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March 14

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2013

Spring 2013 Menus

Pan Seared Diver Scallop, Braised Radishes and English Peas, Coriander Carrot  Puree

Pan Seared Diver Scallop, Braised Radishes and English Peas, Coriander Carrot Puree

Spring Menu 2013

All dinners come with a selection of three passed hors d ‘oeuvres

Three Course Menu

*choose one item from each course selection*

appetizer

Asparagus with sauce gribiche and fine herbes salad

Sunchoke and spring garlic soup with fromage blanc

Pan seared diver scallops, meyer lemon buerre blanc, carrots and English peas

entrée

Slow roasted Niman Ranch eye of rib-eye with truffle jus, potato gratin

with Sausalito watercress and shaved fennel

                                       Pan seared Heritage pork loin chop with sun-dried cherry and black pepper sauce

with radicchio and seven grain salad

Don Watson Napa Valley spring lamb, fricassee of spring vegetables and natural jus

dessert

Individual strawberry and rhubarb galette with whipped crème fraiche

Pistachio cake with apricots and mascarpone cheese

 chocolate truffle cake with espresso Anglaise

Winery Chefs offers cheese course for all styles of wines, please feel free to include a cheese course as one of your option

  

Four Course Menu

choose one item from each course selection*

first

Sunchoke – spring garlic soup with fromage blanc and Meyer lemon olive oil

Spring lettuces with Serrano ham, artichokes, Spanish almonds and piquillo peppers

Baby carrot and pea tendril salad with Sky Hill farms feta,

fava beans with preserved lemon –tarragon  dressing

second

Pan seared black cod with brandade puree and Spanish clam chowder

Soy Braised pork belly “steak” with poached cherries sweet and baby bok choy

Country fried Bandera quail with wild mushroom fricassee

third

Grilled N.Y strip loin with mignonette sauce, red wine glazed spring onions, heirloom carrot salad, crispy polenta,

Pozzi Ranch lamb loin and rosemary jus, parmesan risotto stuffed grape leaves, fava beans and morel mushrooms

Pan seared five spice rubbed squab with rhubarb compote, sunchoke two ways-fried and pureed and braised mustard greens

fourth

Goat milk panna cotta with tart cherry sauce and almond cookie

Sweet ricotta crespella with kumquats and strawberries

E. Guittard bittersweet pot au creme, chocolate sea salt cookie

Winery Chefs offers cheese course for all styles of wines, please feel free to include a cheese course as one of your options

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Spring 2013

family style menu

choose one

roasted striped bass in fennel, lemon and white wine

Moroccan Spiced spring chicken cooked under brick

horseradish herb crusted pork tenderloin with mustard sauce

grilled Spring lamb with green garlic pesto

grilled flat iron steak with maître d’ butter

 

                                                                                        choose three

baby spinach and arugula salad with avocado, grapefruit and feta cheese

little gem lettuces with green goddess dressing and parmesan croutons

                                                  asparagus with spring herbs and Meyer lemon aioli

roasted baby beets and carrot salad with goat cheese and candied pecans

fresh mozzarella with English peas, crispy prosciutto and EVO

                                                    ragout fava beans, English peas, wild mushrooms and leeks

roasted sunchokes, spring onion and sage

oven roasted baby carrots, thyme and cured black olive

tagine of spring vegetables, pearl cous cous and dried apricots

potato and spring garlic gratin

Greek potatoes with oregano and lemon

Rancho Gordo cannellini beans with bacon, bay leaves and fennel

orecchiette pasta with brocolini, spring garlic and chili

choose one

rhubarb and kumquat galette

strawberry trifle

Meyer lemon tart

blood orange and pistachio semi-freddo

chocolate croissant bread pudding

bittersweet chocolate decadence cake with raspberry sauce

 

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January 10

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2012

2011 Year in Review

I want to start off by thanking all of our employees, on call staff, family and friend for supporting Winery Chefs LLC in 2011. It was an amazing year thanks to our great clients, a list that would be too long to go into but they know who they are and we appreciate all of their support. 2011 included two consulting jobs, first the opening of California Vintage, a wine bar in Hong Kong . This job included menu conception and execution. Chef Kenji spent time with Richard Haake and the team in Napa training. Richard headed over for the opening on 1-11-2011. Winery Chefs LLC continues to develop menus for California Vintage. Learn more at www.cvwinebar.com

Also in 2011 Chef Richard Haake worked with the Mammoth Lakes Foundation to create the first Mammoth Wine and Food Festival. The event was a tremendous success with plans for the second annual event July 2012. Learn more at www.mammothfoodandwine.org . I want to say a special thanks to David and Mimi Katz for their help with the event. They were a joy to work with and I recommend their products and services at www.panevino-napa.com .

Other events this year included Taste of Howell Mountain, American Harvest Workshop, Napa Chefs Market, Premiere Napa Valley, the Napa Valley Wine Auction the Great Napa Valley Chicken Fry, numerous release parties and wine club events.

2012 is the start of our fourth year in business. We continue to promise our clients quality service, local-seasonal products, innovation in menu and event planning and integrity in everything we do. If you are in the wine industry and need help with events, programs or content do not hesitate to call Richard Haake at 707- 637-7403.
Winery Chefs LLC is the leader in providing culinary services to the wine industry.

November 03

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2011

The weather is changing…..

© 2011 James Wirth / F1 Stop / Xooka Inc

The 2011 harvest is winding down and the weather is changing. Now its time to think about entertaining your guest with meals that pair well with the cooler weather. The team at Winery Chefs creates a warm selection of seasonal menus made of fresh local ingredients. Food with integrity that always let’s  the wine be the star of any meal.

July 21

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2011

Napa Chefs Market Recipe

Thanks to all those in attendance!!!

Grilled Zaatar Rubbed Chicken and Fattoush Salad

Serves 4 to 6

Zaatar Spice:

2 tablespoons sesame seeds, lightly toasted

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

4 tablespoons sumac

1 teaspoons fresh picked, chopped lemon thyme leaves

1 tablespoon coarse salt

1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

*Reserve some of the spice mixture to use another time with fish or poultry

1 pound boneless chicken breast or tenders

1 tablespoon grapeseed oil plus 1 tablespoon oil for the grill

Dressing:

½ cup lemon juice

2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon sumac

Salad:

2 pita rounds, torn into pieces and toasted or ready made from the store

2 romaine hearts, rough chopped

1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half

2 English cucumbers, peeled, seeded and medium diced

¼ cup mint, roughly chopped

½ cup parsley, roughly chopped

1 avocado, quartered, pitted, peeled and cut into pieces

Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Zaatar Spice:

Grind the sesame and fennel seeds in a mortar and pestle or spice mill. Combine the remaining spice ingredients and mix well.

Light the grill. Toss the chicken in the spice mix, covering evenly. Once the grill brush the grates lightly with oil. Place the chicken on the grill cooking evenly approximately two to three minutes a side. Cook the chicken through to a internal temperature of 160°F. Remove from the grill, place on a resting rack and set aside until you are ready to serve

Dressing:

Combine all the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl, mix well and set aside.

Salad:

In a large mixing bowl combine all the salad ingredients. Add the dressing, season with salt and pepper and toss together.

To serve, portion the salad onto plates. Chop the chick in to bite size pieces and place on the salad and serve.

July 02

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2011

Mammoth Blue Sky Fest

Join the fun in Mammoth Lakes. July 8 and 9, 2011. Chef Richard Haake will be leading several wine and food seminars as well as cooking at the “food and wine experience”. Look for the giant pan of paella. Cheers!!!!

Learn more at http://www.blueskyfest.com/

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