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PDX Food News
Carafe Warms Up the Palate with New Seasonal Dishes
Posted by extramsg on Thursday, April 06, 2006 @ 16:55:40 PDT
Contributed by extramsg
Pascal Sauton’s French bistro cooking continues to evolve with the seasons highlighting ingredients from Pacific Snapper to Smoked Pheasant and Gnocchi with Dungeness Crab. Carafe’s three-course prix fixe dinner menu continues for $20 with rotating selections.
Warm Weather Prelude:
Carafe warms up the palate with new seasonal menu items, including Pascal Sauton’s winning dish from the Oregon Seafood Chef Competition, Salmon Effeuillée. Sauton will represent Oregon in August at the Great American Seafood Cook-off in New Orleans.
• Poached Leeks with braised oxtail, egg mimosa and mustard vinaigrette
• Salmon Effeuillée, thin slices of wild salmon cooked in the plate with a creamy Dungeness crab broth
• Arugula Risotto with smoked pheasant and apple
• Crispy Confit of Duck Leg with pear-fennel compote
• Pan-seared Pacific Snapper with shell beans, clams and roasted peppers
• Passion Fruit Custard with lavender ice cream, almond croquant and huckleberry sauce
• French Trifle with layers of crème brulée, genoise and marinated mango with gelée au sémillon
Happy Hour or France on the Cheap
If a Paris café seems too far to travel for your evening repast, Carafe offers food and drink specials during happy hour -- Monday through Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pair a Slow-roasted Pork Sandwich ($3) or Goat Cheese Spread on walnut crostini ($3) with a French Martini with vodka, crème de Framboise and pineapple juice or a Jupa Gin with gin, fresh squeezed lime juice, sugar syrup and tonic. Carafe’s Happy Hour menu also offers beer, wine and aperitifs…and of course, pommes frites ($3).
About Carafe Bistro
Proprietors Pascal Sauton and Julie Hunter have created a Parisian-style restaurant unique to the Pacific Northwest. Featuring traditional bistro fare in a lively, urban setting, Carafe epitomizes French cuisine with a Northwest influence. Carafe is open for lunch and dinner and also offers a bistro menu Monday-Friday, 2:30-5 p.m. and happy hour menu Monday-Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The extensive wine list is a mix of both French and Pacific Northwest and the cocktail list includes whimsical offerings like the “Cecil Chamberlain” champagne cocktail, named for a beloved patron. Carafe offers complimentary two-hour parking in the garage and nightly valet parking. For more information or reservations, please call 503-248-0004 or visit www.carafebistro.com
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