In a pre-visit conversation between New York’s Chef Justin Smillie (Upland Restaurant) and Oliveto’s Chef Brian Griffith, a brief preliminary menu was laid out to give prospective diners a general idea of the prix fixe dinner to be served August 20th. Brian gave Justin a picture of which produce stands out in this, the peak of our summer season, from some of the best of our local farmers. Justin chose general items that excited him, and the two chefs sketched out the menu that follows:
Local chicories, anchovy, crispy bread, and hard cheese
Caramelized sweet rice (possibly with seafood)
Roasted heirloom tomatoes and herbs
And…Justin’s famous duck, wood-fired, probably breast and sausage, with nectarines
Favas, sprouted lentils, charred red onions, summer squash
Dessert tbd
$70 prix fixe
This menu will be offered alongside our regular à la carte menu, but we’ll ask that those ordering Justin’s prix fixe meal make it an order for the whole table. We will provide substitutions for vegetarians.
Mega Bonus—Randall Grahm
In the spirit of properly presenting California, we asked Randall Grahm, Bonny Doon Winery, for something really special for the dinner on the 20th. For several years he’s been pursuing a true California wine, not imitative of European wines. This is immensely complicated, but that’s Randall. His extraordinary effort is well described in this New Yorker article from last year. So for our dinner, we’ll serve his 2017 Grenache Blanc/Gris from Popelouchum, which Randall thinks “is pretty exemplary,” and is in very limited supply. As a 13-year-old first-time visitor from Boston yelled out my sun roof as we drove across the Golden Gate Bridge, “This is historical!” Randall is also finding us his most dramatic Cigare Volant, his exceptional Rhône, to complement the dinner.
This is one night only, reservations still available after 8 PM
