The document describes a multi-course tasting menu featuring seasonal ingredients from local farms and vendors. Each course is paired with a specific wine. Dishes include a heirloom tomato and squash terrine, raw hamachi crudo, rabbit with baby carrots, duck breast with foie gras and salsify, beef short ribs and flat iron, and a hazelnut and plum dessert. The menu was prepared by three chefs and includes wines selected by a representative from the wine distributor New France Wines.
1. HUNGRY TURTLE FARMERS CO-OP COMPRESSED HEIRLOOM
TOMATO & SUMMER SQUASH TERRINE
HAND MADE “BURRATA”, CHILLED GAZPACHO CONSOMMÉ, CUCUMBER
“PEARLS” AND PROSCIUTTO-PINK PEPPERCORN CRACKER
JOHNMICHAEL LYNCH
ROSÉ, COTES DE PROVENCE, CLOS CIBONNE, PROVENCE, FRANCE 2013
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DRAGSMITH FARM PRODUCE
CRUDO-RAW HAMACHI WITH TOMATILLO JUS, YUZU, MUSHROOM AND
ROASTED GARLIC CHIPS, MICRO CILANTRO, TROUT ROE
SHANE OPORTO
RIESLING ACHLEITEN, PRAGER, WACHAU, AUSTRIA 2011
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DE BRUIN RABBIT
WITH BABY CARROT, CARROT GEL, ZUCCHINI AND SUN CHOKE
SHANE OPORTO
MOREY SAINT DENIS, CLOS SORBÉ, DAVID DUBAND, BURGUNDY 2005
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QUINOA CRUSTED SMOKED WILD ACRES DUCK
FOIE GRAS TERRINE, PUFFED QUINOA, BRAISED SALSIFY, SWEET POTATO
CARAMEL, MICRO SORREL, CHARRED SHALLOT LAVENDER POWDER
SHANE OPORTO
MALBEC, CHATEAU DE MERCUÉS, CAHORS 2010
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INTERMEZZO
CUCUMBER CURLS
ST. GERMAIN JUS, SOUR CREAM CREMA, MICRO MINT
TOM HEMERKA
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NIMAN RANCH BEEF FLAT IRON & 1000 HILLS SHORT RIB
SNAKE RIVER FARMS SOUS VIDE FLAT IRON AND 63 DEGREES 1000 HILLS
BEEF SHORT RIB, RIVERSIDE FARM BUTTERKIN PUREE, POTATO, BLACK
GARLIC, MICRO MIREPOIS SALAD, SHALLOT JAM, BLACK TRUFFLE
JOHNMICHAEL LYNCH
RESERVE CABERNET, TITUS, NAPA, CALIFORNIA 2012
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HAZELNUTS & PLUM
HAZELNUT FINANCIER, COMPRESSED PLUM, LEMON NAMELAKA, RED WINE FLUID
GEL, WHITE CHOCOLATE, CARAMELIZED HAZELNUT, HAZELNUT CROUSTILLANT
TOM HEMERKA
"BIGARO" SPARKLING ROSÉ, ELIIO PERRONE, PIEDMONT ITALY 2014
CHEF JOHNMICHAEL LYNCH, EXECUTIVE CHEF AT INTERLACHEN COUNTRY CLUB
CHEF TOM HEMERKA, CHEF INSTRUCTOR AT KITCHEN WINDOW
CHEF SHANE OPORTO, CHEF DE CUISINE AT LA BELLE VIE
BILL SUMMERVILLE, WINE REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW FRANCE WINE COMPANY
FARMS/VENDORS
1000 HILLS
BELGIOIOSO-CHEESE
DRAGSMITH FARM
HUNGRY TURTLE FARMERS CO-OP
NEW FRANCE WINES
NIMAN RANCH
RIVERSIDE FARM
WILD ACRES