menu

brinkley farm’s curried butternut squash soup w/ mint-coconut yoghurt & pumpkin seed oil
12
millarckee farm’s organic green salad w/ mountain apple vinaigrette & curried pecans
10
artisanal three cheese sampler w/ homemade crackers, fruit & nut compote
10
huevos ranchero: sunny-side up local farm egg, refried black beans, tortillas, queso cotija, radish & salsa verde
14 (w/ or w/out chorizo)
house smoked coho salmon w/ a potato latke, cucumber, crème fraiche & piment d’espelette
15
oysters rockefeller: mill creek n.c. oysters* baked in the shell w/ spinach, bacon & hollandaise
15
n.c. snapper sashimi* style on grapefruit segments, jalapeño slices, chioggia beets, toasted cumin & cilantro
15
seared labelle farm’s foie gras ‘blt’ w/ candied bacon, arugula & house-pickled tomatoes
16
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wild n.c. speckled trout amandine w/ roasted potatoes, green beans, spinach, almonds & manzanilla sherry
28
southern fried n.c. flounder on spicy creole dirty rice w/ local andouille, okra, peppers & crawfish gumbo
30
grilled berkshire pork loin chop w/ mom’s mac ‘n cheese, sautéed greens, fried apples & cider sauce
30
elaine’s duck leg confit w/ lemongrass-jasmine rice, broccoli, snow peas, herbs & spicy peanut sauce
30
beef oscar: grilled angus filet mignon w/ n.c. jumbo lump crab, grilled asparagus & beurre blanc
35
seed crusted tuna* on olive oil mashed gold potatoes, spinach, cured lemon, fried parsley & sauce romesco
30
white lasagna w/ housemade whole wheat pasta, wild mushrooms, garlicky greens & petite herb salad
28

pine knot farm’s sweet potato pound cake w/ crème fraiche ice cream, maple syrup & pecans (tawny porto)

crew’s orchard’s apple crisp w/ walnut streusel & cognac ice cream (late harvest)

elaine’s warm chocolate cake w/ caramel ice cream (’13 banyuls)

mexican chocolate pot de crème w/ mexican wedding cookie (’04 porto)

mango sorbet w/ a sesame tuile (moscato d’asti)

artisanal three cheese sampler w/ homemade crackers, fruit & nut compote (10 year tawny)

all desserts are 9

all desserts made in house by chef bret jennings
(suggested wine pair)

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carrboro coffee roasters’ coffees made to order in french press

francisco pira guatemala (lighter)    3

sumatran lintong (fuller)     3

columbia excelso decaf     3

espresso / cappuccino / latte     4 /  5 /  5

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after dinner wines — 3 oz.glass/bottle

2016 michele chiarlo, nivole, moscato d’asti, italy 6 / 24 (375ml)

2015 rickety bridge, noble late harvest, chenin blanc, south africa 7 / 28 (375ml)

2011 château saint-vincent, sauternes, france 9 / 40 (750ml)

lillet blanc bordeaux, france 6 / 40 (750ml)

2016 m. chapoutier, banyuls, france 9 / 40 (375ml)

mv warre’s, otima 10, 10 year tawny, oporto, portugal 7 / 46 (500ml)

2004 warre’s, late bottled vintage, oporto, portugal 8 / 50

1994 ferreira, oporto, portugal 11 / 80

tasting flight of all 3 portos 15

cranberry margarita
sauza blanco, cranberry purèe, fresh lime served on the rocks
9

the saint charles
bombay sapphire gin w/ fresh lime juice, tonic & peychauds bitters
9

pimm’s cup
pimm’s, tanqueray gin w/ homemade ginger beer, cucumber & orange
10

vieux carre
russells rye, dolin sweet vermouth, hennessy cognac & b&b served up
10

hemingway
goslings dark rum, cruzan light rum, luxardo, grapefruit & lime
9

sidecar
remy martin v.s.o.p cognac, fresh lemon juice and cointreau, served up
10

moscow mule
tito’s vodka w/ homemade ginger beer, fresh lime juice
9

Digestives, Teas, and Cordials Menu (PDF)

elaine’s 3-course tasting menu
$35 per person or $50 per person w/ wine pairings
5:30-6:30 p.m. tuesday through saturday

brinkley farm’s curried butternut squash soup w/ mint-coconut yoghurt & pumpkin seed oil
or
millarckee farm’s organic green salad w/ mountain apple vinaigrette & curried pecans
or
artisanal three cheese sampler w/ homemade crackers, fruit & nut compote

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n.c. rainbow trout amandine w/ roasted potatoes, green beans, spinach, almonds & manzanilla sherry
or
white lasagna w/ housemade whole wheat pasta, wild mushrooms, garlicky greens & petite herb salad
or
southern fried n.c. flounder on spicy creole dirty rice w/ local andouille, okra, peppers & crawfish gumbo
or
grilled berkshire pork loin chop w/ mom’s mac ‘n cheese, sautéed greens, fried apples & cider sauce

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pine knot farm’s sweet potato pound cake w/ crème fraiche ice cream, maple syrup & pecans
or
elaine’s warm chocolate cake w/ caramel ice cream
or
mango sorbet w/ a sesame tuile
or
artisanal three cheese sampler w/ homemade crackers, fruit & nut compote