Pan-fried deer sausage with Brewster oat groats, northern spy apples, hickory nuts, huckleberry: ($15)

I've wanted to offer an oatmeal dish on the menu ever since we brought in the 16th century-style Brewster oat groats from Anson Mills. We...

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Pairing: draft cider or black coffee

apple, farmer (local/regional), heirloom ingredient, house canning/preserving, housemade charcuterie, huckleberries, rancher (small scale/family), and venison

Posted 03/12/13 - Share this entry

Smoked Venison Summer Sausage, Ham Hock-braised Sauerkraut and Rutabagas, Crispy Fingerling Potatoes, Huckleberry Bounce: ($24)

Every winter I look forward to the sauerkraut being ready because it's an indispenable pairing with one of my favorite seasonal winter foods...

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Pairing: Country ale or a Mosel riesling

duck fat-fried, farmer (local/regional), foraged (purveyor), heirloom recipe, homage dish, housemade charcuterie, huckleberries, rancher (small scale/family), and regional specialty

Posted 01/29/13 - Share this entry

Pork Cheek Pie: ($24)

This is probably my favorite dish on our new menu. It’s a classic meat pie with a savory crust (using the suet dough from April Bloomfield...

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Pairing: Scarpetta Barbera d'Monferrato

heritage, humanely raised, pasture-raised, pig's head, and rancher (small scale/family)

Posted 11/12/12 - Share this entry

Catlapa Grove Berkshire Pork Chop... pumpkin risotto, braised chard, honey scented brussels sprouts, bacon jus, pickled cranberry: ($28)

We have been getting in 1/2 hogs from Trent and Jackie at Catalpa Grove.  They are mostly pastured hogs.  Beautiful hog.   I...

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Pairing: Truchard, Syrah Carneros, California - 2009

farm-raised, farmer (local/regional), farmers' market, gluten-free, handmade, pasture-raised, rancher (small scale/family), squash (specialty varieties), and sustainable

Posted 10/19/12 - Share this entry

B&L ULTIMATE COLD CUT COMBO!: ($10)

Sometimes, when you have a little bit of ham, a little bit of roast beef and some mortadella you need to introduce them all. In this case, we made... more »

Pairing: includes a bag of chips and a drink

artisanal, farmer (local/regional), grass-fed, ham (house-cured), handmade, housemade charcuterie, humanely raised, pasture-raised, pig (Berkshire, Mangalitsa & others), rancher (small scale/family), smoked, and sustainable

Posted 04/04/12 - Share this entry