stonehill tavern
for my birthday we went to have dinner at Michael Mina’s Stonehill Tavern at the beautiful St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort. Our second dinner we had at a Mina restaurant after visiting Michael Mina in San Francisco last year. The dinner was exceptional. This post is just listing the menu as a mental note for ourselves.
Appetizers
A M E R I C A N W A G Y U B E E F – TASTING TRIO
TARTARE, VIOLET MUSTARD, GREEN APPLE, CROSTINI BRAI SED CHEEK RAVIOLI , CHANTERELLES , MARSALA WINE CARPACCIO, GRAPES , AS IAGO CHEESE, HERB GREMOLATAH A W A I I A N B I G E Y E T U N A – TASTING TRIO
SEARED, CRANBERRY BEANS , ARTICHOKE, MEYER LEMON CARPACCIO, F INGERLING POTATO CHIPS , KALAMATA OLIVES TARTARE, PINENUTS , MINT, HABAÑERO- INFUSED SESAME OILMain courses
E U R O P E A N D O V E R S O L E – POTATO CRUST, LARDONS , BRUS SEL SPROUTS , MALT VINEGAR
L A M B SHANK – ZUCCHINI, ISREALI COUS COUS, VANDOUVAN
Cheese
A R T I S A N A L C H E E S E S
Dessert
CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING
Wines
IRON HORSE BLANC DE BLANCS
HIRSCH GRUENER VELTLINER, AUSTRIA, KAMPTAL 2004
DOM. HENRI & GILLES BUISSON ST. – ROMAIN ‘ SOUS ROCHE ’ , BURGUNDY 2005
LANCASTER SOPHIA ’ S HILLSIDE CUVÉE , ALEXANDER VAL L E Y 2005
