Way back in August we talked about Plate Shop, which was originally slated to open over the summer but got moved and moved again, as these things go. Chef Kim Alter (formerly of Aqua and Ubuntu) is now counting on a mid-January opening — around the 14th, but always hard to say — and we have a draft menu that should give you an idea of what her food will be like. We're most looking forward to the puerco misto (bacon, ears and skin with pig aioli); the celery root soup with whipped lardo; and the whole chicken served with liver mousse, Jameson gelée, crepinette, wing, and caramelized onion jus. Never before did winter sound so good.
Sample Winter Menu - subject to revision and change
Morsel
Pumpkin seeds roasted with sage salt
Puerco Misto of bacon, ears and skin with pig aoili
Paprika scented potatoes with smoked garlic puree
Belly sliders with celery root slaw, pickled jalapenos and delfino
Nibble
Sardines
two ways, miso cured vegetables, dashi gel, mixed seaweeds
Smoked Risotto
urchin, sea beans, nasturtium
Pate en Croute
house made whole grain mustard, pickled salad
Celery Root Soup
whipped lardo, apple, guanciale
Little Gem Wedge
creamy onion vinaigrette, radish, pickled shallot suspension
Spot Prawns
wheat berry, orach, smoked paprika
Consume
Confit Char
crispy skin, fish bacon, kohlrabi choucroute, pancetta
Bavette
charred chickories, cipollinis, soubise, citrus
Braised Lamb Shank
vadovaun carrots, casteltravano salsa verde
The Whole Chicken
liver mousse, Jameson gelee, crepinette, wing, caramelized onion jus
Pig
roast squash, hazelnut “gremolata”, turnips
Vegetables
picked from the garden
Sample
Vinegar radish
Spicy Broccoli
Citrus green beans
Conclude
“Carrot Cake”
ginger, cream cheese ice cream, candied carrots
Tapioca Pudding
butterscotch, shortbread
Cheesecake
pumpkin, graham, maple
Monkey Bread
cinnamon brioche, brown butter ice cream
Plate Shop - 39 Caledonia Street, Sausalito - opening mid-October - Dinner served weeknights 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and until 10:00 p.m. on weekends. Closed on Mondays
Earlier: Former Aqua Chef to Open Plate Shop In Sausalito [Grub Street]
