Chef Michael Paley from Proof blogged his planned menu for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day and good gracious am I now hungry. I’ll tell you the truth though as yummy as some of the “fancy” food on both the dinner and brunch menus are I’m really most excited at the thought of steel cut oatmeal with caramelized banana, espresso bourbon syrup or the buttermilk granola pancakes with sugarbush syrup. What can I tell you? I’m a simple breakfast kind of girl.

New Year’s Eve Wednesday December 31, 2008

amuse bouche
leek ‘farinata’ • caponata • frisee
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arugula & dandelion salad
pickled mushrooms, roasted cipollini onions, pecorino gran cru

yellowtail jack ‘crudo’
house made chorizo, apple, fried hominy
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raviolo al’uovo
ricotta & chestnut filling, treviso
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pan roasted pompano
caramelized endive, blood orange, hazelnut, potato puree

saba braised short ribs
squash orzo, carrot horseradish gremolata

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warm, vanilla pudding cake
buttermilk gelato, bourbon cherries

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cotton candy

$121.21

New Year’s Day Brunch January 1, 2009

for the table 8

chick pea & country ham fritters
cheddar scallion cornbread
warm ricotta fritters
meat & cheese plate

brunch
steel cut oatmeal
caramelized banana, espresso bourbon syrup 7

buttermilk granola pancakes
sugarbush maple syrup 11

bison pastrami hash
peasant potatoes, poached egg, truffle oil 10

baked country omelet
fine herbs, local white cheddar 9

cotechino & lentils
grilled artisan bread, fried egg 10

house smoked trout chowder
berkshire bacon, oyster crackers 6

mixed lettuces
red wine vinaigrette, pecorino 8

arugula salad
roasted butternut squash, cranberries, ricotta salata 9

spaghetti carbonara
pancetta, black pepper, pecorino 13

fried chicken
pumpkin orzo, buttermilk biscuits 16

tuna melt
radish pickles, smoked aioli 11

croque madam
brioche, country ham, fonduta, fried egg 12

proof bison burger
tillamook cheddar, jezebel sauce, proof fries 14

sides 5

applewood smoked bacon
weisenberger grits
fennel sausage
fresh cut fruit salad
peasant potatoes

Consider this the first of (probably) many New Year’s Eve posts. Like last year once I get a few I’ll compile them all in one post and then update that post with new additions. So if you got the scoop on New Year’s events drop them on me.