Food Is Medicine

Guest Chef Christopher Albrecht

Chris Albrecht, chef extraordinaire of the Ryland Inn and Craft fame guest stars at the Tavern, presenting an impeccably crafted menu, as a part of his series, connecting food with how we feel and live. For the menu, Chef Albrecht sources everything from our pastures and fields and shows that what’s good for you can simultaneously produce genuine delight. The menu will include carefully selected sustainably produced wines. $105 per person, including wine. This will be the only menu available on this day.

March 30, 2023. 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

(No A La Carte Options Will Be Available On This Date)

First Bites

  At Roca Reserva Macabeo Brut 2018 Penedes, Spain

100% Grass-Fed Beef Tartar,

Pickled Golden Beets, House-Made Mustard, Amaranth Cracker 

Marinated Lentils & Grilled Vegetable, Endive Spears

Stinging Nettle Soup

Tasting Beverage

Beet, Blood Orange, Ginger,

Turmeric and Carrot Kombucha

Salad

Jo Landron La Louvetrie Muscadet Sèvre Et Maine, ‘20 Loire, France

Charred Broccoli

Golden Raisin & Flax seed pesto, Valley Shepherd Yogurt

Local Frisee, Watercress, Hazelnuts

Midcourse

Domaine Ternynck Les Truffiéres Chardonnay 2019, Burgundy, France

Grilled Atlantic Mackerel

Caraflex Cabbage, Pickled Sunchokes, Shaved Purple Dragon Carrots,

Chanterelle Mushroom Conserva, Local Parsley

Entree

Lumos Temperance Hill 5 Blocks Pinot Noir ‘20 Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon  

Spring Lamb or Heritage Pork Shank en Brodo,

White Bean Tortellini, Sage, Swiss Chard, Winter Carrots,

Spring Garlic, Lemon Thyme

Dessert

Oremus Vega Sicilia Tokaji Aszú 3 Puttonyos 2016 Tokaj Hungary

Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Pudding, Whipped Coconut-Cardamom Cream,

Brulee Bananas, Cinnamon, Coconut Lime Granita

Silent Vegetarian Options Available Upon Request.

Knowledge that food effects our minds and bodies is ancient.   But like many critical things in life, we end up being too busy to pay true attention to the concept, often ignoring it altogether.

 What you may have consumed before, unknowingly and without nutritional attention, could have been very good for your whole body…or, maybe not!   As time goes by, our eating habits tend to change, sometimes for the better and sometimes, not so much.  Often, they become a product of the environment and its imposing time constraints, conventions and pressures.

 Almost 50% of adults in the US have hypertension, and it is the leading cause of heart disease. Today’s menu was comprised of best of (perhaps surprising) delicacies that naturally help to fight these very ailments.

 If we fail to make conscious decisions about what we put in our bodies, we’ve lost the wonderful, nature-given opportunity to not just be full, but to be whole, nourished with rich and often more delightfully flavorful food that helps our entire wellbeing. 

Let us eat well.  Let us be well, friends !