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Appetizer
★ Foie Gras w/ Escargot$19
Foie gras is poached then blended with butter, clove, nutmeg, ground ginger, salt and pepper. To order: a piece of bread is grilled, the foie gras mix is then spread over the bread and escargot that's been sauteed in butter, garlic, parsley and lemon is placed on top.
Mushroom Confit w/ Artichokes & Tellagiovegetarian$18
Sliced King Oyster mushrooms cooked slowly in EVO, red wine vin, chili flake, garlic & thyme for 1 ½ hours in the oven. Once cooled the slices are laid on a plate then topped with artichokes, and a taleggio sauce drizzle over the top. Garnished with fried leeks
Pane Francese w/ Goat's Milk Buttervegetarian$8
Bread is grilled, then warmed to order, spread with goat butter and topped with grana padano, black sea salt and Sicilian oregano
Snack
Cheese Pastizzi$8
Pockets are filled with buffalo mozzarella. Fried to order. All purpose flour, canola oil, water, salt, equal parts lard and butter are kneaded into dough and rolled into thin sheets and layered with lard and butter mixture.
Gougeresvegetarian$12
Gougères are small, baked, bread-like cheese puffs. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Served with a fontina fondue.
Salad
Crab & Seabean Salad$23
Blanched & shocked Seabeans, Endive (bitter, crunchy leaf veg), Snow Crab & lemon vinaigrette tossed together. Topped with fried garlic chips. Garlic Chips: buttermilk soaked garlic, fried. Lemon Vin: lemon juice, lemon zest, evoo, shallots, champagne vinegar
Mixed Greens w/ Sherry Vinaigrettevegetarianvegangluten freedairy free$12
Baby red, Gem lettuce & Frisee tossed with Pedro Ximenez Sweet Sherry vinegar & olive oil
Pickled Cauliflower Saladvegetarian$16
Cauliflower florets seasoned with salt & olive oil are roasted until brown then cooled. Cauliflower is then sliced then picked with champagne vinegar, sugar, green onion, coriander seed, fennel seed, bay leaf. Tossed together with olive oil, curly endive, and manchego cheese
Roasted Beets w/Spiced Creme Fraiche & Walnutvegetarian$18
Badger Flame beets are roasted with garlic, thyme, EVO, apple cider vinegar, orange, coriander, black pepper. Beets are served at room temp spiced creme fraiche, toasted walnuts, pickled shallots, basil and salt. Spiced Creme Fraiche: Creme Fraiche & Gochujang (contains wheat flour, corn syrup, soy, hot peppers)
StP House Salad$17
Spinach is tossed in a red wine vinaigrette, and parmesan. Topped with pancetta, bread crumbs, and oven roasted grape tomatoes. Gorgonzola sauce drizzled over top. Gorgonzola Sauce: Butter, flour, milk, salt, gorgonzola. Red Wine Vinaigrette: Evoo, red wine vinegar, agave, salt
Pasta
Brie de Meaux Parcelvegetarian$16
A large ravioli filled with Brie de Meaux is pan fried in brown butter with thai chili powder, oregano and lemon.
Dill & Walnut Pierogivegetarian$16
2 per order. Creme fraiche is spread on the base of the plate with the pierogi placed on top, finished with a dill walnut vinaigrette. A pierogi is like a large ravioli. Filling: potatoes (yukon boiled, strained & riced) cheddar cheese, sour cream, nutmeg. Dough: flour, salt, melted butter, sour cream, oil, eggs. Dill Vinaigrette: dijon, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, shallot, dill, EVO, walnuts
kids Buttered Picivegetarian$9
Plain pici noodles tossed in butter
Pici w/ Pistachio & Ricottavegetarian$22
Dough of semolina, all purpose flour, olive oil, salt and water rolled into long ropes. Sauteed with brown butter, garlic, orange juice and chili flake. Topped with chopped pistachios, lemon ricotta & orange zest. Lemon Ricotta: Ricotta, Lemon Juice, Lemon Zest. Pici Noodle: Rustic hand rolled noodle or dumpling that has a chewy, al dente texture
Schupfnudlen w/ Gorgonzola Cream Saucevegetarian$19
German potato noodles (potato, egg, flour, salt) sauteed in butter with shallots until golden. Cream is then added and reduced with gorgonzola folded in at the end. Finished with chives and grated walnuts.
Sour Silk Handkerchiefs w/ Braised Lamb$22
Sourdough pasta cooked in lamb braise then tossed in a pan with poppy seed and pecorino romano. Brine: Water, salt, brown sugar, chili flake, garlic, fennel, oregano, thyme & parsley. Braise: lamb, salt, white pepper, oil, fennel, onion, garlic, goat milk & cream
Vegan Piciveganvegetarian$22
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Entree
★ Boudin Blanc w/ Rancho Gordo Christmas Bean Cassoulet$25
Chicken, Pork, Foie Gras, Cream and bread crumbs Served with Rancho Gordo gigante beans cooked with pancetta, leeks, garlic, carrots, thyme, sage, white wine, chicken stock, chili flake, salt. Picked up in the pan with the Aigo Boulido (leeks, garlic, butter, shallots, clove bay leaf are boiled together and strained), butter parsley and truffle oil.
