The following are examples of seasonal curated menus. Chef Michael enjoys creating menus specific to each client's taste. Looking for something a little more crowd or budget friendly? Maybe it's a brunch or lunch that you're hosting? These are all within Chef Michael's ability as a seasoned chef. Your next crafted culinary event is just an inquiry away.
Winter Three Course Plated
$125+
Salad
Pear and Blue Cheese Salad
Anjou pears, candied walnut, gorgonzola, dried cranberries maple cream dressing
Entrees
Almond and Citrus Crusted Salmon
fondant potatoes, heirloom baby carrots, broccolini, tangerine beurre blanc
or
Roasted Free Range All Natural
Chicken Breast
confit leg and chestnut stuffing,
heirloom baby carrots, broccolini,
sherry-thyme pan jus
Dessert
Vanilla bean creme brulee with brown butter cookies and berries
Winter Family Style
$150+
Seafood Hors d'oeuvres
Blue Fin Tuna Tartare
shiso, asian pear, ponzu
Uni Toast
seeded bread, avocado, miso butter, shaved onion, furikake
Crispy Masa Fried Oyster
fire roasted green chile aioli, finger lime
Blue Corn Blini
chipotle crema, smoked trout, pickled red onion
Fall Salad
red quinoa, pomegranate arils, butternut squash, spiced pepitas, medjool dates, baby kale, maple cream dressing
Heirloom Baby Carrots
sumac, labneh, pistachio dukkah, spiced honey
Forbidden Black Rice
nori, scallion, cabbage
Misoyaki Black Cod
yuzu kosho butter
Liberty Farms Duck Breast
Parsnip mousse, blackberry gastrique
Sweet Selections
Chocolate dipped strawberries, espresso brownie bites, mini cheesecakes, brown butter cookies
Winter Five Course
$225+
Hors d'oeuvres
Pacific oyster on the half shell, Santa Barbara uni, ponzu caviar
Beef short rib gougere”slider”
with smoked onion-horseradish cream
Warm mushroom tartlet
with Camembert
Kale & Treviso Salad
Balck walnut, Big Rock blue cheese, smoked bacon crumble, pickled apple, fresno chiles, apple gel, maple cream dressing
Santa Barbara Spiny Lobster Risotto
risotto creamy arborio rice, local lobster, preserved lemon, oil cured tomatoes, grilled leek, caviar creme fraiche
Jimenez Family Farms Chicken Ballotine
Black truffle stuffed pasture raised chicken, butternut squash puree, broccolini truffle essence
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pistachio brittle, ginger chantilly, port soaked dried cherries