A Casual Summer Dinner

Hors D'oeuvres

Grilled Herbed Shrimp summer fruit mostarda dip

Cumin and Saffron Ahi Tuna Tartare slivered scallions on garlic pappadum

Fontina in “Carrozza”
crispy fontina and prosciutto sandwiches with black mission fig salsa

Spicy Papaya, Mellon and Cilantro Salad on Japanese cucumber

Buffet Dinner Menu

Thinly Sliced Rosemary Tenderloin of Beef
served with sweet and sour eggplant caponata

Barbecued Pork Ribs
with tangy bourbon barbeque sauce

Ginger Orange Marinated Gold Beets with Summer Greens

Roasted Tiny Potato Salad
red, white, yellow and purple potatoes, roasted in cumin, coriander and extra virgin olive oil

Local Summer Melon Salad
opal basil, mint, mâche and endigia greens with lemon zest,
extra virgin olive oil and cracked pepper

Vegetable and Faro Salad
sweet one hundred tomatoes, corn, haricot vert, grilled summer squash
fresh tarragon-lemon vinaigrette

Dessert

Blackberry Cornbread Pudding
housemade cornbread with fresh blackberries baked in a cinnamon custard
with sweetened crème fraîche

french roast coffees and organic flowering teas

Beverage

Mint Juleps and Mojitos
Sweet Tea and Lemonade, Calistoga Sparkling Mineral Water