An Evening of GREED  with MSCM and Al Gini
and you thought LUST was provocative??

Executive Chef Leonard Hollander has crafted a gourmet greed-themed dinner menu and Loyola University Chicago’s Al Gini will be providing the food for thought with a discussion on another deadly sin: GREED.  Join us to celebrate and/or condemn Tax Day 2010!  So, if you hunger for dinner and a show, join us for an   evening of greed on Tuesday, April 13th @ 7:00pm. $40 per person.   Make your reservations by calling 708.725.7200

The Menu
asparagus bisque + smoked asparagus + black truffle crema
golden beets + honey glazed almonds + capriole chevre
roasted sableish + forbidden rice + charred scallions
coconut coffee tart + vanilla bean honey + cayenne crisp

We’ve decided that January needs something, a little bright spot if you will. So, Chef Leonard and the team have put together a new Winter 2010 Dinner Menu.  And, we’re now offerening gluten free items!

Here are some of the new second courses:
cured and pickled house cured meats + seasonal pickles + mostarda + olive oil toast
stuffed peppers piquillo pepper + whitefish brandade + marcona almond romesco
mac n’ choose three cheese mornay + spiral pasta + daily inspired additions – ask your server
sliders duck confit + carrot slaw + golden raisin marmalade
or heirloom beet + almond butter + melted chevre
crab “salad” lump crab salad + fennel panna cotta + frisee + riesling poached grapes **
MSCM beer cheese aged cheddar + metropolitan doppel bock + warm pretzel roll

What about the main events?
duck carbonara smoked duck breast + bucatini pasta + sarvecchio parmesan + crispy farm egg
fish & chips beer batter + lake superior whitefish + salt & vinegar fries + lemon tartar
mint creek farm lamb white bean stew + merguez sausage + braised shank + mint salsa verde
diver scallops toasted millet + wilted spinach + black truffle vinaigrette **
crispy skin barramundi celeriac risotto + spiced carrots + almond brown butter **
tj’s chicken breast lentils du puy + duroc lardons + caramelized cauliflower + grainy mustard **
eggplant schnitzel caraway spaetzle + sweet n’ sour cabbage + lemon caper yogurt
graue mills polenta roasted mushrooms + baby spinach + crispy tempeh + smoked cheddar **

**- gluten free

We are all very excited about this new menu, and hope you come by soon to enjoy it with us!

Monday, January 11, 2010   /   7:00pm

Pete Crowley of Rock Bottom Brewery in Chicago is at it again.  Five courses, five great beers. Executive Chef, Leonard Hollander, has written a menu that will pair perfectly with some amazing beer from some incredible Illinois breweries.  Brewmasters from Goose Island, Gordon Biersch, America’s Brewing, Flossmoor Station and Rock Bottom Brewery will be participating. Cost: $55, which includes a beer flight but not tax or gratuity.  Call 708.725.7200 to reserve your spot!

Welcome!  America’s Brewing Pilsner

First

Stuffed Peppers

piquillo peppers + whitefish brandade + marcona almond romesco

Beer: Flossmoor Station’s Panama Red

Second

Soup & Salad

chestnut bisque + crispy parmesan + mushroom salad

Beer:  Goose Island Brewpub’s Alt

Third

American artisan cheese course

Beer:  Stilton with Rock Bottom’s Imperial Red, Cheddar with Flossmoor Station’s Pullman Brown

Fourth

Duck Pasta

duck leg confit + white truffle ricotta + local butternut squash

Beer: Gordon Biersch’s Marzen

Fifth

Kumquat Duo

dark chocolate truffle

+

 Tiramisu

Beer:  Rock Bottom’s Bourbon Imperial Stout