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SPECIAL EVENTS MENU

Appetizer Menu

SALAD SUGGESTIONS

All Season
Mixed greens
Lemon vinaigrette, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Sherry Vinaigrette, lemon mustard vinaigrette

Beet Salad
Almond vinaigrette, baby arugula, shaved pecorino Romano

Caesar Salad
Romaine hearts, Romano, grilled croutons

*Choice of regular Caesar dressing of vegan Caesar made with ground almonds and tofu

Spring
Pea Salad
Snow peas & sugar snaps w/ baby carrots and mint vinaigrette

Wild arugula & grilled asparagus
Pickled shallots, mustard sherry vinaigrette

Grilled Asparagus w/ Maine crab
Citrus buttermilk & tarragon dressing, grilled toast

Summer
Butter Lettuce
Blue cheese, radish & cucumber

Heirloom Tomato & Grilled Bread Salad
Aged sherry vinaigrette, sweet corn and shallots

B. L. T.
Apple wood smoked bacon, heirloom tomato, buttermilk dressing and baby greens

Fall
Roast Squash
Lambs lettuce, chestnut honey, hazelnuts, red onion

Grilled Endive
Danish blue, pecans, dried cranberry vinaigrette

Local Green Bean & Prosciutto*
Parmesan, Barrel aged sherry vinaigrette, wild arugula

Winter
Endive, quince & pomegranate
Pecan vinaigrette & crumbled blue

Baby spinach w/ bacon & parsnips
Blue cheese, radish & cucumber

Braised Rapini w/ Sicilian salsa verde
Young pecorino, navy bean & grilled bread

Vinaigrettes and Dressings
(Some may only be available during certain seasons)

  • Sherry Vinaigrette
  • Mustard Sherry Vinaigrette
  • Squash Vinaigrette
  • Crushed Grape Vinaigrette
  • Apple- fennel vinaigrette
  • Red onion vinaigrette

SOUPS
(Some Soups may be only available during certain times of the year)

Butternut Squash
w/ maple cream
Potato Leek
w/ bacon & chives
Cream of Caramelized Onion
w/black pepper toasts
Beef and barley
w/fresh herbs
Wild Mushroom
w/Parmesan & grilled bread
Clam Chowder
w/crackers
New England Cheddar Beer
w/bacon & grilled bread
Shrimp Bisque
w/créme fraiche
Lentil
w/curry oil
Parsnip
w/candied pecans
Chickpea Stew
w/fried sage
Apple Celeriac
w/candied pecans
Carrot Puree
w/créme fraiche
Spicy Gazpacho
w/cucumber relish
Sweet Corn Bisque
w/chives & tomato oil

* All requests are welcomed

Past Hors D'Oeuvres Suggestions

MISC. FINGER FOOD

  • Tortilla encrusted chicken fingers w/ spicy lime sour cream
  • Apple wood smoked bacon wrapped scallops or shrimp
  • Grilled Scallion wrapped beef satay with ginger teriyaki sauce
  • Tamarind glazed baby back ribs
  • Vietnamese chicken satay with lime cilantro sauce
  • Prosciutto & melon
  • Bacon wrapped dates
  • Endive 'cups' w/ ratatouille
  • Vegetable spring rolls w/ dipping sauces
  • Quesadilla 'cups'
  • House cured beet gravelox w/ potato cakes
  • Spanish 'tortilla' w/peppers and grilled onions
  • Stuffed Baby peppers

CRUSTINIS & BRUSCHETTA

  • Oil cured tomatoes w/ fresh mozzarella & basil
  • Roast beef w/ horseradish cream & grilled onions
  • Smoked mozzarella w/ spicy soppressatta & red pepper sauce
  • Scallop gratinée
  • Smoked salmon mousse w/ cucumber, chives
  • Salt cod brandade
  • Grilled pesto chicken
  • Chicken liver pate w/ bacon
  • Fresh bean puree w/ parmesan & kale pesto
  • Aged cheddar w/ lavender honey
SUSHI ROLLS SASHIMI
Avocado, cucumber, radish w/ almond pepper sauce
Spicy Tuna
Spicy scallop
Spicy Shrimp and Avocado
Tuna
Salmon
Uni

*All requests are welcomed

Stationary Hors D'Oeuvres Suggestions

ARTESIAN CHEESE PLATTER

Choice of 3: Specialty Cheeses:
Aged Cheddar Cave Aged Cheddar *
Brie Triple Cream Brie *
Fresh Goat Cheese Ashed Goat Cheese *
Danish Blue Valdeon Blue *

* Served w/ Crusty Bread, fresh fruit, house made marmalades, chutney's & honeys

ASSORTED CHARCUTERIE

Choice of 3:
Prosciutto Soppresatta (sweet & spicy)
Chorizo Capracolla
Salami House Pate*

* Served w/ assorted roasted olives & grilled bread

RAW BAR & SHRIMP

Oysters Clam Shooters
Civeche Scallop & grilled melon in shell
Spicy tuna tartar Shrimp Cocktail

CRUDITÉS
Served with season vegetables & flatbread

Hummus Blue Cheese
Spicy Tofu Buttermilk Peppercorn

SANDWICHES
Served with choice of fresh chips or steamed edamame

Pressed (Ciabatta): Deli (Sourdough, 7 grain):
Chicken Pesto
(Free range chicken, pesto, grilled onions)
Chicken Salad
(Golden raisins, toasted pecans & tarragon)
Cubano
(Roast pork, ham, house pickles, swiss, roasted garlic mustard sauce)
A.L.T.
(Hummus, avocado, lettuce & tomato)
Grilled Cheese
(3 cheese and optional tomato & bacon)
Roast Beef
(Horseradish mustard, pickled onions, garlic mayo)
Buffalo mozzarella w/ tomato & basil
(Charred tomato chutney & fresh basil)

