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Gourmet Date Night

Enjoy the night in home with an elegant dinner from Chef Coleen! Pick and app, salad, soup, entree, dessert and beverage to enjoy for the evening!

Appetizer(s) (Select 1 dish)
Fruit, vegetable, and cheese board

Assorted seasonal fruits, vegetables, and cheese. Served with a side of ranch dressing

Strawberries Grapes Pineapple Celery Carrots Mini Peppers Cucumbers Pepper Jack Cheese Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Shallot Tart Tatin

Caramelized shallot tart, topped with fresh herbs, red wine beef reduction drizzle, and whipped ricotta

Shallots Sugar Flour Butter Salt Beef Bone Broth Celery Garlic Onion Carrot Red Wine Thyme Parsley Milk Vinegar
Garlic Hummus with Fresh Flatbread and Assorted Veggies

Creamy, garlicky hummus, topped with fried garlic and garlic oil, fresh parsley, and paprika. Served with freshly made yeasted Flatbread (similar to naan) and freshly cut vegetables like cucumber, carrot, and other seasonal vegetables

Chickpeas Roasted Garlic Tahini Lemon Olive Oil Salt And Pepper Paprika Cucumber Carrots Garlic Unbleached Flour Yeast Cane Sugar
Salad(s) (Select 1 dish)
Classic Caesar Salad

Organic lettuce, fresh croutons, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and Caesar dressing.

Ceasar Dressing Lettuce Croutons Parsley Parmesan Cheese
Panzanella

Assorted sliced tomatoes, basil, toasted bread, cucumbers, sliced red onions, and parsley all tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette

Assorted Tomatoes Basil Red Onion Parsley Dijon Mustard Balsamic Vinegar Bread Olive Oil Salt And Pepper Garlic Cucumber
Grapefruit and Fennel Salad

Grapefruit and shaved fennel bulb, leaf lettuce, and arugula. Tossed in a sherry vinaigrette and topped with toasted hazelnuts

Fennel Arugula Leaf Lettuce Sherry Vinegar Olive Oil Chives Hazelnuts Honey Dijon Mustard Grapfruit
Soup(s) (Select 1 dish)
Pea Soup

Peas soup, flavored with beef broth and beef bacon. Topped with a garlic cream swirl, crispy bacon, fried garlic, chopped chives, parsley, and fried purple sweet potato sticks

Peas Beef Broth Beef Bacon Garlic Celery Onions Chives Parsley Sweet Purple Potatoes Avocado Oil Butter
French Onion Soup

Delicious, caramelized onion and beef soup, topped with slices of toasted baguette, gruyere cheese, and fresh chives and parsley

Beef Stock Onion Garlic Sherry Gruyere Cheese Chives Parsley Thyme Olive Oil Cane Sugar Bay Leaf Salt And Pepper Baguette Unbleached Flour
Entree(s) (Select 2 dishes)
Seared Chilean Seabass in a Tomato and Herb Dashi

Seared Chilean Seabass, in a tomato water, fresh herbs, dashi broth. Garnished with fried garlic, cucumber ribbons, and fresh heirloom baby tomatoes

Chilean Sea Bass Sake Kombu Bonito Ginger Garlic Scallions Parsley Yuzu Tomatoes
Braised beef ribs in a balsamic ginger gastrique

Braised short ribs in a balsamic ginger gastrique (caramelized sugar, deglazed with vinegar), topped with fried scallions and served with a side of wild rice pilaf and seasonal roasted vegetables

Short Ribs Balsamic Vinegar Ginger Cane Sugar Garlic Thyme Onions Carrot Celery Beef Broth Scallions Unbleached Flour Avocado Oil Various Seasoning Salt And Pepper Rice Various Seasonal Vegetables
Smoky Seared Quail , in a White Wine Mushroom Cream

Smoky flavored seared quail, caramelized smashed fingerling potatoes, white wine mushroom cream sauce, vinegar seared tomatoes, fried garlic, and parsley oil

Quail Cream White Wine Mushrooms White Wine Vinegar Avocado Oil Smoked Paprika Cherry Tomatoes Garlic
Bucatini with Beef Bacon in Gorgonzola cream

Bucatini tossed in a Riesling and Gorgonzola cream sauce. Garnished with crispy beef bacon, parsley, and fried sage

Riesling Cream Beef Bacon Sage Gorganzola Parsley Thyme Oregano Leeks
Lamb Sausage Ravioli

Fresh pasta dough filled with lamb sausage filling. Served in a caramelized onion cream sauce, white wine vinegar seared grape tomatoes, parsley, and Parmesan crisps

Lamb Ricotta Parsley Garlic White Wine Parmesan Cream Onions Chicken Broth Seasonings Tomatoes White Wine Vinegar Eggs Semolina 00 Flour Olive Oil
Hazelnut and Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb, Garlic Parsnip and Potato mash, Roasted Mushroom and Asparagus, Pino Noir Reduction

Rack of lamb crusted with herbs and toasted hazelnuts, roasted to the doneness of your liking, and carved table side. Served with mashed garlic parsnips and potatoes, roasted asparagus and mushrooms, and a pinot noir reduction sauce.

Lamb Rosemary Thyme Hazelnuts Parsley Dijon Mustard Black Pepper Parsnip Potatoes Garlic Butter Cream Pinot Noir Asparagus Seasonal Mushrooms Beef Broth
Seared Grass-Fed Ribeye Steak, Roasted Potatoes, and Roasted Garlic Parmesan Broccoli

Grass fed ribeye seared to your preference, served with your choice of mushroom cream sauce, beurre rouge (red wine butter sauce), or garlic compound butter. Seasoned roasted potatoes and garlic roasted Parmesan broccoli

Garlic Ribeye Butter Avocado Oil Thyme Rosemary Parsley Parmesan Broccoli Mushrooms Salt And Pepper Potatoes
Dessert(s) (Select 1 dish)
Black forest Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes stuffed with a flame cherry and rum filling and topped with whipped cream icing, and a chocolate dipped cherry

Cocoa Powder Cherries Rum Sugar Heavy Cream Sugar Buttermilk
Tiramisu

Classic Tiramisu, made with lady finger biscuits, mascarpone cheese, expresso, and whipped cream and then dusted with cocoa powder.

Mascarpone Cheese Heavy Cream Powdered Sugar Expresso Lady Fingers Vanilla Kahlua Cocoa Powder
Strawberry Cheesecake with Optional Chocolate Drizzle

Classic cheesecake, topped with fresh strawberries and strawberry sauce with an optional chocolate drizzle available

Cream Cheese Graham Cracker Sugar Butter Eggs Milk Sour Cream Vanilla Lemon Zest Lemon Juice Strawberries Cane Sugar Corn Starch Chocolate Heavy Cream
Beverage(s) (Select 1 dish)
Seasonal Mocktails

Seasonal mocktails. Flavors available for Dec-Jan: Citrus Mint, Strawberry, Watermelon Basil, Mango

Lime Mint Basil Sparkling Water Pure Cane Sugar Mango Watermelon Basil Blackberry
Seasonal Sangria Summer

Seasonal sangria made with fruit, wine, and brandy. Strawberry Citrus Sangria Dec-Jan

Brandy Cane Sugar Orange Lemons Rose Strawberry
Coleen H.

Coleen H.

Tampa, Florida 5.0
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Available from Mar 26, 2026
Minimum order $150.00

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$135.00

4 people

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