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JUNE 2013

items subject to change based on availability

DINNER

START

Market radishes with sweet butter & sea salt    4

Olives & almonds   4

Soup   8

Mixed lettuces with shaved radishes, parmigiano Reggiano, lemon & olive oil   12

Steamed clams & mussels with white wine, cannellini beans, pancetta, sorrel, chervil,

and pickled chili   14

Butter lettuce with grapefruit, avocado, Humboldt Fog and a grapefruit reduction   13

Caesar* salad with croutons & shaved parmigiano Reggiano   13

Grilled asparagus with burrata, basil, tarragon & olive oil 15

Grilled radicchio Treviso, dandelion and mustard greens with an anchovy vinaigrette    13

Roasted red & golden beets with hass avocado, arugula, manchego, lemon & olive oil   14

PASTA & RICE

Stinging nettle tagliatelle with sprouting broccoli, bitter greens & pecorino Toscano   17

Pappardelle with a Bolognese sauce and Gaeta olives   18

Risotto verde with asparagus, English peas, pea tendrils & a hand cut pesto   19

Alexander’s brown rice with market vegetables, red onion, jalapeño & chicken or organic tofu   18

PIZZA

Pizza with tomato, fresh mozzarella & basil   13

Pizza with prosciutto di Parma, arugula & fontina   16

Pizza with baby artichokes, spring onion, cherry tomatoes, fontina & mint   16

Pizza with sausage, sweet onion, swiss chard, smoked mozzarella & chili    14

ENTREES

Sea Bass with baby artichokes, cherry tomatoes, cannellini beans, Castelvetrano olives, in a white wine and fresh herb broth   27

Pan seared white fish with fingerling potatoes, sautéed swiss chard and a lemon, butter & caper sauce    25

Niman Ranch hanger steak with sauteed cavolo nero, roasted fingerling potatoes & salsa verde   29

Grilled half chicken on a bed of baby mustard greens, torn croutons, currants, scallions & pinenuts  26

Braised shortribs with soft polenta, sautéed cavolo nero and horseradish gremolata   25

California grass-fed beef or turkey burger on a brioche bun with white cheddar, grilled onion, aoili* & French fries   18

SIDES

Sautéed pea tendrils   7

Sautéed swiss chard   7

French fries   6

*contains raw egg

LUNCH

START

Soup   8

Grilled asparagus with burrata, basil, tarragon & olive oil  14

Simple market lettuces with lemon & shaved radishes   9

French lentil salad with roasted beets, mustard greens, radicchio and a sherry vinaigrette   13

Caesar salad with torn croutons & shaved parmesan   13

SANDWICHES

Vegetable: avocado, tomato, cucumber, sprouts, feta, lemon & olive oil on olive bread   13

Prosciutto with arugula, shaved fennel & radishes on ciabatta   15

Roasted turkey breast with smoked mozzarella, bacon, avocado, tomato & lettuce on sourdough   15

BLT on sourdough with heirloom tomato, Nueske’s bacon, lettuce & aoili*     13

Grilled Niman ranch ham & Emmental with caramelized shallots on sourdough   15

Grilled chicken breast on sourdough bread with avocado, tomato, spring onions, cilantro & wild arugula   15

MAIN

Orecchiette with English peas, asparagus, artichokes, & snap peas in a light butter sauce topped with parmigiano Reggiano   17

Alexander’s brown rice with market vegetables, red onion, jalapeño & chicken or organic tofu   17

Cobb salad with roasted turkey, bacon, hard boiled egg, blue cheese, cherry tomatoes, green beans & avocado   18

Grilled market fish with sautéed green beans, fennel,  marinated beets & tapenade   27

Chopped salad with arugula, radicchio, radish, cherry tomatoes, green beans, parsley, parmesan, lemon & olive oil   14

California grass-fed beef or turkey burger on a brioche bun with white cheddar, aioli, grilled onion & French fries   18

SIDES

Grilled chicken breast   8

Grilled shrimp   9

Sautéed green beans  7

Grilled asparagus    8

Sautéed kale    7

Sautéed swiss chard    7

BRUNCH

Currant scone with cream & homemade jam   4

Fruit muffin   4

Farmers’ Market fruit bowl with yogurt and AMMO granola   10

AMMO granola   8

Whole-grain pancakes with pure maple syrup & seasonal fruit compote   10

Olive oil-fried eggs with chick peas, harissa, yogurt & grilled olive bread   11

Eggs with roasted breakfast potatoes and apple wood smoked bacon or chicken & apple sausage   13

Frittata with wild mushrooms, thyme, shallots, fontina and frisée salad with pancetta   14

Poached eggs on a salad of golden beets, haricots verts, fennel, teardrop tomatoes with an olive tapenade, shaved parmigiano Reggiano and roasted fingerling potatoes   14

Fried egg sandwich on olive bread with prosciutto, arugula & aioli   14

Mixed lettuces with lemon vinaigrette & parmigiano Reggiano   10

BL T on sourdough with heirloom tomato, bacon, lettuce & aïoli   13

Vegetable sandwich with avocado, tomato, cucumber, sprouts, feta, lemon & olive oil on olive bread   13

Grilled Niman ranch ham & Emmental sandwich with caramelized shallots on sourdough   15

Chopped salad with arugula, radicchio, radish, cherry tomatoes, snap peas, parsley, parmigiano Reggiano, lemon & olive oil   14

French lentil salad with roasted beets, mustard greens, radicchio and a sherry vinaigrette   13

California grass-fed beef or turkey burger on a brioche bun with cheddar, grilled onion & French fries   18

Alexander’s brown rice with market vegetables, red onion, jalapeño & chicken or organic tofu   17

SIDES

Farmers’ market fruit   7

Apple wood-smoked bacon   5

Chicken & apple sausage   5

Roasted breakfast potatoes   5

Two eggs   4

DESSERTS

Chocolate pudding with whipped cream   8

Chocolate flourless cake with whipped crème fraîche   8

Bread pudding with whipped cream and a spiked caramel sauce   8

Cherry clafoutis with vanilla ice cream   8

Rustic peach tart with whipped cream   8

Market berries with crème fraîche & brown sugar   7

Chocolate Chip Cookie   2

Ice cream or sorbet, 1 scoop   3

COCKTAILS

SEASONAL COCKTAILS

Blood Orange Negroni Tanqueray 10 gin, sweet vermouth, Campari, blood orange juice   13

Lexington Lemonade Lexington Bourbon, lemon juice, agave, ginger, Grand Marnier    10

Highland Fizz organic vodka, orange juice, ginger beer, mint, grated ginger, lemon juice, bitters   11

Sazerac Old Overholt Rye, absinthe, bitters, meyer lemon twist    11

Cali Sidecar biodynamic brandy, triple sec, meyer lemon juice    12

Johnny Green Spot organic tequila, green chartreuse, basil, jalapeño, lemon and grapefruit juice    13

Maple Leaf Rag Buffalo Trace bourbon, lemon juice, maple syrup, bitters, burnt rosemary    12

Amaro Timo Bluecoat gin, Amaro Nonino, thyme infused simple syrup, lemon juice, ginger    12