Braised pork cheeks: Pan roasted Idaho trout with a red wine-chicken jus, pearl onions, fennel, mushrooms and tarragon
The winter menu at Cafe Presse is up and running as of 9a.m. this morning. The entire staff of Cafe Presse gathered this morning before service started (by the way, that’s pretty early for residents of Capitol Hill) to see, ask questions about and taste all the new winter dishes. I sent the final text of our web guy this morning so don’t be surprised if it takes a day or so to get the menus on the Cafe Presse website up to date. In the mean time, you can always drop by to check out all the new items in person.
Just a reminder as well that the first ever Cafe Presse Corner Table Dinner will take place next Tuesday, January 31, 2012. This fixed price dinner, which celebrates the simple pleasure of gathering around the table with friends, will feature 3 courses from the new menu. The Corner Table will meet every season on the first Tuesday after the release of a new menu at Cafe Presse. We hope you can join us there.
Here are a few photos to get you in the mood:
House made fresh cheese served with white anchovies, orange marmalade and grilled country breadGrilled Spanish sardines served on a celery root and celery remoulade with candied butternut squashSalad of curley endive, beets, pickled shallots, pecans and a molasses vinaigretteThe new salad served with our cold roasted half chicken; Israeli cous-cous, parsley, oranges, olives and roasted peppersCreamy cauliflower-apple soup with dried fruit tapenadeCarlton pork cheeks braised with white vermouth, escarole and golden raisons, on creamy chestnut polentaCaramelized rice cake served with apple-dried cherry compote and fresh creamChocolate caramel tart served with whipped creamWarm pinapple-rum cake served with vanilla ice creamAll the new menu dishes ready for staff questions and tasting
Hello! I am a frequent Presse diner and am completely obsessed with that Carmelized Rice Cake and have been craving it lately. However I am currently far, far away in Spain – so I won’t be able to fulfill my Caramelized Rice Cake dream anytime soon. Would you mind sharing the recipe for this? I would be so grateful!
Hello! I am a frequent Presse diner and am completely obsessed with that Carmelized Rice Cake and have been craving it lately. However I am currently far, far away in Spain – so I won’t be able to fulfill my Caramelized Rice Cake dream anytime soon. Would you mind sharing the recipe for this? I would be so grateful!
All the best!