All menus emphasize local, seasonal produce and local products in general. Due to seasonality and inspiration of fresh ingredients menus will change, and are simply given here as a possibility... Menus can be selected for dinner party, buffet or cocktail reception.

FALL

TO BEGIN

salad nicoise with yukon gold potatoes and pink varietals

lobster bisque

beet and apple soup with crème fraiche

endive with creamy sheep's milk cheese

arugula, pancetta, pear and roasted peppers with cider and mustard seed vinaigrette

MAIN

mussels with tomato, garlic, white wine and parsley

crab cakes with sweet and spicy ginger green tea dipping sauce

marin sun farms skirt steak in sweet soy and sake reduction with shitake mushrooms

herb and butter roasted chicken with turnip, butternut squash and onion

SWEET

Featuring apples, pears and hints of late summer...

pear and goat cheese tart

apple cake with lemongrass, and lavender scented cream

pink pearl apple and blackberry galette with rose scented cream

WINTER

TO BEGIN

mini white bean and crimini mushroom cakes with thyme and caramelized fennel served with fresh aioli made with meyer lemon and eggs from eatwell farms

grilled salad with radicchio, swiss chard, leeks and cowgirl creamery goat cheese, balsamic reduction with bariani olive oil

warm golden chioggia beet salad with point reyes blue cheese and blackberry port vinaigrette

watermelon radish with triple cream brie served with sea salt

tamales bay miagi oysters on the half shell with shallot and wine (mignonette) sauce with mango

MAIN

prather ranch braised lamb shank with oranges, olive, rosemary and port

wild boar slow cooked, spicy bolognese sauce with papardelle

marin sun farms new york steak peppercorn crusted with fresh herbs with cognac cream sauce

coq au vin with smoked bacon

SWEET

Featuring locally produced scharffen berger chocolate, claravale farms cream, and local cheeses

chocolate swirl bread pudding with rum caramel

best hot chocolate with sour cherry and chocolate nib cookies

cheese and fruit plate, some bleu, some creamy tart, some salty, and some aged sharp, seasonal fruit and maple-roasted walnuts

chocolate and vanilla pots de crème, espresso

The farmers are the real hero’s in today’s overly processed and mass produced world of food. Using the freshest seasonal items usually makes for some fabulous cooking and eating! I try more than ever not to over-do it with too many flavors that complete with the beauty of the original ingredients themselves.

Some of the featured local farms include: Prather Ranch meats, Hoffman Game birds, Marin Sun Farms, Eatwell farms, Full Belly Farm, Frog Hollow, Ella Bella, Mariquita, Swanton Berry farms, Bodega and Yerba Santa goat cheese, Pt. Reyes Farmstead Cheese company, Spring Hill Jersey cheese, Bariani olive oil…and many more.