Dear Feastlings,
As my mother-in-law used to say, more times than I can remember, “ten cents is ten cents.” To someone who grew up during the Depression with enough siblings you’d need two hands to count them, ten cents made a serious impression. As we’ve all been tightening our belts these days, I’d note that four or five dollars, is, in fact, four or five dollars, and so we’ve instituted, in addition to our happy hour, a little lunchtime prix fixe, whereby you can have a lunch and a glass of wine or a dessert, and round the price of the whole thing down to $25. This month, the menu looks like this:
Lunch prix fixe at Feast
$25 prix fixe, plus tax and tip
Until 3:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday
Choice of
Feast grilled cheese~ seared Halloumi cheese, honey-roasted eggplant, tomato and red onion on a French roll. Served with mixed greens.
Fresh and fried lacinato kale and Brussels sprouts with slivered almonds, dates and pomegranates. Tossed in a goat cheese dressing. ◊
Croque Monsieur~ Classic French ham and Gruyere sandwich broiled with béchamel sauce and cheese. Served on brioche with mixed greens.
Chilled mussels, out of the shell, with bacon, ginger and pickled onions, served over Little Gem lettuce wedges with potatoes in a buttermilk dressing. ◊
Choice of a wine or dessert
Verrine~ parfait of pistachio mousse, crumbled sablé, dried apricots and lemon syrup. ◊
Frangipane fruit tart~ tart with today’s fruit baked into a frangipane filling. Served with whipped cream.
Glass of 2025 Alpha Estate “Turtles Vineyard” Malagouzia, Florina
Glass of 2024 Fattoria Ambra (Sangiovese/Canaiolo/Uva Francesca/Merlot,) Barco Reale de Carmignano
It’ll change a bit each month, but it means you don’t have to scratch your chin and waffle before making up your mind about whether you deserve dessert or a glass of wine alongside your lunch. We hope you’ll join us.