Moonstone Bistro
eat. drink. play.

Valentine's Day ~ 2012

Love, Love, Love

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012


~ arousal ~

Grilled Asiago Oysters

Hog Island oysters charred in the shell, then baked with butter, asiago, panko & parsley,

dusted with cayenne and served with fresh lime…$market

Oysters on the Half Shell

with house made cocktail sauce and mignonette sauce…$market

Brazilian Prawns

grilled tiger prawns with pineapple, mango, jalapeño salsa, fresh cilantro,

cotija cheese, sweet ancho glaze & grilled tortillas…8.95

Fried Plantains

green plantains fried crisp with Santa Fe spice rub, cumin lime guacamole, cilantro mint garlic oil…6.95

Our Caesar Salad

chopped romaine & house caesar dressing, layered with bacon-parmesan tuile & sourdough crostini.  Et tu, Brute?…8.95

Calamari

crisped with rice flour, tossed with roasted peanuts, fresh cilantro,

 jalapeño-lemon gastrite & sour cream chipotle aioli…12.95  

Soup du Jour

always prepared with house made stock, the freshest seasonal produce, and lots of love…    

cup - 6.95   entrée – 9.95

 Moonstone House Salad

a simple salad of organic mixed greens, carrots, cucumber, red onion & red bell pepper…7.

your choice of house made dressing: bleu cheese, ranch, champagne-dijon vinaigrette, balsamic vinaigrette


“Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.”
~ Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)


~ fulfillment ~

Brown Sugar & Juniper Brined Bone-in Chop

thick cut free-range Berkshire pork chop, smoked ham hock & black beans,

caramelized baby carrots, pineapple mango-jalapeño salsa …24.95

Phoenix Chicken

free-range pan-fried, bone-in chicken breast on horseradish mashers,

 grilled chayote squash, baby carrots, smoked bacon gravy, sweet ancho sauce…22.95

Stack House Family Farm Lamb

local  lamb glazed with fresh kumquat & agave nectar, sweet carrot infused mashers,

blackened brussels sprouts, mint-cilantro chimichurri…28.

Denizen of the Deep

our freshest catch, sustainably raised and harvested, blackened with Santa Fe seasonings,

on black beans with smoked ham-hock, jasmine rice, pineapple mango salsa, fresh kumquat & fried plantains…$market

Filet & Crab

8 oz. organic, free-range Dakota filet mignon marinated in rendered bacon, on horseradish mashers,

tempura asparagus, dungeness crab & béarnaise…36.

Southwestern-Sissy Stroganoff

black bean fettuccini, red chili flakes, caramelized mushrooms & onions, sour cream & green onion with fried corn strips & mint-cilantro chimichurri…19.


~ serenity ~

Sweet Valentine

rich, chocolate hazelnut tart floating in Madagascar-infused mascarpone cream,

blood orange reduction & fresh mint…10.95

Sugar & Spice

brandy pecan pie with cinnamon spice cake warmed with browned butter,

whipped sweet buttermilk & sour cream mousse…9.95

Coconut Cream Empanada

coconut cream wrapped in cinnamon infused flaky pastry, fried golden brown

served with cayenne chocolate ganache & lime-infused whipped cream…8.95

The Tall, Cool Sundae

house made caramel, warm ganache and vanilla ice cream stuffed in a 16 oz. pilsner,

covered with whipped cream & toasted nuts…10.95

Moonstone Hot Cocoa

deeply rich luscious cocoa made with chocolate ganache,

topped with mountains of whipped cream & a dusting of cocoa…5.

Chocolate Soufflé

pillow clouds of chocolate with a warm, pudding center, served with crème anglaise…12.95






“I prefer to regard a dessert as I would imagine the perfect woman:  subtle, a little bittersweet, not blowsy and extrovert.  Delicately made up, not highly rouged.  Holding back, not exposing everything and, of course, with a flavor that lasts.”  ~Graham Kerr


                                
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