week of april 9th, 2008
some news at BEAST … we are now offering hand selected wine pairings each week, that change with every menu. That means that along with the five or six course tasting menu ($52, and $45- respectively)- you can also get a small glass of wine with each of those courses ($35 for 6, $30 for five).
seatings are mainly at 6pm and 8:45- unless special arrangements are made. we do recommend calling ahead for reservations.
503.841.6968
this weeks menu (with some little changes here and there) will look something like this:
WEEK OF WEDNESDAY APRIL 9TH, 2008
(WINE PAIRINGS IN ITALICS)
PUREE OF WHITE BEAN SOUP
ARUGULA PISTOU, CANDIED HAZELNUTS
& HOUSE LARDON
(MIKULSKI- ALIGOTE 2005)
CHARCUTERIE PLATE:
FOIE GRAS BON-BON, SAUTERNES GELEÉ
HOUSE PORK, CHERRY AND PISTACHIO PATÉ
STEAK TARTARE, QUAIL EGG TOAST
CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE WITH SEVILLE MARMALADE
ACCOMPANIMENTS
(NIGIL PIRI- GRUNER VELTLINER 2006)
SEARED ARTISAN DUCK BREAST
SPRING ASPARAGUS AND BABY ARTICHOKES
POACHED DUCK EGG, MUSTARD HOLLANDAISE
(BERTHIER ST. AMOUR- CRU BEAUJOLAIS 2005)
BELGIAN ENDIVE AND POACHED FIG SALAD
SHERRY-CREAM VINAIGRETTE
SHAVED ROQUEFORT
(LORIMER- ROSÉ OF ZWEIGELT 2005)
STEVE’S CHEESE:
SCIMUDIN- RAW COW & GOAT (IT.)
NEAL’S YARD-MONTGOMERY’S CHEDDAR-RAW COW- (UK.)
CHAMPAGNE AND BROWN SUGAR POACHED APRICOTS
CRACKED FENNEL AND FLEUR DE SEL SHORTBREAD
ALPS WILDFLOWER HONEY
(CHÅTEAU LAFFITTE-PACHERENC DU VIC BILH 2006)
COCONUT POTS DE CRÈME
BANANA-BOURBON ICE CREAM
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SABLE COOKIE
(RARE WINE CO.- NEW YORK MALMSEY MADEIRA N.V.)