Alain Ducasse at the Essex House Restaurant

Alain Ducasse at the Essex House Restaurant

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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.

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