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Absinthe Brunch Menu, December 2008
Soups & Salads
French onion soup gratinée 4.5/8.5
Baby green & red romaine, creamy black peppercorn dressing, Vella jack frico, white anchovies 10.75
Butter lettuces, shaved radish, Persian cucumber, cider vinaigrette 10.
Small Plates
Fruit scone, house-made preserves 3.5
Cinnamon sticky bun 3.5
House-made granola, whole milk, yogurt 7.
Deviled eggs, smoked trout, osetra caviar 14.
Seasonal fruit plate, vanilla bean crème fraîche 6.75
Soft-boiled egg with sage croutons and sea salt 4.5
Smoked sturgeon, fennel pollen, caper crème fraîche, pickled onions and crostini 15.
Oatmeal, brown sugar, steamed milk and dried apricots 6.5
Brunch Specialties
Warm biscuits, buttermilk-sausage gravy, sage, fried eggs, grits 12.
Two eggs any style, potatoes, toast, house-made fennel sausage, ham or bacon 11.5
Banana-blueberry soufflé pancakes, maple syrup, whipped cream 12.
Wild mushroom omelet, caramelized onions, gruyère cheese, fresh herbs A.Q
Griddled corn cakes, wilted chard, poached eggs, tasso ham hollandaise 15.
Ricotta stuffed French toast, brown sugar apples, powdered sugar 12.
Breakfast sandwich, fried duck egg, Raclette, andouille sausage, griddled brioche 14.
Duck confit hash, red peppers, onions, potatoes, arugula salad poached eggs 15.
Sandwiches and Large Plates
Croque Monsieur, smoked ham, gruyere, Dijon mustard, toasted levain 10.75 add an egg add 1.
Grilled marinated vegetable sandwich, eggplant, onion, red pepper, zucchini,
goat cheese, olive spread 12.
Baby dandelion green flatbread, onion jam, herbs de Provence, Taleggio 16.
Kobe Beef of America steak frites, mustard glaze, pistou butter 23.
Absinthe hamburger, Estancia ground beef with aioli, red onion, lettuce, house-made pickles 11.5
add smoked gouda, sautéed mushrooms, gruyere cheese, spicy caramelized onions, a fried egg or gorgonzola for 1.50 each
Side Plates
Pommes frites served with Dijon, thyme-infused malt vinegar and rouille 6.
Breakfast meats: Benton's bacon, house-made fennel sausage, or smoked ham 5. each
Rosemary roasted potatoes 5.
Anson Mills stone ground grits, melted cheese 5.
Grilled toast, house-made preserves and sweet butter 2.75



December 27 2008 17:25:11 GMT