Five and Ten Prix Fixe: December 27th through January 4th

Menu A

1.

beef tartare: local egg yolk, crisp fingerling chips, shallots, capers, parsley, thyme

Rosé, Brumont, Cotes de Gascogne, France, 2010

2.

crisp rabbit confit: grain mustard jus, black pepper spaetzle, crisp Brussels sprouts, kumquat marmalade

Gamay, Jean Maupertuis, Auvergne, France, 2009

3.  

Sweet Grass Dairy Georgia Gouda with toasted pecan, baguette, and apple

Menu B

1.

fried oysters: hot sauce remoulade

Cava, Conde de Subirats, Spain, NV

2.

crisp NC trout: lemon-caper brown butter, parsnip puree, sautéed spinach, lemon-oregano jam

Pinot Gris/Pinot Blanc, Au Bon Climat, Santa Barbara, CA, 2009

3.  

grapefruit chess pie, with poppy and cashew

$25 food

$15 booze

Five and Ten Prix Fixe: December 15 through December 23

Menu A

1.

5&10 cottage cheese, roasted chile-avocado puree, toasted sesame, soy vinaigrette

Pinot Gris/Pinot Blanc, Au Bon Climat, Santa Barbara, CA, 2009

2.

rabbit loin pan roast, Parisian gnocchi, hakurei turnips, Brussels sprouts, bacon lardons, fried sage, roasted rabbit jus

Lirac, Domaine Lafond, ‘Roc-Epine’, Rhone, France, 2009

3.  

warm sticky toffee pudding with salty pecan cream, sweet potato sorbet and kumquats

Menu B

1.

grilled hearts of palm, ruby red grapefruit, arugula, toasted pecan, lime vinaigrette

Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Valle Reale, Italy, 2010

2.

roasted Spanish mackerel, clams, chorizo, spaghetti squash, tomato, parsley, lemon

Ribolla Gialla, Bastianich, ‘Adriatico’, Slovenia, 2009

3.  

winter fruits shortcake with ginger diplomat and lemon verbena caramel

$25 food

$15 booze

Five and Ten Prix Fixe: December 8th through December 14th

Menu A

1.

Homero’s tortilla chicken soup: stewed Ashley Farms chicken, crisp tortilla, avocado

Riesling, Dr. F. Weins-Prüm, Ürziger Würzgarten Kabinett, Mosel, France, 2009

2.

fried Grass Roots Farm quail: sausage and oyster gravy, spoonbread, mustard greens

Gamay, Jean Maupertuis, 'La Guillaume', Auvergne, France, 2009

3.  

“Bridge Mix” tart:  with chocolate sorbet, ginger cream and candied kumquats

Menu B

1.

local lettuces: marinated white anchovy, shaved radish, beets, grilled scallion, herbed bread crumbs, ranch dressing

Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Valle Reale, Italy, 2010

2.

cornmeal-chile dusted flounder: tartare sauce, roasted baby carrots, red mule grits cake, lemon emulsion

Pinot Blanc, Becker Estate, Pfalz, Germany, 2009

3.  

sweet grass dairy green hill cheese:  house made baguette, Mimi’s pickled cranberry jam and spiced pecans

$25 food

$15 booze

Five and Ten Prix Fixe December 1 through December 7

Menu A

1.

chicken pot pie: sweet potato, rutabaga, kale, cornmeal crust

Cava, Conde de Subirats, Spain, NV

2.

beef and pork meatloaf: foie gras emulsion, whipped turnips, chanterelles, onion jam

Madiran, Chateau Bouscassé, Gascony, France, 2008

3.  Canadian maple butter tart: chestnut puree, Georgia apple sorbet

Menu B

1.

grilled radicchio salad: anchovy vinaigrette, shaved pecorino, pistachio, crisp sage

Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Valle Reale, Italy, 2010

2.

monkfish and clam bourride: Yukon gold potato, baby fennel, tomato-orange broth, rouille, green olive tapenade, grilled bread

Pinot Gris/Pinot Blanc, Au Bon Climat, Santa Barbara, CA, 2009

3.  Chocolate bread pudding: whipped cream, tangerine campari granité 

$25 food

$15 booze