New Years Eve Cocktail pairings

Colin & Jenna got together with a copy of the New Years eve menu and came up with a few excellent cocktail pairings:

1st course:

Beefeater gin, campari, peach bitters, stirred, up w/ a lemon twist $9

2nd course:

Bombay Dry, green Chartreuse, fresh lemon, house-made absinthe, shaken, up w/ a cherry $9

3rd course:

Temperance, Grand Ma, Cherry Heering, bitters, stirred, on the rock, orange twist $10

4th course:

House melon cinnamon tequila, Kahlua, coffee, house-made whip cream, nutmeg & cinnamon on top $8

Aunt Crystal's Christmas Cornucopia!

Chef Carriker digs deep and goes to his roots with this months special holiday menu offerings.

$40 for all or available à la carte

for the month of December only

Kabocha squash crumble, smoke marshmallows,

pumpkin seeds and maple candied bacon $8

"Apple pie salad" roasted apple purée,

shaved apples, sunflower streusel, cheddar,

and brown butter vinaigrette $9

Crispy pork loin, with hedgehog mushroom

"Mac n' cheese", brussel sprouts and pork jus $21

Egg nog crème brûlée with spiced cookies $7

Hog & Rye Dinner

Even with Christmas and New Years looming on the horizon we've still thought ahead to the new year.

Join us Saturday January 14, 2012 at 6pm for a very special reservation only event:

A Special 5 course dinner created by Chef Chris Carriker, paired with cocktails from Bartenders Colin Pomeroy and Jenna Wazny with special guests from R1 ultra premium straight rye whiskey.

$55 for 5 courses with whiskey pairings. Reservations required.

Christmas Eve Ghosts spirits pairings

Check out the food menu here

Here's what we came up with for the Christmas Eve dinner "Spirits"

Available as a flight for $21 or individually as priced

Christmas Past:

Aviation, Aperol, house orange liqueur, fresh grapefruit juice, shaken, up w/ and orange twist $10

Christmas Present:

w/the pork cheeks: Perfect Manhattan made w/ Bulleit Rye, Imbue, Vya, Drambuie & peach bitters, stirred, up w/ a cherry $0

w/the poached cod: Beefeater gin, parfait amour, house made absinthe & fresh lemon, shaken, up w/a lemon twist $8

w/the ricotta crostada: slapped basil, Tanqueray gin, Torani Amer, fresh lemon, shaken, up w/ a twist of cracked pepper & olive oil $9

Christmas Future:

w/the apocalypse cake: Brandy, Frangelico, egg nog & coffee, served in a snifter $8

w/ the pineapple cake: St Germain, creme de cassis, prossecco, orange twist garnish $10

We've tested pretty much all of them, and they are YUMMY!!!