blackbird restaurant

2011-03-27T03:58:00.001-05:00

4 new dishes to come this week ... spring. is. here.

2011-02-23T00:43:00.002-06:00

slight changes to the foie....

- foie torchon w/ mandarinquats, sesame and nasturtiums

- maple glazed veal sweetbreads w/ rutabega sauerkraut, tonic compressed apples, nigella seed

its been too long...

2011-02-16T00:48:00.000-06:00

foie gras torchon w/ ume boshi, white sesame and nasturtiums

2010-12-08T02:02:00.002-06:00

-king crab with brussels sprouts, pear and powdered sourkraut

-sablefish and sweet potatoe brandade with shrimp braised onions, pickled cranberries and turmeric

-braised shortrib with parsely root, grapefruit, elderflower and red wine

-roasted lamb loin with salsify, fried lentils, licorice root and smoked olives

2010-11-24T21:13:00.000-06:00

butternut squash and ricotta tart with black trumpet mushrooms, wakame and quinoa

2010-11-04T14:14:00.002-05:00

new dishes for the fall after the long summer.

-octopus confit with tuscan kale, celery root, blood orange and osetra

-crispy suckling pig with cormandel oysters, fall giardinaire, sunchoke and hazelnuts

-aged pekin duck breast with chestnuts, onion sioubise, golden beets and munich malt

-braised iberico collar with charred leek, roasted turnips, quince and black truffle

2010-10-12T02:03:00.001-05:00

garbanzo and fennel soup with falafel, caramelized egg yolk, pickled asian pear and sumac.

2010-10-04T23:31:00.001-05:00

peanut crusted sardine with green curry, pickled kohlrabi and orange pippen apple

more to come later this week.

2010-08-27T02:57:00.002-05:00

-roasted chicken leg with sausage, cauliflower, maitake mushroom, kaffir lime, grapes and applewood broth

-roasted lamb saddle with pistachio polenta, fennel, honeydew

and buttermilk ricotta

2010-08-08T01:58:00.002-05:00

a dish from pat fahy and his team.

-grilled peach pavlova with farro ice cream, sophie ale and peach leaf custard

2010-07-29T13:49:00.004-05:00

-zuchinni gazpacho with sepia, charred tropea onions, white sesame and gold zuchinni churros

-coffee cured fluke tartare with lemon cucumber, puffed saffron and sourdough bread puree

-pate of barbequed duck liver with green tomato, watermelon,

duck skin mayonaisse and white bread

2010-07-14T13:59:00.002-05:00

- sauteed skate wing with eggplant confit, white peaches, peach molasses and chamomille

-charred waygu tri-tip with artichokes barigoule, figs, 'sprouting' granola and cassia bud

new dishes

2010-05-26T01:59:00.003-05:00

-ricotta-parmesean dumplings, aparagus, whole wheat, cured egg yolk and mustard

-roasted foie gras, charred green garlic, black garlic, green strawberries and shrimp salt

-wood grilled sturgeon and garlic braised snails, napa cabbage and smoked fresh pickles

come and get 'em

2010-05-18T01:20:00.002-05:00

our latest wine dinner was for austin hope.

-tempura softshell crab with lillet stewed apricots, waterchestnuts, snowpeas and beer vinegar

-poached bone marrow with spring onions and lime, tamrind-bee pollen and miners lettuce

-aged peking duck with foie gras, green strawberries, strawberry and crispy black garlic

-suckling bacon porkchop and roasted shoulder with 'wood' potatoes, caviar and green almonds

2010-05-02T22:07:00.001-05:00

tempura soft shell crab, edemame, honey tofu pudding, yuba, soy butterscotch and lovage

CONGRATS MIKE!

2010-04-19T18:49:00.001-05:00

for winning food and wine best new chefs 2010.

2010-04-19T18:46:00.001-05:00

grilled octopus with miners letuce, ramp green goddess, sweet pickled ramps, malted cream and crispy red onions

new dishes

2010-03-10T00:58:00.004-06:00

the new season is almost here and were very excited about the amazing amount of produce, fish and meat that we are going to be able to get. these are our first new dishes of spring.

