, periwinkles, sautéed mizuna, sauce “Vin jaune d’Arbois”
• Halibut, artichoke cooked and raw, black truffles/tomato/lemon condiments
• Poached Maine lobster, black truffles, salsifis and spinach, ''jus de presse'' ( supplement) [ MEAT ]
• Dry aged prime beef, potatoes “boulangère”/lily vegetables, Taggiasca olive jus
• Milk fed veal in cast iron pan, contrast of baby carrots, tangy sauce
• Pennsylvania squab breast "sur canapé", wild mushrooms
• Colorado rack of lamb, dried fruits/piquillos Tajine, aromatic jus
• California blue foot chicken on the spit, asparagus/morel fricassée for two guests, served tableside ------------------------------------------- + $ 150 Choice of one appetizer, one fish or one meat and one dessert+ $ 175 Choice of one appetizer, one fish, one meat and one dessert+ $ 21 Cheese perfectly matured
[ THE DESSERTS ]
• Exotic fruit soufflé, Vahitian vanilla/coconut ice-cream
• Baba, rum of your choice Monte-Carlo Style
• Spring strawberry composition: granité/jam/sliced Tonka bean sorbet
• Gianduja “sablé”, marmelade/sauce choco-orange
• Rhubarb in a “four by two” cream cheese box, Sauternes/rhubarb ice cream
• Bitter/sweet coffee mousse, milk chocolate layers, caramel emulsion
PLEASE NOTE: All menu items and prices are subject to change.