FIRST

wood-grilled pickled artichokes, housemade sopressata, arugula,

meyer lemons, prairie fruits farm kaskaskia $12

crispy parisienne gnocchi, black trumpet mushrooms,

black truffle butter, pickled and roasted carrots, fresh chevre $13

seared moose island sea scallops, smoked fall squash,

three sisters oat granola, persimmon butter $15

coddled yuppie hill farm fresh egg, périgord black truffles,

organic crème fraiche, wood-grilled bread $15

crispy crawford farm lamb sausage, ted’s organic cornmeal polenta,

pickled tomato vinaigrette, flat leaf parsley, fried candy onions $14

seared au bon canard foie gras, orange and almond biscotti,

red wine preserved cranberries, paternoster farm mandarins $22

nathan’s charcuterie plate:  coppa, knockwurst, and confit pork terrine,

mustard greens, vie pickles, local red onion marmalade, red wine vinaigrette $13

(or paired with the goose island “père jacques” draught $17)

SOUP AND SALADS

the vie salad: local lettuces, marinated and fresh hearts of palm,

garlic and herb vinaigrette, parmigiano-reggiano $10

pan-roasted local beets, fresh and candied blood oranges,

burtons maple syrup, wood-grilled bread $9

werp farm arugula, candied twin hawks black walnuts,

paternoster farm meyer lemons and grapefruit, fried parsnips,

walnut and yogurt dressing $10

chowder: salted cod, samish bay clams, celery root, potatoes,

preserved corn, housemade bacon $10

wood-grilled barramundi, braised pearl pasta,

fried kale, preserved baby tomatoes,

werp farm fennel and organic crème fraiche sauce $32

alaskan cod “en papillote:” shaved périgord black truffles,

fingerling potatoes, salsify and carrots $34

pan-roasted icelandic halibut, black rice, sunchokes,

fried sage gremolata, local pea shoots, preserved meyer lemon aioli $33

crawford farm pork combination:  porchetta,

hearth sausage and tasso ham,braised cranberry beans,

werp farm turnips and pickled ramps, pork jus $29

seared hawks hill ranch elk tenderloin and crispy elk summer sausage,

ted’s organic cornmeal spaetzle, black trumpet mushrooms,

roasted michigan parsnips, preserved huckleberries $36

28 day aged dietzler farm beef combination:

  wood-grilled steak and crispy slow cooked chuck,  toasted barley, royal trumpet mushrooms, werp farm mustard greens, red wine sauce $34

wood-grilled vie burger:  dietzler farm beef and housemade bacon,

cedar grove cheddar, yukon gold potato homefries,

pickled jalapeno vinaigrette, pickles $12

crispy socca, werp farm tatsoi and wood-grilled sweet onions,

black trumpet mushrooms, fried chickpeas, pickled cherry bomb vinaigrette $25

 

Vie supports local farmers and artisans from around the Midwest

Monday half price wine (restrictions apply)

Tuesday free corkage, and any bottle over ten years in age everyday

January 29, 2010