Vernal Equinox Dinner - 3-20-2015

Beltane is an ancient pagan festival that celebrates the Spring Equinox. Think of fairies foraging thru the forest for feasting druids. Yes!

Mead tasting

Potato and white bean soup with basil, pinenuts, and fried fingerling potatoes

Beet pancake, almond-horseradish cream sauce, warm asparagus-fiddlehead-ramp salad, served with a poached egg on top

Spaetzle with caramelized onions, rosemary, raw sheep's cheese, and dandelion greens served with leek and chestnut stuffed mushrooms

Honey-saffron goat milk panna cotta with pistachio brittle and edible flowers

7PM, BYOB, sliding scale $25-$40
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Chinese New Year Dinner-- 2-28-2015

Dim Sum-- 5 small plates:

Hot and sour soup with shiitake mushroom dumplings and slivered Chinese greens

Scallion pancakes with black garlic rice vinegar dipping sauce. Served with a side of red cabbage slaw with preserved garlic and chilis.

Sesame tofu with red pepper, grilled pineapple, and green onions.

Stir-fried szechuan  sticky rice cakes with sugar snap peas, tomato, egg, and peanut.

Salted cashew custard with black sesame lace cookies.

7PM, BYOB, sliding scale $20-$40
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