Balzac Menu

Deviled Egg

Served with piquillo pepper

Cocktail Olive Blend

Marinated Mushrooms

Mixed Spiced Nuts

Foil Baked Cheese & Garlic Baguette

Chocolate Mousse

Spiced Apple Pie Ala Mode

Sweet & tart apples baked with golden raisins & warm curry spices served with cardamo m crumble and cashew ice cream

Sweet Potato Flan

White chocolate & sweet potato flan with spiced pepita brittle

Salted Caramel Pot De Creme

Creamy baked custard with whipped cream & sprinkled with black salt

Maple Chocolate Cake

Ultra moist dark chocolate cake with maple butter cream & walnuts

House Salad

Pickled carrots, goat cheese, raw sunflower seeds & lavender vinaigrette

Celery Root Puree

Served with fermented cabbage & bacon

Barley & Wild Rice

Warm grain salad with cider vinaigrette, shaved manchego, sweet potato & celery leaves

French Onion Soup

Beet & Frisee

Roasted beets, bitter frisee, poached egg, dressed with warm bacon & dijon dressing

Brussels & Mash

Grilled brussels sprouts over garlic mashers with crunchy barley

Frites

White and sweet potatoes fried crispy served with chipotle aioli & jalapeno ketchup

Lamb Croquettes

Seasoned crispy lamb meatballs with sumac & basil cream

Duck Nachos

Oven roasted duck with bacon, gruyere cheese blend, scallion creme fraiche & pico

Egg Foo

Spaghetti squash & soy brined jalapeno omelet with shiitake gravy

Korean Meatballs

Grass fed beef meatballs in red leaf lettuce cups served with kimchi & chili sour cream

Vegetable Stuffing Loaf

Lightly fried meat loaf made with fennel, mushrooms & rye served with collard slaw & spiced pecans

Crispy Pork Belly

Slow roasted heirloom pork fried crispy with turnip potato mash & pickled mustard seeds

Mushroom Napoleon

Almond crusted portabella mushrooms baked with creamed spinach, fresh mozzarella & balsamic gastrique

Trout & Uni Carbonara

Smoked trout & bucatini pasta with chives, black pepper & sea urchin butter

Piquillo Bake

Piquillo peppers, tomatoes & soft sweet onions baked with fresh goat cheese & drizzled with chili oil

Spinach Borek

Turkish spinach pie with feta cheese, herbs & crispy filo crust with turmeric olive sauce

Chopped Liver

Chicken livers cooked in schmaltz served with, chopped egg, rye toast & gherkins

Tuna Tartare

Chopped, seasoned raw ahi tuna dressed with sweet wasabi vinaigrette served with wonton crisps

Prince Edward Island Mussels

Sauteed with bacon, dijon, mirepoix, saffron & cream

Manchego Brulee

Savory cheese custard topped with caramelized ham & garlic crostini

Balzac Signature Sac Mac

Cavatappi pasta in five cheese sauce topped with crumbled bleu cheese & toasted panko bread crumbs add bacon, capicollo or brussels $2.00

Lemon Confit Chicken

Air chilled chicken quarter poached in olive oil & preserved lemon served over spinach & lentils

Coq Au Vin Chicken Wings

Slow roasted with bacon & fried to a crisp with chili honey & dijon cream

Crab Cakes

Blue fin claw meat pattied with bell peppers served with chipotle aioli

Sugar Charred Steak

Brown sugar & cayenne rubbed hanger steak with sweet potato fries, chimichurri & scallion sour cream

Oxtail Polenta

Braised oxtail gravy with tomatoes & pearl onions served over parsnip polenta topped with horseradish creme fraiche

Grilled Salmon

Atlantic salmon with sauteed shiitake & asparagus served with wasabi cream

Halibut En Papillote

Halibut baked in parchment paper with coconut, collards, peppers & tomatoes

Forager Plate

Roasted and raw fall vegetables outfitted with dips & salts

Antipasto Plate

Sliced meats, marinated mushrooms, olives, fresh mozz, pickled peppers

Cheese Plate

3 Cheeses, fruit, nuts, bread & crackers

Italico

Marinara, mozzarella, gruyere, parmesan

Margherita

Chevre spread, fresh basil, sun dried tomato, roma tomatoes, mozzarella

Green Machine

Brussels, apple, smoked paprika, sharp cheddar, creme fraiche

Salty Pig

Olive oil, prosciutto, mushrooms, greens, mozzarella & pomegranate molasses