Evolution

Food should connect you, it should have meaning, it should invoke memories and provoke thought.

~ Jason Lage

March 2025

Bread Service

Warm Focaccia, White Bean Forchette, 10 Year Garlic Confit, Arugula Pesto, Elea Creta Olive Oil  16

First

School Hill Garden Baby Kale “Pizzetta“
Pinenuts, Georges Mill Farm Eula Blue, Last Summers’ Peppers, Creamy Tarragon Vinaigrette  16
2022 Franco Serra Pinot Noir, Piedmonte/Italy  11

Oxtail Consommé
Roasted Winter Root Vegetables, Barley, Spring Pea Shoots  16
Glenfiddich 14yr Single Malt Scotch “Neat”  26

Short Smoked Wester Ross Salmon
Potato Latke, Fairbrook Farm Horseradish, Cultured Cream, Fall 2024 Preserved Beets, Radish Sprouts  18
2021 Richard Böcking Off-Dry Riesling, Mosel Valley/Germany  12

Venison Charcuterie 2025
Mortadella: Toasted Brioche with Ma Crauns’ 14 Day Sweet Pickles and Pistachio
Country Style Pâté:  Salad of Preserved Cherry with Radish Greens and Tarragon Gastrique
Smoked Loin: Crispy Tortilla with Preserved Chili Oil and Pickled Green Tomato Mole    30
“Ol’ Fashioned” Bourbon Cocktail 22

Main

Misty Meadow Farm Mushrooms “Carbonara Style“
Fairbook Farm Hen Egg, 36 Month Aged Parmesan, Truffle Essence, Buccatini Pasta, Scallion   40
2023 Jean-Marc Lafont Domaine de Bel-Air Fleurie Granits Roses Gamay, Beaujolais/France 15

North Carolina Black Bass
Variations of Jerusalem Artichokes, Crispy Spinach, Preserved Summer Carrots, Parsley, Lemon-Caper Aioli   46
2023 Jean Marc Barthez Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux/France 13

Fairbook Farm Chicken With Udon Noodles
Master Poultry Stock Circa 2015, Salted Radish and Mung Beans, Spring Field Cress, 15 Year Old Shoyu, Sesame  40
Estrella Galicia Lager, Spain  7

Bob White Quail and Pork Belly
Anson Mills Grits, Cider-Champagne “Lacquer”, Salad of Palousse Valley Lentils and Winter Root Vegetables   48
2019 Gravel Bar “Alluvial” Cab. Sauv & Merlot Blend, Red Mt. AVA/Columbia Valley/Washington  12

Dessert

Churros
Granny Smith Apples, Warm Bourbon-Apple Crème Anglaise  15
2017 Cave Spring Select Lake Harvest Riesling, Ontario  18

Valrhona Chocolate Angel Food Cake
Lemon Curd, Toasted Almonds, Winter Citrus  15
2003 Colheita Messias Porto  18

Banana Custard Cake
Milk Chocolate Ganache, Candied Pecans  15
NV Messia Lagrima Doce Branco Vinho Do Porto Blanco  18

One kind word can warm three winter months.

Japanese Proverb

Origin Specific Cuisine™

*The Virginia Dept. of Health has asked that we inform you that consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of food-borne illness