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38 Central | The Fine Art of Casual Dining | Medford, Oregon
Sweet Wines for Sweet Hearts
Thu, Jan 21 2010 09:16
A Valentine DinnerFeaturing the Wines of Madrone Mountain
38 Central, Restaurant & Wine Bar, & Madrone Mountain Winery present a new way to pair food & wine
…Sweet Wines, not just for dessert anymore!
I tried to explore the many ways you can incorporate any great sweet or semi sweet wine into dishes and courses that stretch well beyond a dessert and a cigar, there are great ways to share these wines, I hope you will find a few of them here…
-David Graham, Executive Chef/Owner 38 Central
The Menu
Sautéed Foie Gras: We cut from fresh lobes of Foie Gras, give a rapid sear and match the rich flavor and silken texture with Grilled Pears and Crisp Toast Points
2004 Late Harvest White; a true match made in Heaven, the sweet notes and crisp acids in the Late Harvest give greater depth to the Foie Gras and enhance each bite.
Scallop Velouté: A fresh Day-Boat Scallop is cornmeal crusted and seared, set in a rich and creamy Parsnip Velouté.
Starthistle Cuvée – slightly less sweet, this wine plays well against the sweet/savory tones of this scallop dish (a bit of the wine is used in the preparation of the soup as well)
A Composed Salad: A blend of Field Greens & Herbs set against a colorful array of Shredded Carrots, House Marinated Artichoke Hearts, Roasted Red Bell Peppers, and a Rogue Creamery Blue Cheese Croquette all drizzled with our vinaigrette made with the Starthistle Cuvée as a base ingredient.
A Choice of Entrée
Filet of Beef: A hand cut filet from Fulton Farms, 21 day aged grass fed beef. Pressed with Peppercorns and grilled to perfection, served with duck fat fried Potato Rosti, Baby Carrots and Sugar Snap Peas. The steak is finished with a hose made Demi-Glace & Mundo Novo Reduction.
2006 Mundo Novo Port Styled Wine – the latest release of this fabulous wine is still young enough to present some tannins and body enough to make the pairing against the filet a great combo.
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Seafood Napoleon: Firm, sweet, cold water lobster tails are cut into medallions and layered with large tiger prawns, spinach and lemon scented mascarpone cheese between sheets of crisp puff pastry, along with a saffron cream and crisply fried leeks. A Gastric of Late Harvest Madrone Mountain Wine ties this dish together and highlights the natural sweetness
Starthistle Cuvée – just the right sweetness-to-acid balance that will make the lobster sing!
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Chocolate Nib Crusted Sea Bass: Freshly roasted Madagascar Chocolate beans from Lillie Belle Farms are crushed into “nibs” then pressed into our Chilean Sea Bass, when seared the chocolate notes will bring depth and character to this dish, and when paired with the Mundo Novo Butter, will create a wonderful explosion of flavors in your mouth!
2006 Mundo Novo Port Styled Wine – Red wine (and a Port style at that) with fish?! Yes. Try it. You will be surprised.
Dessert
- Raspberry & Chocolate Tart: Our ever-so-smooth chocolate mousse filled tart with fresh raspberries
- Chocolate Truffles: From Lillie Belle Farms, an oh-so-sweet finish to an oh-so-sweet Valentines Day.
$60.38
Gratuity not included)
Complimentary wine tasting with the good people from Madrone Mountain starts at 5 pm. Reservations for seating start at 5:15 pm.
- Seating is Limited to the First 5o Reservations
- Advance Reservations are Required (Ring 541.776.0038 to Reserve)
- Price of Dinner Includes 3oz Pours of Each Wine Listed (Entrée Pours are 5 oz)
- Additional Wines, Both by the Glass and Bottle Available
- Our Regular Full Menu is Also Available
