crema de elote

7

light corn soup garnished with chile serrano flavored with star anise
wine suggestion: Abbazia di Novacella Kerner, Varna, Alto Adige, Italy 2008

nopales rellenos

12

grilled cactus paddles stuffed with rock shrimp and jumbo blue crabmeat; sauced with a chipotle cream
wine suggestion: Stuhlmuller Vineyards Chardonnay, Estate, Alexander Valley, California 2008

salpicón de carne

9

long-simmered shredded beef brisket salad with potatoes and avocado with a chipotle vinaigrette and teardrop tomatoes
wine suggestion: Bodegas Emilio Moro Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), Ribera del Duero, Spain   2006

dos tamales: un rojo y un verde

8

shredded chicken-filled tamales in a spicy guajillo sauce and a serrano-tomatillo sauce
wine suggestion: Yves Breussin Demi-Sec Vouvray, Loire Valley, France   2007

seviche de camarón y pulpo con aguacate

9

spicy shrimp and octopus seviche marinated in orange juice, lime juice and tequila with habanero chiles
wine suggestion: Domaine Wauchau Grüner Veltliner, Federspiel, Terrassen, Austria 2009

pescado con hongos

26

fillet of Australian hiramasa coated with epazote and corn meal, sautéed and served on a bed of oyster mushrooms with Mexican crema; surrounded by a spicy tomato-habanero salsa; garnished with frizzled leeks; zucchini
wine suggestion: Stuhlmuller Vineyards Chardonnay, Estate, Alexander Valley, California   2008
wine suggestion: Soter North Valley Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2007

langostinos poc-chu

25

grilled freshwater prawns marinated in orange juice and guajillo chiles; served with frijoles colados, avocado, plantains and herbed rice
wine suggestion: Abbazia di Novacella Kerner, Varna, Alto Adige, Italy   2008
wine suggestion: Soter North Valley Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2007

pato en mole negro

26

Grimaud Farms breast of Muscovy duck grilled rare and duck leg confit served with an Oaxacan black mole; accompanied by sautéed potatoes with spinach and fried plantains 
wine suggestion: Hugel Gewurztraminer, Alsace, France  2007
wine suggestion: Arrowood Syrah, Saralee's Vineyard, Russian River Valley, California   2005

codornices en salsa de chile con miel

30

garlic-marinated and grilled Manchester Farm quail served in a sauce of ancho chiles, garlic, caramelized onions and honey with a potato, cilantro and queso añejo cake
wine suggestion: Mönchhof Robert Eymael Riesling, Ürzig Würzgarten, Kabinett, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany 2008
wine suggestion: David Noyes Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California   2007