Duck Menu

For the Month of December we will be running a Duck Menu featuring Ducks from Free Union Grassfarm and Duck Eggs from The Best of What's Around. Come Join us at The Clifton Inn

Pho Spiced Duck Consommé with Ramen Noodles, Confit Hearts and Turnips

Braised Duck Leg Terrine with Roasted Endive, Cocoa Nib Nougatine and Sour Cherry

Roasted Duck Breast with Braised Red Cabbage, Toasted Oats and Sourghum Vinaigrette

Sugar Cured Duck Egg Yolk with Sugar Puffed Farro, Carrot Flakes and Thyme Ice Cream

Beer Run Beer Dinner @Clifton 12-3-2012

Monday, December 3, 2012

Snacks

Bells Winter White Ale, Kalamazoo MI

Roasted Parsnip Soup with

Goats Cheese Gnocchi, Smoked Raisins

and XO Vinegar

Liefmans Goudenband, Belgium

Duck Confit with

Roasted Endives, Cocoa Nib Nougatine

and Cherry Fruit Leather

21^st Amendment Fireside Chat, San Francisco CA

Pine Roasted Terres Major Steak with

Toasted Farro, Slow Roasted Carrots

and Roasted Onion Dashi

Victory Yakima Glory, Downingtown PA

Grilled Apples with

Thyme Ice Cream, Sorghum Poundcake

and Tempura Squash

N'ice La Chouffe, Belgium

55 per person

Blenheim Wine Dinner Menu 11-12-2012

Rosé Cured North Carolina Flounder with Rose Granita, Marinated Beets and Orange Wine Vinegar

Cabernet Franc Pork Tonnato with Arugula, Meyer Lemon and Pine Nuts

Painted Red Braised Beef Cheek with Smoked Potatoes, Bacon Thyme Crumble and Swiss Chard

Viognier Mulled Viognier Poached Pear with Butter Pecan Ice Cream, Black Pepper and Puffed Wheat

Stolpman Wine Dinner October 18th

Stolpman Wine Dinner

Thursday, October 18^th 2012

Poached Virginia Oysters with

Smoked Paprika, Pickled Fall Squash

And Crispy Reindeer Moss

Sauvignon Blanc 2010

Roasted Maitake Mushrooms with

Asian Pear, Brown Butter

and Nutmeg

L’  Avion 2009

Duck Confit Agnolotti with

Smoked Sweet Potato, Sage

And Dried Cherries

Estate Syrah 2010

Chared Dry Aged Ribeye with

Confit Carrots, Celery Root Puree

and Caramelized Onion Consommé

Hilltops Syrah 2009 & Angeli 2009

Roasted Apple Galette with

Salted Caramel Ice Cream, Walnut Nougatine

and Rosemary

August 8th Tomato Dinner

Tomato Dinner

Chilled Tomato Soup with

Crab Salad, Compressed Watermelon

and Olive Oil Jam

  

Cherry Tomatoes with

Slow Cooked Egg, Charred Fennel,

Crispy Brioche and Bacon Consommé

Hay Smoked Beef Short Rib with

Roasted Tomato, Brasied Onion

and Foie Gras Emulsion

Basil Genoise with

Tomato Curd, Candied Pine Nuts

and Black Pepper Syrup

$62 Per Person

Blenheim Wine Dinner April 29th

I am doing a Wine dinner at Blenheim Vineyard coming up soon hope everyone can make it out it is going to be great:)

Blenheim Winemakers Dinner April 29^th

Passed Canapés

Roasted Beets with Strawberry Balsamic and Esmontonian

Braised Best of What’s Around Oxtail with Pickled Ramps and Charred Spring onions

VA Oysters on a half shell with Viongier Gelee and Rhubarb

Plated Family Style

Farmers Market and Foraged Salad with VA Peanuts and Pippen Apples

VA Rockfish or NC Fluke (depends on availability) with Spring Vegetable Risotto, Radishes, Charred Asparagus and Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette

Roasted Rock Barn Pork Loin with Stone Ground Grits, Baby Kale and bacon Sherry Jam

Strawberries with Basil Short Bread, Black Pepper Syrup and Sweet Cicely

Bell Air Farm Dinner

Peeling Charcoal Roasted Beets to be served with Bloomsbury Cheese from Caromont Farm

Little hands putting together Winter Vegetables on Bacon Flavored Tofu and Herb Foccacia Crouton

Finished First Courses Winter Vegetable Crouton, Rappahanock River Oyster with Celery Root Kraut, Pippen Apples and Crispy Cabbage, Crispy Surryano Ham with Appalachian Cheese and Pale Ale Mustard and Fire Roasted Beets with Bloomsbury

Gabriel Inspecting the Main Course. Slow Roasted Bell Air Farm Pork Shoulder, Confit Baby Cabbage, Wades Mill Grits and Rutabaga Mustarda

The Family and I had a great time this weekend doing a farm dinner at BellAir Farm through Hill and Holler and benefiting The Local Food Hub.

Thanks for all the help from Tracy Love, Dauer Ellis, The Yoder Family and Everyone else who showed up to help.

Hill and holler bell air farm dinner menu

Smoked rappahanock river oysters on a half shell with apple, celery root kraut, crispy cabbage

Crispy surryano ham with Appalachian cheese, pale ale mustard caramel and fennel

Foccacia cruton with bacon flavored tofu(no actual bacon will be harmed in the production of this tofu), black cocoa, sherry vinegar and winter vegetable crudite

First course

Winter vegetable "risotto" with garden green pesto. there will be more to this waiting to hear what will be available to me.

Second course

Slow roasted bell air farm pork shoulder with whole roasted savoy cabbage, stone ground wades mill grits, rutabaga mustarda

Third course

Sorghum poached albermarle pippin apples with steadfast farm wheat berry porridge and rosemary