Pressed Game Hen w/ Salsa Verde$32
Deboned butterflied game hen (just has drummy bones). Pan roasted, sliced and then placed on top a bed of salsa verde. Charred lemon as garnish. Salsa Verde: Parsley, mint, lemon, orange, serrano chili, fennel seed, garlic, fish sauce, star anise
Steak
Bavette$46
Cut from the cows lower belly. Also known as the 'flapsteak'. Similar to a flank steak but slightly more tender. Served with bearnaise, pickled beech mushrooms & house steak sauce
Filet 6 oz$88
Cut from the beef tenderloin which comes from the middle of the steers back. This muscle spans into two beef primal cuts, the short loin & sirloin. Served with bearnaise, pickled beech mushrooms & house steak sauce
New York$76
Cut that comes from the short loin, which is located on the back of the animal. It comes from a muscle that does little work, making the meat tender. Served with bearnaise, pickled beech mushrooms & house steak sauce
Niman Hanger$39
Flavorful, flat, v-shaped cut of beef from the upper belly of a cow. It's also known as 'butchers steak'. Served with bearnaise, pickled beech mushrooms & house steak sauce
Ribeye$89
Served with bearnaise, pickled beech mushrooms & house steak sauce
Snack Bar Hanger$39
5-6 ounces of hanger cut grilled to guests specification, sliced and placed on a plate over a good amount of our Brown Butter Anchovy sauce. Served with a small side of sea beans and a lime. Brown Butter Anchovy sauce: Butter, anchovy, garlic, chili flake, lime juice, parsley
Side
Bagna Cada Curly Endive w/ Mascarpone$15
Curly endive is cooked in Bagna Cada (Anchovies, garlic, EVO). Plated with Mascarpone cream (mascarpone, heavy cream, egg yolks), calabrian chili, lemon. Topped with bread crumbs (bread, butter, parsley)
Fried Eggplant w/ Rosemary Honeyvegetarian$18
Japanese eggplant is sliced into ½ inch discs. It is then marinated in whole milk and buttermilk. To order the eggplant is dredged in flour and deep-fried until golden brown. Honey infused with Rosemary is then drizzled over the top. Small rosemary as garnish.
Roasted Parsnips w/ Carrot Ginger Pureevegetarian
Parsnips are roasted with EVO, sumac, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, & salt. Served over carrot ginger puree (carrots, vegetable stock, ginger, brown butter & lemon juice) topped with balsamic soaked currants, basil and toasted black walnuts.
Dessert
Doughnut$12
Brioche doughnut tossed in vanilla sugar, bruleed to order, filled with an almond and vanilla bean diplomat cream (whipped cream mixed with pastry cream)
Seafood
Crab Cake$32
Equal parts Crab, Shrimp, and Scallops ground and blended with onion, butter, celery, mayo, parsley, chives, fennel, egg, salt and bread crumbs made into 6 ½ oz cake, pan fried and served over lemongrass aioli topped with parsley fennel salad (fennel, parsley, EVO, breadcrumbs) and a few drops of chili oil. Lemongrass Aioli: Egg yolk, ginger, mirin, rice vinegar, lemongrass.
Garlic Fried Octopus$19
Octopus is poached in water, champagne vinegar, lemon juice and whole lemons until tender. It is then chopped into ½ inch pieces & sauteed in olive oil with fried garlic chips. The dish is finished with chili flakes, cilantro, and lemon juice. Garlic Chips: garlic soaked in milk, fried
Grilled Shrimp w/ Black Mayo$21
4 head on shrimp (size: 20/30) marinated in lime zest, EVOO and parsley. Grilled and plated over a smear of black mayo. Topped w/ Gremolata. Gremolata: Parsley, mint, evoo, lemon, orange, serrano pepper, fennel, garlic, fish sauce, star anise. Black Mayo: Garlic, white wine vinegar, egg, dijon, oil, fish sauce, squid ink
★ Lobster Risotto$38
Whole Lobster tail poached in butter and salt and cut into 8 pieces and combined with risotto (arborio rice, shellfish stock, white wine, garlic, brandy, onion, tomatoes, butter). Picked up in the pan with cherry tomatoes, garlic, tarragon, chives, aleppo pepper, lemon juice and zest
★ Roasted Halibut in Zarzuela$36
Zarzuela is a Spanish seafood stew. Ours is ONLY served with halibut. White wine, brandy, lemon juice, saffron, parsley, ground almonds, onion, red bell pepper, garlic, paprika, tomato and smoked paprika are all cooked in a fish fume. The halibut is then pan roasted to order and served with the Zarzuela sauce. Finished with a yellow curry butter shaved over the fish. Fish Fume: fish stock. Halibut bones, carrots, onion, fennel bulb, garlic, thyme, and peppercorns are simmered in a white wine and water for one hour.
Sea Scallops$29
Three U-10 Scallops are seasoned with salt and pan roasted. Served atop a creamed hominy (corn, milk) topped with Almond chili crisp (Cascabel chilis, arbol chilis, coconut oil, garlic, onion, cinnamon, chili powder, salt, marcona almonds, rice vinegar, honey, black sesame seeds)
Find it
Address
800 N Washington Ave N, Suite 101, Minneapolis, MN
Phone
612-383-2848
Restaurant group
Becker & St. Pierre Group