New Year's Eve Dinner at Empire State South

Amuse

UGA caviar potato mousse, crème fraiche, lemon, fennel

Champagne, L. Aubry & Fils, Jouy-les-Reims 1er Cru, Brut, France, NV

1st- family style

ESS charcuterie   foie gras torchon, Pate en croute of fowl, galantine of duck, pistachio cervales, pate grand pere, mustards and pickles

Rosé of Pinot Noir, Cep, Sonoma, California, 2011

2nd- family style

Bay scallops clammer daves clams, Rappahannock river oyster, uni, cauliflower, kohlrabi, chorizo and chorizo dashi

Pinot Blanc, St. Innocent, Freedom Hill Vineyard, Willamette Valley, OR, 2010

3rd- choice of

Charred Prime Ribeye  farro miso, foie gras, dauphine potato, black trumpets, Brussels

Cotes de Blaye, Roland la Garde, ‘Tradition’, Bordeaux, France, 2009

Or

Halibut  black truffle sunchoke pave, sunchoke puree, pickled persimmon and butter

St. Aubin Premier Cru, Henri Prudhon, ‘Sur le Sentier du Clou’, Burgundy, France, 2006

4th- family style

Frizzante e cordiale chocolate brittle gelée, white chocolate ganache, sparkling clementine granita, frutta caramellatta, raspberry, beet ice cream
Lambrusco, Cleto Chiarli, ‘Centanario Amabile’, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, NV

Supplement $20

 1 year Preserved Foie Torchon, rye whiskey, brioche, fermented peanuts, preserved cherries

Riesling, Eugen Muller, Forster Kirchenstück Auslese, Pfalz, Germany, 2010,

$10 Supplement

NYE 2012

4 course, $75 Food, $35 Wine

Christmas Eve Dinner at Empire State South

1^st

Chicken galantine crisp brussels, pickled sea beans, persimmon butter, shoyu

Blanc de Blancs, Dejean & Fils, Jura, France, NV

2^nd

Grouper charred bread puree, baby beets, shaved carrots, radish, meyer lemon

Bourgogne Blanc, Roche de Bellene, Vielles Vignes, Burgundy, France, 2009

3^rd

Border Springs Lamb (belly, tongue, shoulder): celery root, black truffle, kumquat, swiss chard

Cotes du Rhone Villages, Mas des Boislauzon, Rhone, France, 2010

4^th-  Gateau St. Honoré  pâte à choux,  puff pastry, pastry cream, caramel

12.24 Christmas Eve

$60 per person 6:30 seating, 4 course family style

$30 per person for optional paired wines

Five & Ten Prix Fixe: November 29th - December 5th

Menu A

1.
roasted baby carrots with frisee, feta, pumpkin seeds, and carrot green purée
Ventoux blanc, Trois Messes Basses, France, 2011

2.
fennel and seafood risotto with gulf shrimp, clams, mussels, and celery-saffron crema
Blanco, Gramona, ‘Gessami’, Penedes, Spain, 2011

3.
warm Georgia apple crisp with bay laurel ice cream    


Menu B

1.
lamb merguez with radish, cucumber, benne, roasted sweet peppers, and watercress
Rosé, Brumont, Cotes de Gascogne, France, 2011

2.
duck confit with caraway bok choy, pureed winter squash, roasted apple, and sorghum jus
Pinot Noir, Alysian, Russian River Valley, CA, 2009

3.
Cruze Farms buttermilk panna cotta with persimmon butter, hazelnuts, and an oatmeal raisin cookie


Available for 5:30, 5:45, or 6:00 pm reservations every day
$30 food, $15 booze

Five & Ten Prix Fixe: November 23rd - November 28th

Good through Thursday...

 

Menu A

1.
pork Milanese with persimmon, pickled pumpkin,  arugula and pepitas
Pinot Grigio, Ornella Molon, Piave, Veneto, Italy, 2010

2.
butternut gnocchi with béchamel, shaved Parmesan, and GA pecan truffles
Pinot Gris, Cristom, Willamette Valley,OR, 2010

3.
lemon meringue tart


Menu B

1.
shortrib and hominy chili with Greek yogurt
India Pale Ale, Lagunitas, Petaluma, California

2.
salsify hash with coddled egg, Swiss chard, and boiled peanut gremolata
Mencia, Descendientes de Jose Palacios, Bierzo, Spain, 2010

3.
Sweet Grass Dairy Jessanne with GA apple, honey, and pecans
 

Available for 5:30, 5:45, or 6:00 pm reservations every day

$30 food, $15 booze

Five & Ten Prix Fixe: November 15th - 21st

Menu A

1.

Rutabaga soup with turmeric olive oil, chive cream, and tiny croutons

Grenache blanc blend, Trois Messes Basses, Ventoux, France, 2011

2.

Roasted RI sheephead with crisp fingerlings, braised green cabbage, scallop ceviche, and ancho emulsion

Cairanne blanc, Domaine Boisson, Rhone, France, 2010

3.  

Gâteau Breton, coconut sorbet, guava paste and fruit

Menu B

1.

Chicken liver and pecan raviolis with seared lacinato kale, Roasted Chinese squash, Parmesan, and balsamic brown butter

Sherry, Bodegas Grant, Manzanilla Amontillado, Jerez, Spain, NV

2.

Grilled plantation quails with leek bread pudding, roasted baby carrots, poached prunes, and velouté

Cote de Brouilly, Pavillon de Chavannes, Beaujolais, France, 2010

3.

Passion fruit ice cream, caramel, chocolate dipped shortbread and cocoa nibs



Available for 5:30, 5:45, or 6:00 pm reservations every day

$30 food, $15 booze

Five & Ten Prix Fixe: November 8th - November 14th

Menu A
 
1.
rabbit sausage with sour muscadine cabbage and calvados mustard
Cava, Conde de Subirats, Spain, NV


2.
ballotine of Ashley farms pheasant with butternut squash purée, broccoli rabe, farro, cippolini confit, and sauce chasseur
Bourgogne Rouge, Edmond Cornu & Fils, ‘Les Barrigards’, France, 2008

3.
Humboldt Fog cheese with house-made baguette and accompaniments


Menu B

1.
pickled gulf shrimp with shaved kohlrabi, local lettuces, pickled red onion, and green goddess
Vinho Verde, Aveleda, ‘Quinta da Aveleda’, Portugal, 2011


2.
shellfish paella with saffron rice, fennel, basil, celery and citrus
Blanco, Gramona, ‘Gessami’, Penedes, Spain, 2011

3.
vanilla bean crème brûlée and cookie

Available for 5:30, 5:45, or 6:00 pm reservations every day

$30 food, $15 booze
 

Five & Ten Prix Fixe: November 1st - November 7th

Menu A

1.
pâté grandmère with local radish, fennel, and mustard
Scheurebe, Messmer, Pfalz, Germany, 2011

2.
grilled Jamison lamb leg with sweet pickled turnips, roasted baby carrots, seared greens, and salsa verde
Pic St. Loup, Chateau La Roque, ‘Cupa Numismae’, Languedoc, France, 2008

3.
shortcake with lemon cream, honey, pecan streusel and fall fruits

Menu B

1.
arugula with apple, celery, shaved Parmesan, and walnut-apple vinaigrette
Gruner Veltliner, Ecker, Wagram, Austria, 2011


2.
torchetti with rabbit sugo, Pecorino, Georgia olive oil, and chiles
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Duca di Saragnano, Tuscany, Italy, 2007

3.
dark chocolate tart with vanilla bean cream and pomegranate 

Available for 5:30, 5:45, or 6:00 pm reservations

$30 food, $15 booze