Dinner - New for Summer 2010

Dinner

Light Fare

Soup and Salad

Soup of the Day
Chef’s selection, priced daily

House Salad $8
Local greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, pickled okra, cheddar cheese, and
Vidalia tobacco rings

Crispy Caesar Salad $8
Romaine hearts, parmesan crisps, herb flatbread, house Caesar dressing
(anchovies available upon request)

Riesling Poached Pear Salad $11
Riesling poached anjou pears, mixed local greens, sweet onion, goat cheese,
toasted walnuts, pear juice gastrique, olive oil crouton, and raspberry vinaigrette

Beet Salad $11
Champagne and ginger poached beets, local greens, fresh pear, cajun spiced
pecans, gorgonzola cheese, honey wine reduction, and champagne vinaigrette

Barbeque Spiced Shrimp and Tomato Salad $17
Barbeque spiced shrimp, tomatoes, basil, vidalia onion, cracked pepper, sea salt,
basil vinaigrette, napa cabbage, chives, crispy olive oil crouton

Dressings
Buttermilk Ranch, Blue Cheese,  Lemon Herb Dressing, Caesar, Raspberry
Vinaigrette, Champagne Vinaigrette, Basil Vinaigrette, Chili Ginger, Beet Root
Remoulade, Balsamic and Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Add to your salad
Southern fried or Pan-seared Chicken or Tofu $4, Sautéed Beef Tips $7, Fried
Shrimp $7, Sautéed Shrimp $8


Appetizers


Spicy Yukon Chippers $7
Creole spiced housemade yukon gold potato chips with sea salt, cracked black
pepper, chives, and gorgonzola cheese sauce

Vidalia Onion Rings $7
Cajun seasoned ale battered thick cut sweet onions with creole fry sauce

Pimento Cheese $7
Fire roasted red peppers and sharp cheddar cheese, served with herb flatbread

Peach Mango Marmalade Crostini $11
Peach mango marmalade, goat cheese, and fresh rosemary, on olive oil grilled
crostini

Eggplant Caponata $12
Panko breaded eggplant layered with, tomatoes, goat cheese, fresh mozzarella,
basil, roasted red peppers, balsamic reduction, basil vinaigrette, and tomato aioli

Truffle Fries $9
White truffle accented shoestring fries with cracked black pepper, shaved
parmesan cheese, and creole fry sauce

Crab Cakes $15
Mango basil salsa with sweet and spicy chili coulis


Dinner

Entrees

Add a small House or Caesar salad  $4.
  
Bison Meatloaf Crepinette $24
“Streaky” bacon wrapped, beef shortrib stuffed bison meatloaf, sweet and spicy
chipotle tomato glaze, cheddar mac n' cheese au gratin, and fresh vegetables

Poppyseed Tuna $24
Poppy seed encrusted ahi tuna, spicy ginger chili dressed napa cabbage slaw,
tobikko roe, steamed jasmine rice, baby scallions, crispy glass noodles, and sake-
mirin reduction

Mussels and Clams Potlikker $22
Sauté of mussels, clams, and andouille sausage, white wine tomato pan broth,
cajun seasoning, fresh basil, and Vidalia onion cornpone cakes

Crab Cakes $25
Mango salsa, sweet and spicy chili coulis, fresh basil, jasmine rice, and fresh
vegetables

Shrimp n’ Grits Deconstructed $24
Creole seasoned shrimp, stone-ground grit cakes, fresh tomato concasse salad,
basil emulsion, and fresh vegetables

Sunflower Seed Encrusted Trout $22
Sunflower seed herb breaded North Carolina trout, citrus gremolata sauce,
preserved lemon, Vidalia onion cornpone cakes, and fresh vegetables

Tenderloin of Beef  “market price”
Pan-roasted Sterling Silver 8 oz beef tenderloin, bordelaise sauce, ale battered
Vidalia onion rings, smashed potatoes, and fresh vegetables

“Tapas” Tenderloin of Beef   “market price”
Pan-roasted 4oz Sterling Silver beef tenderloin, bordelaise sauce, Vidalia
tobacco rings, smashed potatoes, and fresh vegetables

Tamworth Pork Chop $27
Pan roasted Grateful Growers Tamworth pork chop, parmesan herb tater tots,
A&W  bbq sauce, and fresh vegetables

Chimichurri Beef Tips $17
Seared beef tenderloin tips, warm blue cheese potato salad with shiitake
mushrooms and onions, balsamic reduction, chimichurri dressed napa cabbage
slaw

Sweet Onion Pot Roast$16
Slow cooked pot roast, caramelized sweet onion pan sauce, smashed potatoes,
green beans, and sweet wine marinated carrots

Shiitake Mushroom Risotto $17
Arborio rice, red miso, shiitake mushrooms, shaved parmesan, parsley, parmesan
broth, and fresh vegetables

Southern Fried Chicken $15
Creole battered chicken breast, bourbon-cream gravy, smashed potatoes, and
green beans

Vidalia uses local vendors, and businesses and organic foods whenever possible

Special thanks to

Grateful Growers Farm
Charlotte’s Greenhouse
Stickboy Bread Co.
New River Organic Growers Coop.
Heritage Homestead at Coulter Creek
Lett-us-Produce
Ripshin Goat Dairy
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
Wayne Trapp, Artist
Betty Hamner Creative Consultant
Speakeasy Tattoo and Graphic Design
Slow Food U.S.A.