Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Just so you all can see what my hard work looked like when I was back in NYC in February. Hope you enjoy.





















Pan Seared Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin with Macerated Blueberry and Black Pepper Port Syrup, French Black Lentil Pilaf, Wilted Brussel Sprouts, Pan Jus Lie and Crostini

A Few Variations on Seafood

,A Summer's Catch

Braised Baby Octopus

Cannelloni bean, pancetta, and roasted corn “hash”, chanterelles seared and basted with butter, thyme and fresh lemon zest

Steamed PEI Mussels

Braised celery hearts with leeks, garlic and white wine

Seared Day Boat Scallop Salad

Apricot and shaved fennel, with grilled radicchio and lemon verbena broken vinaigrette

Trio of Oysters

Raw with fleur de sel and a barbera d’asti mignonette, smoked and floated in a light seafood and saffron infused broth, grilled and marinated baby purple artichokes fire-roasted tomato and red onion jam

Snapper

Skin on grilled on one side with pan fried parmigianno regianno polenta cake, and roasted paddy pan squash, rainbow micro greens

Sautéed Squid

With shallot, roasted garlic butter, confit roma tomato slices, tossed with calamareti pasta

Fisherman’s Stew

Mussels, clams, head on shrimp, rock lobster, and rockfish poached in a light yet spicy tomato broth, garnished with basil chiffonade

Arctic Char

Quickly smoked and then poached, broccolini with shaved garlic, parsnip and potato puree, cucumber hyssop gelee, beurre rouge

Tuna Carpaccio

Thinly sliced Ahi tuna, salad with micro greens and frisee, currants, broken blood orange vinaigrette, garnished with black sea salt, cracked black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, micro-planed macadamia