CHEF'S FAVORITES

  • Salt Cod brandade w/ grilled bread
  • Mini avocado tacos
  • Mac n' cheese
  • Lobster mac n' cheese
  • Fondue
  • Wild mushroom strudel

*All requests are welcomed

Design Your Own Meal

Our Chef will work with you to specifically design the perfect meal

MEAT SUGGESTIONS

Chicken
Roast Chicken
Grilled Chicken
Pot Pie
Coc au vin
Fried
Pork
Stuffed Pork loin
Grilled Chops
Slow Roasted
Carnitas
Ham
Sausage
Ribs
Tenderloin
Seafood
Broiled Cod
Grilled Swordfish
Broiled Flounder
Roasted Salmon
Lobster
Shrimp
Beef:
Roast Top Round
Yankee Pot Roast
Hanger Steak (house)
Filet Mignon
Short Ribs
Veal Shank
Veal Chop
Prime Rib

RUBS/MARINADES & STUFFING SUGGESTIONS

Rubs Marinades Stuffings
Mustard Herb Crust Garlic, herb & lemon Lemon dill butter
Carnitas Rub Smoked bacon & cider Herb ricotta
Fennel seed & dried cranberry Scallion, ginger & lemongrass Rice pilaf
Toasted pecan stuffing Indian Yoghurt Herb risotto
Dried chili/espresso marinade Vietnamese lime & cilantro Grain/chickpea
Brown Sugar Bourbon Glaze Beet Horseradish Sausage
Tamarind Lacquer Dry chili/mustard Corn stuffing

SAUCE SUGGESTIONS

White wine grape reduction Red Wine jus Roast chicken jus
Mushroom cream Horseradish cream Roasted garlic jus
Roasted pepper & almond sauce Cider mustard jus Sicilian salsa verde
Hot bourbon glaze Lemon gastrique Mustard butter
Hibiscus Jus Béarnaise Caper butter

VEGETABLE AND STARCH SELECTIONS

Root vegetable "Pasta"
(assorted vegetable ribbons with garlic and herbs)
Roasted potatoes with apple wood smoked bacon & rosemary Potato Gratin
(regular or sweet potatoes)
Seasonal vegetable risotto
(traditional, barley or faro)
Twice baked/stuffed potato Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes Creamed spinach Wild mushroom risotto
Braised greens Grilled asparagus Ratatouille
Brown rice pilaf Baby carrots Roast squash medley
Corn on the Cob Sweet corn succotash Carrot Risotto
Green Beans Roasted baby eggplant Vegetable strudel
Quinoa pilaf Whole wheat cous cous

Chef's Menu Ideas

PASTA SUGGESTIONS

Angel Hair w/ tiger shrimp, apple wood smoked bacon, charred tomatoes and baby spinach

Whole wheat Linguini with roasted vegetables, pecorino Romano & toasted pine nuts

Fettuccini with mushroom cream, roasted turnips and carrots

Angel Hair with basil pesto, chickpeas, grilled peppers and roasted garlic oil

Linguini with clams, linguica, peas and white wine butter jus

Fresh Cavatelli w/ wild mushrooms, rapini, ricotta, toasted pumpkin seed relish

RISOTTO SUGGESTIONS

Most Risottos can be used to accompany a protein like fish, chicken or pork

TRADITIONAL RISOTTOS

Parmesan risotto w/ bacon, peas & candied spring garlic

Carrot risotto w/ sweet peas, bay scallops & preserved lemon salad

Wild mushroom risotto w carrot ribbons, celeriac

GRAIN RISOTTOS

Barley risotto w/ grilled linguica, roasted tomatoes baby carrots and wild arugula

Faro risotto w/ baby turnips, grilled asparagus & spinach pesto

Faro risotto w/ cauliflower puree, charred sweet corn and Spanish peppers

MEAT SUGGESTIONS

Grilled Hanger Steak w/ red wine jus

Filet mignon w/ porcini butter, smashed rosemary bliss potatoes & buttered baby spinach

Roast chicken breast w/grilled asparagus, mushroom strudel & roasted garlic jus

Grilled chicken breast w/mushroom fricassee, faro risotto, mustard gravy

Coc au vin, seasonal vegetable and buttermilk biscuit

Slow roasted pork shoulder w/ mustard spaetzle & thyme jus

Sausage stuffed pork loin w/ fennel, dried cranberry and cous cous

SEAFOOD SUGGESTIONS

Broiled Cod w/ heirloom cauliflower, crispy mustard greens, chickpeas & carrot top pesto

Grilled swordfish w/ Sicilian salsa verde, baby carrots and grilled asparagus

Tiger shrimp w/ charred tomatoes, smoked bacon & baby spinach

Roasted salmon w/ sweet corn succotash & green tomato jam

Cod & clam stew w/ charred tomatoes, braised greens, red potatoes & linguica

Lobster Mac N' Cheese

Stuffed flounder w/ shrimp butter, whole wheat cous cous & cider mustard jus

VEGETARIAN SUGGESTIONS

Stuffed summer squash w/ ratatouille, baby carrots & salsa verde

Stuffed heirloom tomato w/ carrot risotto & grilled corn

Root vegetable 'pasta' w/ braised greens, roasted cauliflower & edamame

Chickpea potato hash w/ goat cheese, lemon verbena and carrot salad

Sweets

Cape cranberry crumble w/ vanilla sauce

Goats milk panna cotta w/ fresh berries

Flourless Chocolate cake

Ice Cream w/homemade shortbread cookies

'Root beer float'

Butter cream brownies

Berries & cream

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