Next, owned by Nick Kokonas and Grant Achatz of Alinea, completely overhauls their menu and decor every few months with each round focusing on a different theme. Some of the past concepts have included: Paris 1906, Tour of Thailand, Vegan, Sicily and Kyoto.
This menu takes guests on a culinary wintertime journey throughout various regions in the Alps.
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The Alps
The French Farmhouse
- Stone Soup
- Gratin of Beufort and trumpet crozets
- Tourton of salsify and apple
- Game pie
- Gateau de St. Genix avec du beurre de chevre
- Domaine Dupasquier, Jongieux, Savoiem France 2001
- André et Mirelle Tisot, Cremant du Jura “Indigene,” France NV
The German Beer Hall
- Raclette with potatoes
- Fermented mustard greens and chestnuts
- Pretzel and mustard
- Sausages and pickles
- Pork belly schnitzel with cherry and black walnut
- AugustinerBraü Edelstoff Lager, Germany
The cheese was rocked back and forth against the raclette which was filled with hot coals then melted over our next course.
The Warming Yurt
- Chocolate with black truffle and milk crisp
- Dolin Génépy des, Alpes
The Top of the Swiss Mountain
- Preserved summer berries with cognac and honey
- Smoked arctic char with cauliflower and juniper
- Beef goulash and Barolo with cornbread
- Maison Anselmet, Petit Rouge, Vallée d’ Aosta, Italy
The arctic char was smoked table side on a log. Hidden underneath the log was the broth for the goulash.
Into Italy
- Bitter green salad with pomegranate and fennel ice
- Monte Rossa “Prima Cuvée,” Franciacorta, Italy NV
Austrian Sweets
- Salzburger nockerl
- Apple strudel with clove, cinnamon and Pie spiced ice cream
- Giuliana’s Crema di Limoncello, CH Distillery, Chicago
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