Ashby
Created by johnlemmon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Soup Du Jour | Ask daily |
Calamari Fritti | Wasabi Aioli, Pickled Onions |
Chesapeake Oysters | Pico de Gallo, Grilled Yellow Corn |
Hamachi Tiradito | Avocado, Tobiko, white corn, Leche de tigre(actually an amachi sauce because of the soy sauce, but just present as is on menu) |
What’s in the leche de Tigre/amachi? | Soy sauce, Dijon mustard, rice vinegar, honey, ginger zest, fish sauce, aji-mirin (sweet rice wine) |
Heirloom Beet Salad | Candied Walnuts, Orange vinaigrette |
What makes up the beet salad’s goat cheese mousse? | Goat cheese, olive oil, heavy cream, gelatin, cream cheese, garlic paste, salt |
Prime Beef Tartare Mix | Cornichons, Capers, chive, garlic, Tabasco |
How’s the beef tartare presented? | Tartare is served atop a warmed bone with bone marrow (mark with teaspoon so guests can scoop out bone marrow) and garnished with a quail egg and pickled pear onions |
Osetra Caviar | Blinis, creme fraiche |
Where does our Osetra Caviar come from? | Wild Osetra Sturgeon fish off the coast of Bordeaux |
Crab Stuffed Flounder | Stuffed with Maryland crab and a spinach mousse, accompanied by crispy capers, ramps and served atop lemon beurre blanc, and pepper aioli |
Applewood Smoked Duck Breast | Accompanied by Duck Rillette and plum mousse served atop brioche. Smoked beet sauce served over the duck breast |
What’s in the plum mousse? | Plum purée, cream cheese, Greek yogurt, olive oil, gelatin, heavy cream, garlic powder |
What’s in the smoked beet sauce? | Red wine, red wine vinegar, peppercorn, garlic cloves, star anise, beet juice, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and reduced with butter |
What is star anise? | Star anise is a spice that comes from the seeds of the star-shaped fruits by the same name. Produced by Chinese evergreen trees (illicium verum). Tastes kind of like licorice ![]() |
What is a rillette? | Meat that’s been seasoned, soaked in fat, slow cooked, and shredded |
Maryland Soft Shell Crab | Served atop an orange-coriander sauce, accompanied by a soba noodle salad, and garnished with green papaya |
Rack Of Lamb | Roasted Potatoes, seasonal vegetables, English pea puree |
What’s in the Lamb crust? | Parmesan, Mint, panko, parsley, salt, pepper |
Butter Poached Maine Lobster | Asparagus, Osetra Caviar, Lobster sauce (lobster bisque reduction |
NY Steak Au Poivre | Seasonal vegetables, sunchoke purée, cognac-black pepper sauce |
What’s in the cocoa rub on the NY Steak? | Garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper, cocoa nibs, Parmesan |
Tagliatelle Alla Primavera | Cherry Tomato Confit, feta cheese, basil pesto, garlic white wine reduction |
Pork Tenderloin | Cauliflower Purée, apple-Dijon compote, green peppercorn sauce |
Roasted prime rib | Seasonal vegetables, roasted potatoes, horseradish cream |
Artisanal Cheese Plate | Check cheeses daily. Accompanied by cornichons, carrot-ginger chutney, caper berries, crostinis, berries, grapes |
Pineapple Tart Tatin | Salted caramel ice cream and a honey tuile |
What are pineapples cooked in? | White wine, cinnamon, cardamom, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, orange juice, orange zest, vanilla extract |
Madagascar Vanilla Creme brûlée | Vanilla custard with a sugar top |
Flourless Chocolate Brownie | Vanilla ice cream, peanut mousse |
Mango Mousse | White chocolate shell filled with mango mousse and a center of mango purée. Accompanied by a mango-passion fruit coulis |
What’s a coulis | In between the liquidity of a sauce and purée(thicker than sauce, thinner than purée) |
A5 Australian Wagyu Beef | Served atop a sunchoke purée and accompanied by seasonal vegetables and a red wine reduction |
What’s in the horseradish crust on the wagyu? | Horseradish, tumeric, gold, onion powder, garlic powder, white pepper powder |