-ahi seared on la plancha with green garbanzos, picholine olives, smoked buttermilk

and candied wild rice

-roasted black bass with green papaya, dandilion greens, crispy shortrib, walnuts and charred beef vinegarette

-lamb saddle with white asparagus, spring pea falafel and vermouth fromage blanc

-roasted beef chuck tail and bone marrow with pickled cippolini onions, caraway-yeast crumble, chickweed and pomegranate molasses

valentines

2010-02-16T00:54:00.004-06:00

for the special holiday we did a tasting menu with some new dishes of foods that we feel evoke the feelings of love and romance.
-cured hiramasa with white vermouth yogurt, ginger mignonette and pink peppercorn

-slow cooked arctic char with smashed beets, grapefruit, corriander and whipped rose water

the art

2010-01-28T01:46:00.003-06:00

tonight we had an artist dinner featuring people within the company. there were several different mediums shown, all completely different (some amazing jewelry was shown but i wasn't able to take photos of it). mike and i drew great inspiration from all the works and crafted a menu around them (below).

the menu

2010-01-28T01:35:00.002-06:00

-smoked celery root soup, warmed oyster, whiskey braised pineapple and celery

-roasted squab, chickpeas, frisee, finger limes and black sesame tahini

-braised pork cheek and confit octopus, fennel and black pickled ginger

-seared waygu chuck, honey braised chipolinni onions, hijiki and pomegranate

-malt cake, whipped cupuacu, banana and vanilla ice cream

2010-01-19T13:14:00.003-06:00

new foie gras dish

foie gras tourchon, whiskey sponge cake, puffed barley, crystalized maple and sage

2010-01-13T02:20:00.000-06:00

2010-01-13T02:03:00.003-06:00

our mangalitsa pig tasting menu.

-chorizo macaroon and pine cured ham

-whipped lardo, winter radishes, sea beans, sorrel and celery leaf, aged sherry vinager

-testa tortellini, hominy, pozole consomme

-braised ham, slow cooked egg yolk in bread crumbs, black garlic jam and red eye gravy

-choucroute of blood sausage, braised rib and bacon

-roasted sirloin, 'apple pie' and salted plums

-satsuma sorbet with Katsman's coppa and saba

-pineapple tartine, ham hock ice cream and caramel

-malted pork skin and bacon caramel chocolate petit fours

check out www.woolypigs.com

2009-12-17T14:21:00.002-06:00

mike breaking down one of our mangalitsa pigs

snacks!

2009-12-06T23:58:00.000-06:00

caramel sorgum and pork slim jims

2009-12-06T23:55:00.000-06:00

lardo, orange bread, crispy nori and almond cream

2009-11-29T04:48:00.001-06:00

warm sturgeon belly, fennel, savory almond pudding, bitter orange and bee pollen

2009-11-19T02:24:00.002-06:00

turbot, spaghetti squash, mandarin orange molasses, pickled ramps and sorghum

2009-11-19T02:21:00.000-06:00

warmed trout belly, endive, pickled ginger and candied sesame

2009-11-15T02:44:00.004-06:00

a few new dishes this week; this is one of them ... butter poached lobster, flagolets, golden turnips, lime pickled turnips and sea beans. a spiced fig and kombu tea is poured tableside.

2009-11-15T02:38:00.002-06:00

some pictures from le cause... suzanne goin and paul kahan cleaning white truffles.... marc vetri stuffing pasta

2009-11-07T03:11:00.002-06:00

these are for the 'le cause' event at blackbird with chris bianco, suzanne goin, michael symon, marc vetri and paul virant.

...lots of truffles.

2009-11-07T03:08:00.002-06:00

whiskey poached sturgeon belly, lime pickled turnips, sunflower seed and black garlic

2009-11-03T10:36:00.001-06:00

charred broccoli, warmed sepia, pea shoot, pumpkinseed oil

2009-10-31T01:57:00.001-05:00

only an extern could do this

2009-10-31T01:55:00.002-05:00

warmed cuttlefish, grapefruit, pepitas, black olive

2009-10-31T01:48:00.003-05:00

confit octopus, black chickpeas, hazelnut, pear, eucalyptus and sorrel

2009-10-31T01:37:00.006-05:00

lentil crusted louisiana frogs legs, chantrelles, pickled mustard seed, crab apple and date

2009-10-28T01:43:00.000-05:00