May 27, 2014 Lunch Café Adieux Dinner sautéed pork sirloin steak with scapes, pasta and asparagus

May 27, 2014 Lunch  Café Adieux  Dinner sautéed pork sirloin steak with scapes, pasta and asparagus

Aaron took me to Café Adieux at 420 Central SW for lunch.  I was blown away.  The the atmosphere was very fresh and clean and the menu was so clever and the food was so beautifully presented that I loved it immediately.   Here is its interesting menu:

Menu

Apps

Hummus choice of 2| garlic, roasted red pepper, butternut squash, green chile, or chipotle with pita bread, and veggies $8

cheese four chef selected cheeses with crackers and an apricot fig chutney $9

billy goat cheese, roasted garlic, roasted red pepper, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, with baguette $9

anti artichoke hearts, olives, peperoni, prosciutto, beats, brie, garlic hummus, balsamic, olive oil with toasted baguette $9

Salads

add tofu $3 chicken $5

medi tomato, cucumber, red onions, chickpeas, feta, mixed greens tossed in champagne vinaigrette $8

quinoa quinoa, shallots, garlic chips, pickled beets, parmesan, parsley, arugula, tossed in thyme red wine vinaigrette $9

gemmi roasted brussels sprouts, bacon, portabella, dried cranberries, arugula tossed with sweet and spicy dressing $11

caprese fresh mozzarella, basil, tomato, avocado, balsamic reduction, olive oil $9

Happy Hours 4pm to 7pm

quesadilla flour tortillas, monetary jack, chefs daily protein, pickled onions, pico de gallo, queso fresco $5

wings baked wings with your choice of honey sriracha, horseradish cream, or buffalo sauce $5

guac guacamole, served with chips $5

tacos 2 for $5

chicken dos xx braised green chile chicken, pickled onions, queso fresco, serrrano crema, cabbage.

beef nergo modelo red chile shredded beef, pico de gallo, queso fresco, lime.

carnitas dos xx chili lime pork, black bean puree, cilantro, pickled onions, queso fresco

nachos chips, black bean puree, cheese, pico de gallo, serrano crema with your choice of chicken, beef, or carnitas. $7

Wraps

with chips

burkey turkey, bacon, cheddar, green chile aioli, honey mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, and red onions in a whole-wheat tortilla $9

guido pepperoni, capicola, salami, provolone, pesto aioli, lettuce, tomato, and onion, in a sundried tomato tortilla $9

beefy roast beef, fontina, avocado, roasted red pepper aioli, and sprouts, in a whole-wheat tortilla $9

grazer portabella, artichoke tapenade, stone ground mustard, and lettuce, in a sun dried tomato tortilla. $9

cali turkey, cream cheese, cucumber, avocado, and lettuce, in a sun dried tomato tortilla $9

Sandwiches

with chips

chic chicken, brie, bacon, raspberry vinaigrette, and lettuce, on ciabatta $9

a.b.l.t avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo, on honey wheat $8

gobbler turkey, green chile, pepper jack, chipotle aioli, lettuce, and tomato, on honey wheat $8

beast roast beef, fontina, horseradish, stone ground mustard, lettuce, and onion, on sour dough $9

caprese fresh mozzarella, basil, tomatoes, pesto aioli, and salt and pepper, on ciabatta $9

Open Faced Sandwiches

w/ salad or chips

rusty agave roasted figs, prosciutto, arugula, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, shaved parmesan, on top rustic italian $10

cuban roasted pork loin, aged swiss, capicola, bacon, chipotle aioli, pickle relish, on top a pressed baguette $11

gnoff roast beef, portabella mushroom, horse radish cream, fontina on sour dough $10

biggs capicola, turkey, lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, green chile, provolone, sriracha aioli on ciabatta $12

paninis

w/ salad or chips

ruben corned beef, sauerkraut, aged swiss, russian dressing on rye $10

scooter chicken, prosciutto, fontina, pesto on ciabatta $10

dipper roast beef, caramelized onion, gruyere, horseradish, on hoagie brushed with sage butter with a mushroom au jus $11

melty portabella, fontina, pepper jack, stone ground mustard on sour dough brushed with garlic butter $10

curry butternut squash hummus, curried aioli, purple cabbage, red onions, cucumber, spinach, avocado on baguette $9

appley brie, granny smith apples, honey mustard, on baguette $10

Aaron ordered the Reuben Sandwich and I ordered the Cuban with slices of roasted pork loin, aged swiss, capicola, bacon, garnished with chipotle aioli and pickle relish on a pressed baguette $11 and really enjoyed it.  I thought the food was very clean and that is saying a lot when referring to a Cuban sandwich with all its layers of ingredients and sauce.  

The Reuben

The Cuban 

   

For dinner I wanted to eat PPI’s from the freezer so I thawed a pork steak and some casarecce pasta with a meat sauce. I coated the pork steak with some Moroccan spices and sauteed it in Moroccan olive oil with some garlic scapes. While it was cooking I microwaved five stalks of asparagus with a bit of water covered in a plate and the pasta.

When everything was ready I poured and drank a glass of 2009 Wellington Marsanne with dinner for a lovely meal.  The pork had taken on a golden brown color and was cooked to white in the middle but still retained moisture in the middle and the asparagus and pasta were heated thoroughly; a very successful dinner of thawed ingredients.  I dabbed a couple of dollops of Bearnaise Sauce on the asparagus and watched a great Stanley Cup Playoff game between the N.Y. Rangers and the Montreal Canadians, with both teams getting leads and then losing them and lots of scoring with a hat trick by Montreal’s Borque and a final 7 to 4 victory by Montreal to avoid the end of their quest for a Stanley Cup and send the series to a game six.    

Finally at 9:00 I made a parfait with a shortcake cup soaked with cognac and filed with chocolate fudge ice cream, brandied strawberries and chocolate sauce and garnished with maraschino cherries and a dollop of whipped cream.  As Suzette said as she walked in from a long day of work, “Pretty decadent”.)

Bon Appétit