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